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From:Michael Keaton , Teri Garr , Frederick Koehler , Taliesin Jaffe , Courtney White , TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT , Stan Dragoti , MGM (Video & DVD) ,
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4 of 5 customers found the following review helpful:
Still a great film, 2006-02-22
I love this film, and I love Michael Keaton's work. BUT! The only reason I'm giving this DVD four stars is...IT'S PANNED & SCANNED! Most likely MR. MOM was shot at least 1.85, and that's what I thought I was getting when I bought the DVD!
Damn.
2 of 2 customers found the following review helpful:
 As good as I remembered, 2006-02-22
Good for all ages. A blast from the past. Were Michael Keaton and Teri Garr ever that young?
3 of 3 customers found the following review helpful:
First, 2006-01-26
A delightful film of role reversal, as Michael Keaton loses his job and must stay home to take care of the house and kids while his wife goes to work. Keaton is charming and effective in the role, and a ton of great actors are sprinkled throughout the film. Certain parts are now showing a little age, but the film is still enjoyable. This picture loses a star because it is not presented in widescreen format. Check out Gung Ho for more Keaton action.
8 of 11 customers found the following review helpful:
Classic family comedy of the 80s, 2005-08-31
Although it has still been almost 20 years since I first watched this film, it remains one of my favorite comedies. It was perhaps the first major film of its kind in which the mom/dad and husband/wife roles were reversed. The movie is tactful - for the most part - in dealing with the circumstances regarding these role reversals. Though moral and marital blunders always remain close at hand, this husband/wife team remain devoted to each other, and that's a rare thing in movies today.
My personal favorite parts of the movie are the ROCKY references, espceially when Jack (Michael Keaton, the title character) gets off the beer and soaps, and starts working out, shaving, and basically redeeming himself once again - all to the tune of the upbeat "Gonna Fly Now" theme from ROCKY. The very best parts of the movie - and almost everyone will agree on this - is simply watching the initial encounters and finally the rise of Jack Butler the homemaker. These range from watching soap operas (namely THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS), adventures with the kids at the supermarket, and changing dirty diapers (after the baby finds an open can of chili!).
My complaints (and the reason for four stars instead of five) include times when the film gets a little too close to extra-marital affairs. As I insinuated before, this does not happen, but it may still get too close for certain viewers' comfort. Also, as one reviewer has already stated, the male stripper scene was totally out of place in a film of this kind. (MR. MOM was released one year before the implementation of the PG-13 rating.) And also I am very disappoined that this DVD is not available in widescreen format. I like being able to see the whole picture.
4 of 4 customers found the following review helpful:
one of the best, 2005-03-13
Loved this movie.. Michael Keatons best as well as my other favorite, Gung Ho. I have watched Mr. Mom a hundred times. Wish Michael would do another good comedy.
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