My Mother's Secret Life

"This Single Mom Works Hard For The Money."

1984 1h 40m EN

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 2

DramaTV Movie

Synopsis

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16 year old Tobi has just lost her father, whom she has been living with. She finds her mother's address in his papers. So Tobi builds up a fantasy of what her mother, Ellen Blake, must be like. But when she goes to see her, she finds out her mother is a high priced call-girl.

“This Single Mom Works Hard For The Money.”

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Cast

Loni Anderson
Ellen Blake
Paul Sorvino
Max
Amanda Wyss
Tobi Jensen
James Sutorius
Joe Parkman
Sandy McPeak
Frank
Douglas Dirkson
Michael Jensen
Grace Zabriskie
Maggie Ryan
Stanley Kamel
Larry Fenton

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Robert Markowitz
Writers: Barry Oringer, John Furia, Jr.
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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42 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Robert Markowitz, shot by Robbie Greenberg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Peter Parasheles shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Loni Anderson and Paul Sorvino and Amanda Wyss carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "This Single Mom Works Hard For The Money.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0087767 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Robert Markowitz directs. Robbie Greenberg behind the camera. Peter Parasheles cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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142 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Robert Markowitz, shot by Robbie Greenberg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Peter Parasheles shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Loni Anderson and Paul Sorvino and Amanda Wyss carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "This Single Mom Works Hard For The Money.".
6IMDB entry: tt0087767 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.