IMDb RATING
6.4/10
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When an attorney meets the girl of his dreams, he fears that his batty mother will scare her off, so he schemes to eliminate the senile old woman.When an attorney meets the girl of his dreams, he fears that his batty mother will scare her off, so he schemes to eliminate the senile old woman.When an attorney meets the girl of his dreams, he fears that his batty mother will scare her off, so he schemes to eliminate the senile old woman.
- Awards
- 3 nominations
William LeMassena
- Judge
- (as William Le Massena)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe first American film to use the word "c***sucker".
- GoofsWhen Gordon puts the old trunk in the trunk of his car, its top is up. In the next shot the trunk is over on its side with the rounded top to the left. Later, out of the city, the trunk's top is to the right.
- Quotes
Sidney Hocheiser: Get away from that door, or I'm gonna choke your child.
- Crazy creditsBill Adams and Vic Ramos are listed in the opening credits, which had no character names, but are not in the end credits, which listed the character names. On the other hand, Fuddles was not in the opening credits but listed last in the end credits.
- Alternate versionsHome video version features a different ending, showing a defeated George Segal climbing in bed with his mother and telling her: "Here's Poppa!"
- ConnectionsFeatured in Precious Images (1986)
Featured review
A True Comic Classic!
The brothers Hocheiser make a solemn promise to their dying father that they will "never put their mother (Ruth Gordon) in a home." But brother Gordon (George Siegel) gets stuck with the old dingbat and she is wrecking his life. His law practice is falling apart, his sex life nonexistent, and he can't even hire a nurse to take care of the wacko. Then, suddenly, a nurse-- the girl of his dreams comes along, but mother has other ideas. This wonderful, creative, hilarious 1970 classic comedy directed by Carl Reiner with its gallows humor could not be made today. We have lost much of our artistic freedom to political correctness, commercial timidity and lack of creative talent. But don't take my word for it, ask Mel Brooks who has remarked that some of his movies could not be made today either. Fortunately we can get the video. The movie does require a somewhat offbeat taste to appreciate. Everything and everyone is in a kind of reality warp, the Hocheiser family, the Central Park muggers, the police, the nurse Louise (Patricia Van Devere). The movie is also comment on life in America in 1970, and on how family members manipulate each other with guilt. Finally, I like the ending the movie was released with, it really does work better artistically.
9/10
1970 87 minutes Rated:R CC.
9/10
1970 87 minutes Rated:R CC.
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- Budget
- $1,000,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 22 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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