Mr. Mom

Mr. Mom
Theatrical release poster
Directed byStan Dragoti
Screenplay byJohn Hughes
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyVictor J. Kemper
Edited byPatrick Kennedy
Music byLee Holdridge
Production
company
Distributed by20th Century Fox[1]
Release date
  • July 22, 1983 (1983-07-22) (United States)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5 million[2]
Box office$64.8 million[1]

Mr. Mom is a 1983 American comedy film directed by Stan Dragoti and produced by Lynn Loring, Lauren Shuler, and Aaron Spelling. It stars Michael Keaton (in his first lead role), Teri Garr, Martin Mull, Ann Jillian, and Christopher Lloyd. It tells the story of a furloughed Detroit automotive engineer who becomes a stay-at-home dad and takes care of three young children, as his wife returns to a career in the advertising industry as an executive at a large agency. Released on July 22, 1983, the film received generally positive reviews from critics and was a box office success, grossing $64 million against its $5 million budget.

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  2. ^ "Mr. Mom TV series remake headed to streaming from Vudu and MGM". TheWrap. October 10, 2018. Retrieved November 23, 2022.