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1	[[quoteright:285:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mother_1996.jpg]]
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3	A 1996 comedy-drama film written and directed by Creator/AlbertBrooks, who also stars along with Creator/DebbieReynolds as mother and son. This is the first film to have Reynolds in a major role in over twenty years.
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5	John Henderson, a successful but twice-divorced novelist, moves in with his widowed mother to figure out why he has problems in relationships with women.
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7	Also stars Creator/RobMorrow, Creator/IsabelGlasser, Creator/PaulCollins, and Creator/LisaKudrow.
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10	!!Tropes for the film:
11	* CharacterTitle: About John's mother, Beatrice.
12	* DisappearedDad: John and Jeff's father passed away prior to the film.
13	* ItTastesLikeFeet: The titular mother has a large vat of orange ice cream that she has kept in her freezer for years. She offers some to her grown-up son, John, who disgustedly proclaims "It tastes like an orange foot."
14	* OneWordTitle: ''Mother''.
15	* {{Tagline}}: "No actual mothers were harmed during the making of this motion picture".
16	* TheUnFavourite: John believes that he is this compared to his brother Jeff, who is more successful and has a family of his own.
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