Mother (1996 film)

Mother
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Directed by	Albert Brooks
Written by	Albert Brooks Monica Johnson
Produced by	Herb Nanas Scott Rudin
Starring	Albert Brooks Debbie Reynolds Rob Morrow
Cinematography	Lajos Koltai
Edited by	Harvey Rosenstock
Music by	Marc Shaiman
Production company	Scott Rudin Productions
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release dates	December 25, 1996 (1996-12-25) (limited) January 24, 1997 (1997-01-24)
Running time	104 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$19,145,198[1]

Mother is a 1996 American comedy-drama film directed by Albert Brooks, co-written by Brooks with Monica Johnson, and starring Brooks and Debbie Reynolds as son and mother.

Brooks portrays a novelist who moves back home with his mother after his second divorce, hoping to determine why all his relationships with women were unsuccessful. Mother was Reynolds's first major film role in over 20 years. The film earned positive reviews and was Brooks's most financially successful film as a director.