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Mother
Mother

Mother

No one misunderstands you better.

Genres

ComedyDrama

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A neurotic, twice-divorced sci-fi writer moves back in with his mother to solve his personal problems.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$19100000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

104 mins

Rating

6.7/10

Release Date

25 December 1996

Country

United States of America

Cast

Albert Brooks

Albert Brooks

John Henderson

Debbie Reynolds

Debbie Reynolds

Beatrice Henderson

Rob Morrow

Rob Morrow

Jeff Henderson

Lisa Kudrow

Lisa Kudrow

Linda

John C. McGinley

John C. McGinley

Carl

Isabel Glasser

Isabel Glasser

Cheryl Henderson

James Gleason

James Gleason

Waiter

Vanessa Williams

Vanessa Williams

Donna

Paul Collins

Paul Collins

Lawyer

Laura Weekes

Laura Weekes

Karen Henderson

Richard Assad

Richard Assad

TV Installer

Joey Naber

Joey Naber

TV Installer

Danielle Quinn

Danielle Quinn

Jill Henderson

Spencer Klein

Spencer Klein

Josh Henderson

Anne Haney

Anne Haney

Helen

Billye Ree Wallace

Billye Ree Wallace

Alice

Matt Nolan

Matt Nolan

'Gap' Salesman

Harry Hutchinson

Harry Hutchinson

Pet Store Salesman

Kimiko Gelman

Kimiko Gelman

Saleswoman at Victoria's Secret

Peter White

Peter White

Charles

Rosalind Allen

Rosalind Allen

Woman at Gas Station

Greg Bronson

Greg Bronson

Beachgoer (uncredited)

Ernie Brown

Ernie Brown

Man at Gas Station (uncredited)

Michael Moertl

Michael Moertl

Bartender (uncredited)

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