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ERA
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30 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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Mother
"No one misunderstands you better."
1996 1h 44m EN
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6.8
SOLID
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89%
FRESH
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76
METACRITIC
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6.9
IMDB
★6.8TMDB · 96🍅89%Rotten Tomatoes●76Metacritic★6.9IMDB · 7,026
ComedyDrama
Synopsis
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A neurotic, twice-divorced sci-fi writer moves back in with his mother to solve his personal problems.
“No one misunderstands you better.”
Cast
Albert Brooks
John Henderson
Debbie Reynolds
Beatrice Henderson
Rob Morrow
Jeff Henderson
Lisa Kudrow
Linda
John C. McGinley
Carl
Rosalind Allen
Woman at Gas Station
Isabel Glasser
Cheryl Henderson
Anne Haney
Helen
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Albert Brooks
- Writers
- Monica Johnson, Albert Brooks
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Albert Brooks, shot by Lajos Koltai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Marc Shaiman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Harvey Rosenstock shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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Albert Brooks and Debbie Reynolds and Rob Morrow carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "No one misunderstands you better.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0117091 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 96 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Albert Brooks directs. Lajos Koltai behind the camera. Marc Shaiman scores. Harvey Rosenstock cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 130 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Directed by Albert Brooks, shot by Lajos Koltai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Marc Shaiman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Harvey Rosenstock shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Albert Brooks and Debbie Reynolds and Rob Morrow carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "No one misunderstands you better.".
- 7IMDB entry: tt0117091 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 96 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
- 9Classified under 15 themes, including "writer's block", "author", "sibling rivalry", "novelist".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Lajos Koltai
- Original score
- Marc Shaiman
- Editing
- Harvey Rosenstock
- Production design
- Charles Rosen
- Costume design
- Judy L. Ruskin
- Makeup / hair
- Gail Rowell-Ryan
- Sound
- Gregg Rudloff
- Runtime
- 104 min · 1h 44m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $19,100,000
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- PG-13
- IMDB
- Mother (1996)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 89% 🍅 Fresh
- Metacritic
- 76/100
- IMDB rating
- 6.9/10 · 7,026 votes
- MPAA
- PG-13
Awards
3 wins & 5 nominations
Also by
Albert Brooks
Stills · wallpapers
Selected frames
Full-resolution frames — open one to save it as a wallpaper.
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Scott Rudin Productions
US
Key crew
- Set CostumerEden Clark Coblenz
- Transportation CaptainMike Fenster
- Transportation CoordinatorRandy White
- CastingDeborah Aquila
- Art DirectionChas. Butcher
- HairstylistGail Rowell-Ryan
- Sound Re-Recording MixerGregg Rudloff
- Location ManagerJames R. Maceo
- LeadmanKenneth L. Westcott
- Production DesignCharles Rosen
- Script SupervisorAna Maria Quintana
- CastingJane Shannon-Smith
- Supervising Sound EditorDane A. Davis
- Sound Effects EditorTodd Toon
- EditorHarvey Rosenstock
- Set DecorationAnne D. McCulley
- Supervising Sound EditorBeth Sterner
- Set CostumerDavid Page
- Makeup ArtistRobert Ryan
- Costume DesignJudy L. Ruskin
- ProducerHerb Nanas
- Art Department CoordinatorMarina Chavez
- Set DesignerPamela Klamer
- Sound Re-Recording MixerDavid E. Campbell
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- writer's block
- author
- sibling rivalry
- novelist
- neurotic
- aspiring writer
- divorced man
- return home
- starting over
- returning to roots
- jealous brother
- mother son relationship
- dominant mother
- brother brother relationship
- soul searching
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical (limited)1996-12-25PG-13
- Theatrical1997-01-24PG-13
Also known as
International titles
- Las manías de mamáES
- MãePT
- Kaiken takana on äitiFI
