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Best movie ever!

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

This 1983 comedy is a real gem. No matter what the one star reviews below so ignorantly say. It's definitely one of the best jobs Michael Keaton has ever done. The movie has funny written all over it. It's too bad the people down below have no sense of humor. Keaton stars as Jack Butler, a man who is laid off from his job. As soon as he is, his wife (Teri Garr) decides to go back to work and gets a great job. Poor Jack is now home dealing with all of the normal, everyday things that you usually do. He is raising the kids, doing the dishes, laundry, making dinner. He has even started to watch soaps and hang out the neighborhood ladies. Grocery shopping is a nightmare for him. The review on this page stated that the movie is sexist. Please. People make arguments over something that's not even there. Sigh. This movie has many classic scenes as well as dialogue that you can repeat over and over. The supporting cast includes a number of familiar faces: Martin Mull, Jeffrey Tambor, and Christopher Lloyd. This is a wonderful family comedy that deserves a lot more attention than it got.Funny how things have changed since then. With the poor economy and the changing gender roles in society today, it's not so uncommon to find a man staying at home with the kids. More women are working than ever before, and more than half of the married women are the breadwinners of their families. It might have been a little strange back then, but it's become more commonplace now. Who knows? Maybe someday we'll go back to these simplier times. I see a world of slightly more courtesy in their working worlds, well behaved kids, and little to no dysfunction.Overall rating: 8 out of 10.

First of all, this is a very, very 80's comedy. You can see that by the fact that it stars Teri Garr and a Michael Keaton who looks like he's just graduated from high school. From the opening musical score throughout the rest of the movie, this is the 80's. In the stereotype of the husband who's incapable of taking care of the house and the kids (and, for that matter, of the "house-spouse" who spends most of the time watching soap operas) this is the 80's. Now, that isn't a criticism. It would be rather silly to criticize a movie made in the 80's for being an 80's movie. Of course it's an 80's movie. It's just that this doesn't age all that well. Some movies manage to break out of their era and remain fresh and relevant for decades. This one doesn't.Mr. Mom could be forgiven for its somewhat dated feel if it was funnier. But I really didn't find it to be particularly funny. It has a few moments here and there, but overall I didn't get a whole lot of enjoyment out of this, and too much of the humour was just standard stuff - like dad overloading the washing machine and then putting too much soap in it, or dad heating up the kid's food with a hot iron. Seen it. Many times. In fact, back in the 80's it had been seen many times.Keaton and Garr are both very likable actors. They tried hard - he as the suddenly out of work executive who takes on the role of the house- husband, and she as the newly into the workforce, climbing the corporate ladder ad exec. I didn't really sense much chemistry between them - but they both tried hard. The movie just wasn't that great. (2/10)

Jack (Michael Keaton) has been laid off, and his wife Caroline (Teri Garr) takes over working for a while, as Jack stays home to raise the kids. Trouble brews when Caroline's boss Ron (Martin Mull) sets his sights on her. Also starring Jeffrey Tambor and Christopher Lloyd.This film is not only really funny and a great example of John Hughes' writing, but definitely a film of its time. There's the obvious 80s fashions which have thankfully faded away... but moreover, there is the subject matter: a stay at home dad is clearly not as strange today as it was in 1983.Sadly, Michael Keaton seems to have disappeared. After a solid 80s and early 90s, I do not know where he is, besides making the occasional flop (Herbie Fully Loaded, White Noise) or cartoon (Cars). We need Keaton. The same goes for Teri Garr to a lesser degree.

Mr. Mom (1984) *** (out of 4) An auto-engineer (Michael Keaton) gets fired from his job so his wife (Teri Garr) must go out and get a job to support the family. This leaves Keaton at home to take care of the kids and house. This is a film I use to watch countless times when I was little because it seemed it was showing up on HBO at least twice a day. I hadn't watched the movie in at least twenty years before this viewing and it held up well for me even though it's clear that it's certainly not a masterpiece or anything too special. The screenplay by John Hughes is pretty light from start to finish but the majority of the humor works thanks to the performance by Keaton. Keaton comes off very likable and he handles to the change from family man to coach potato very well and he manages several laughs. The best moments are when Keaton becomes obsessed with soap operas, which include a very fun dream sequence. Garr is also good in her role as are Jeffrey Tambor and Martin Mull in their supporting roles. I really can't sit here and type why this film works for me outside of its charm. I'm sure many will find the film too silly to enjoy so perhaps it's something nostalgic for me.