![]() ![]() Mom does not suffer for their lack of development. Minor characters, like Joan (Ann Jillian), Ron (Martin Mull) and Jinx (Jeffrey Tambor) have only one note, but Mr. Their stories are not dramatic masterpiece material, of course, but they are soulful enough to give this comedy weight. Both are believable and generate concern, facts that mean we can root for them and be happy when they finally start adapting. In Jack and Caroline, Hughes and Dragoti develop two relatively complex lead characters. Mom never lags, never becomes less than entertaining. Writer John Hughes and director Stan Dragoti deliver laugh out loud moments with such frequency that Mr. I don’t know what the hell I’m doing ” and more. Even after thirty-plus years, it is funny enough to maintain attention, not least because it features many quotable lines: “220, 221, whatever it takes ” “Well, you should take pride with some of that fat, porky ” “You can give me two. Both Jack and Caroline must grapple with personal identity crises as they adapt to their new responsibilities. When his wife, Caroline (Teri Garr) finds work before he does, Jack stays home with their three children. Jack Butler (Michael Keaton) loses his job. As it was originally written for Cinema Parrot Disco’s John Hughes Blogathon, this review has a different format from most of my work.
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