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Jack Butler (Michael Keaton) is a Detroit automobile engineer unjustly fired by his boss. Jack's wife Caroline (Teri Garr) is compelled to get a job to make ends meet, and is soon hired on as an adver... read more read more...tising executive in a firm run by the shifty Ron Richardson (Martin Mull). This leaves Jack at home doing the housework and taking care of the kids, which he discovers is a lot more complicated than he ever imagined. Moving from breadwinner to househusband doesn't do much for his self-esteem, and he bides his time playing poker for coupons with a gaggle of neighborhood housewifes and pondering infidelity with dedicated homewrecker Joan (Ann Jillian). Among Keaton's fish-out-of-water bits: trying to maneuver a shopping cart with the inevitable wobbly wheels; and imagining a soap opera/film-noir episode in which he gives in to Joan's advances, only to be found out by Caroline. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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PG, 1 hr. 32 min.

Directed by: Stan Dragoti

Release Date: July 22, 1983

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DVD Release Date: May 15, 2001

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  • ajv2688
    January 14, 2011
    ajv2688
    A cute and funny family film with two great comedy actors: Keaton and Garr. I really liked this movie.
  • FilmFanatik
    February 23, 2010
    FilmFanatik
    Fun if you catch it on cable, but I wouldn't go out and rent it.
  • matertenebraum
    August 8, 2009
    matertenebraum
    (some spoilers) John Hughes certainly helped personify the 1980s as writer and director! Although he didn't direct 'Mr. Mom', he hasn't directed a film in 14 years, which coincides when his writing in the 90s has seen him represent less iconic films and straight-to-video sequels.... read more He wrote Mr. Mom, and although, not as significant or funny as 'The Breakfast Club' or 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off', it still represented a reasonably popular and somewhat iconic film on the gender role in the 1980s.

    Michael Keaton plays Jack Butler, hard-working father of three children, who finds himself in a pickle when he and his colleagues are fired from his manufacturing car company. His wife, Caroline (Teri Garr), manages to get a job in advertising, and the roles are reversed so to speak. Nowadays, we might frown upon this being the premise for a comedy, but back in 1983, attitudes were different. Anyway, Jack finds himself learning the ropes of being the stay-at-home dad, while Caroline begins to excel selling tuna as her new boss Ron (Martin Mull from "Roseanne") begins to take more than liking! Jack finds goes from clueless Dad to successful parent, all the while avoiding the affections of a would-be lover, and trying to get his wife to remember the little things she misses while wrapped in work. He learns that pride in himself, and his family values are what's important, and not selling himself short to get a job back. Meanwhile, Caroline gets caught up in her work in more ways than one.

    This early 80s comedy is quite funny, even though some stereotypes may not be accepted now. I'm sure most guys know how to shop for groceries without wrecking the store, however "clean up in isle?" was quite funny! And, of course, the whole letting yourself go in the unemployment rut and getting caught up in soap operas was also quite funny. Keaton does well with or without a beard, and Teri Garr was quite funny too. Christopher Lloyd is briefly in this movie, and Jeffrey Tambor is good as the disloyal employer. This is reasonably well directed and is Stan Dragoti's most popular film, but it's the writing and humorous commentary on social changes and gender roles that makes this film a winner, particular because John Hughes had a gift for writing good scripts in the 80s (I have no idea what happened in the 90s). And, most people see this as a John Hughes film, although he didn't direct it- but I guess it has his trademark. 'Mr. Mom' wouldn't work as well now in my opinion, although many gender-issue comedies have been made since. However, the workforce is no longer just a man's world, and vice versa. Still, 20 years ago, this film is pretty funny!
  • movieguru12
    August 11, 2008
    movieguru12
    FUNNY,AND ABSOULUTLY ADORABLE!!!!
  • Chiefilms
    March 6, 2008
    Chiefilms
    Keaton used to be hilarious before the "I Am Batman" and Jack Frost phase.
  • flutieman07
    February 24, 2008
    flutieman07
    Michael Keaton makes this one worth seeing over and over....

    Some of the one-liners and scenes are priceless, and everyone can probably relate to at least one of them.

    There's one sequence dealing with soap operas that's particulary hilarious...AND true!
  • tsigur
    July 14, 2007
    tsigur
    Teri Garr back in the day was HOT!
  • sanjurosamurai
    January 25, 2007
    sanjurosamurai
    classic from the old school
  • deano
    November 21, 2006
    deano
    Although not a supernatural movie, that doesn't stop a strange, spooky feeling taking grip, a feeling of... deja vu. Out of work Keaton stays at home and has the usual hassles coping with the kids while mother Garr goes back to work.
  • xxdebxx
    April 11, 2010
    xxdebxx
    "Mr. Mom" is a funny and sweet family comedy that tells the story of Michael Keaton who gets laid off from his cushy job and has to stay home to take care of the kids as his wife (Teri Garr) goes back to work to support the family. Although Keaton has some problems running the ho... read moreusehold, he possesses the ability to take simple chores and create disastrous, yet completely laughable, moments and he does not allow the daily advice from the other housewives get him down. Most memorable moments for me are when Keaton becomes obsessed with soap operas, becomes the sloppy house husband who puts on weight and becomes what he feared most. Meanwhile Ann Jillian sizzles as the couple's next door too helpful neighbor who has got the "hots" for Keaton.

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Critic Reviews

Tim Brayton
September 14, 2011
Tim Brayton, Antagony & Ecstasy

A routine comic plot whipped up into an amenable time-waster by [writer John] Hughes and director Stan Dragoti with maximum efficiency and little imagination. Full Review

S. Jhoanna Robledo
December 31, 2010
S. Jhoanna Robledo, Common Sense Media

Classic '80s comedy with some minor hanky panky. Full Review

Steve Crum
March 6, 2008
Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com

Now pretty sexist comedy with Michael Keaton assuming household duties.

Scott Weinberg
April 24, 2006
Scott Weinberg, DVDTalk.com

Even with Erma Bombeck-style domestic humor like Mr. Mom's got in spades, Keaton consistently rises above the mawkish material. Full Review

Rich Cline
August 26, 2005
Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall

engagingly corny comedy

Clint Morris
March 10, 2005
Clint Morris, Moviehole

A real comedy classic....Keaton's great in this

Ken Hanke
February 12, 2004
Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Lame, badly made comedy that wastes its star.

Nell Minow
August 7, 2003
Nell Minow, Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

Sit-com material, ably done, with Keaton's off-kilter delivery a highlight.

March 26, 2009
Variety

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Roger Ebert
October 23, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

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