Movie Details
- Status: Released
- Movie Tagline: No Actual Mothers Were Harmed During The Making Of This Motion Picture.
- Genres: Comedy
- Release Date: 1996-12-25
- Runtime: 104.0 min
- Budget: Not Available
- Revenue: $19.1 million
- Production Companies: Paramount, Scott Rudin Productions
Cast & Crew
Albert Brooks, Debbie Reynolds, Rob Morrow, Lisa Kudrow, John C. McGinley, Isabel Glasser, James Gleason, Vanessa Williams, Paul Collins, Laura Weekes, Richard Assad, Joey Naber, Danielle Quinn, Spencer Klein, Anne Haney, Billye Ree Wallace, Matt Nolan, Harry Hutchinson, Kimiko Gelman, Peter White, Rosalind Allen, Greg Bronson, Ernie Brown, Michael Moertl
Synopsis – What to Expect from “Mother”
Mother is a 1996 comedy-drama starring Albert Brooks and Debbie Reynolds. It tells the story of John Henderson (Brooks), a successful, but emotionally distant, novelist who returns to his hometown of New York City to visit his mother, Beatrice (Reynolds). Beatrice is a loving and devoted mother who is determined to make her son happy.
John’s visit is met with a number of surprises. He discovers that his mother has been secretly dating a retired judge, Harry (Rob Reiner), whom she met at a local senior center. John is initially resistant to the idea of his mother seeing someone else, but eventually comes to accept it.
John’s visit also brings him into contact with his estranged daughter, Melanie (Lisa Kudrow). Melanie has been living with her mother, a former drug addict, and is struggling to make ends meet. John is determined to help Melanie get back on her feet, but his attempts to do so are met with resistance from her mother.
Meanwhile, Beatrice is struggling to keep her own life together. She is dealing with a number of health issues, as well as the fact that her son is living in another country with his wife and children. John’s attempts to help her are met with resistance, as she is determined to remain independent.
As John and Beatrice’s relationship begins to deepen, John begins to learn more about his mother’s past. He discovers that she was once a
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