Movie
Mother
Overview
A neurotic, twice-divorced sci-fi writer moves back in with his mother to solve his personal problems.
Details
- Release date
- 1996-12-25
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Scott Rudin Productions, Paramount Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Albert Brooks as John Henderson
- Debbie Reynolds as Beatrice Henderson
- Rob Morrow as Jeff Henderson
- Lisa Kudrow as Linda
- John C. McGinley as Carl
- Isabel Glasser as Cheryl Henderson
- James Gleason as Waiter
- Vanessa Williams as Donna
- Paul Collins as Lawyer
- Laura Weekes as Karen Henderson
- Richard Assad as TV Installer
- Joey Naber as TV Installer
Crew
- Albert Brooks - Director
- Monica Johnson - Writer
- Albert Brooks - Writer
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