Mr. Mom

"When mom goes to work, dad goes berserk!"

Aug 19 1983 PG 1h 31m
Comedy, Drama

Jack and Caroline are a couple making a decent living when Jack suddenly loses his job. They agree that he should stay at home and look after the house while Caroline works. It's just that he's never done it before, and really doesn't have a clue...

Plot

The family man Jack Butler is happily married and lives with his beloved wife Caroline Butler and their children Alex, Kenny and Megan in a suburb of Detroit. Jack is an engineer that works in an automobile factory with his friends Stan and Larry and they go to the work in car pool with their boss Jinx. When Jack loses his job, Caroline looks for a job and finds in the advertising agency that belongs to Ron Richardson. Soon Caroline succeeds in holding an important account in the agency and climbs positions and responsibilities. Meanwhile Jack learns how hard the household chores and childcare are.

Written by

John Hughes

Directed by

Stan Dragoti

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

20th Century Fox, Sherwood Productions, Aaron Spelling Productions

Languages

English, Español, Deutsch

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination total

Scores
# of Votes
29,375
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
50
Popularity
NA