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Mother

Year:
Duration:
104 min
Genres:
Comedy | Drama
IMDB rate:
6.9
Director:
Albert Brooks
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 3 wins & 2 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 1996-12-25
Filming Locations: Fairmont Hotel - 950 Mason Street, Nob Hill, San Francisco, California, USA
Earnings
Opening Weekend: $228,040 (USA) (29 December 1996)
Gross: $19,119,165 (USA) (18 May 1997)
Cast
Actor
Character
Paul Collins
Lawyer
Laura Weekes
Karen Henderson
Albert Brooks
John Henderson
John C. McGinley
Carl
Debbie Reynolds
Beatrice Henderson
Richard Assad
TV Installer
Joey Naber
TV Installer
Vanessa Williams
Donna
Lisa Kudrow
Linda
Rob Morrow
Jeff Henderson
Danielle Quinn
Jill Henderson
Spencer Klein
Josh Henderson
Anne Haney
Helen
Billye Ree Wallace
Alice
James Gleason
Waiter
Matt Nolan
'Gap' Salesman
Harry Hutchinson
Pet Store Salesman
Kimiko Gelman
Saleswoman at Victoria's Secret
Peter White
Charles
Rosalind Allen
Woman at Gas Station
Michael Moertl
Bartender (uncredited)
Did you know?
Trivia
Brooks also met with Esther Williams to discuss the role of Mrs. Henderson.
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Kathryn Grayson was offered the title role but turned it down saying she couldn't possibly do the part because the woman is "brain dead".
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Director/writer/actor Albert Brooks asked Nancy Reagan (who used to act under the name Nancy Reagan) to play the part of his mother. Nancy really wanted to come out of acting retirement to play the role, but declined because she couldn't bear to be away from husband and former president Ronald Reagan, suffering from Alzheimer's disease. Also on Brooks' list of former actresses to play his mother was Doris Day, but she showed no interest in coming out of acting retirement. Brooks is an old friend of actress/writer Carrie Fisher, and he knew her famous mother (Debbie Reynolds) through her. (Debbie used to try to pair Albert and Carrie off for marriage.) Brooks was looking for a big-name actress from the past and called Fisher to see if she thought her mother would accept the role. Fisher said yes, as did Reynolds.
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Goofs
Rob Morrow's (Jeff) hairstyle changes slightly between shots when he visits his mother; when he appears outside of the house (after storming out following an argument with his brother) his bangs are longer and 'up' whereas in the previous shots they were shorter and down on his forehead.
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John is driving out of San Francisco over the Golden Gate Bridge supposedly in the evening. However, traffic is heavy going in while outbound traffic is light, indicating that it is actually the morning commute.
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When John is reading his mothers transcript of the story she wrote in her youth we see that she has misspelled the name of the Whitman's candy company as Whittman.
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Quotes
Lawyer: Now this being your second divorce, Mr. Henderson, I'm sure you're familiar with the procedure, but your wife, uh... ex-wife, should know it would be wise not to leave the state for a few weeks until it's finalized. Karen Henderson: I'm not planning to leave the state.
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John Henderson: Stop. No more food. It's like FANTASIA.
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John Henderson: [upon eating very old orange sherbet] Blaaah! Oh God, this is horribly old! This tastes like an orange foot!
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Photos from cast
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