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A neurotic, twice-divorced sci-fi writer moves back in with his mother to solve his personal problems.
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Spare, contemporary, classical in form and intimate.
- sparerichly built
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
- intimateepic
- character-ledplot-driven
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“Does the smallness hold it back?”
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“Is Albert Brooks the best thing in Mother?”
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“Does Mother need more plot?”
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Cast
- Albert BrooksJohn Henderson
- Debbie ReynoldsBeatrice Henderson
- Rob MorrowJeff Henderson
- Lisa KudrowLinda
- John C. McGinleyCarl
- Rosalind AllenWoman at Gas Station
- Isabel GlasserCheryl Henderson
- Anne HaneyHelen
- Peter WhiteCharles
- Paul CollinsLawyer
Crew
- Albert BrooksDirector
- Monica JohnsonWriter
- Albert BrooksWriter
- Lajos KoltaiDirector of Photography
- Marc ShaimanOriginal Music Composer
- Harvey RosenstockEditor
- Scott RudinProducer
- Herb NanasProducer
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