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Mother is a american film of genre Drama directed by Albert Brooks released in USA on 24 january 1997 with Debbie Reynolds
Mother (1997)
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Add to a movie listMother is a 1996 comedy-drama film directed by Albert Brooks, and was co-written by Brooks with Monica Johnson. The film stars Brooks and Debbie Reynolds.
Synopsis
John Henderson (Albert Brooks) is a successful science fiction writer who is finalizing his second divorce. Perplexed by the issues he has with women, John decides to initiate a project that will help him understand what went wrong in his relationships—he moves back in with his mother (Debbie Reynolds), occupying the same bedroom he had as a child.Actors
Debbie Reynolds
(Beatrice Henderson)
Paul Collins
(Lawyer)
Albert Brooks
(John Henderson)
Rob Morrow
(Jeff Henderson)
Vanessa Williams
(Donna)
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