Mr. Mom stars the very funny Michael Keaton (Johnny Dangerously, Gung Ho, Beetlejuice)
as Jack and the beautiful Teri Garr (Tootsie)
as Caroline. Both are working class family in the face of chaotic circumstances
with hysterical manifestations.
Jack is a victim of workplace cuts. Out of necessity
Caroline applies for and wins a job as an add executive. I mean, where else but
in an 80’s movie can a wife with eight years experience as a homemaker make
such a bitchin’ transition.
Soon their roles are reversed. Keaton is great as a homemaker
and father of three. While Garr dukes it out in the jungles of marketing, he is
cleaning house and taking names.
Nevertheless, the gnarly workplace becomes a hassle as Caroline
becomes an absentee mom meeting the demands of bringing home the bacon. Jack
becomes overwhelmed meeting the needs of the kids and the household. Both
juggle their new roles while fending off sexual predators (well played and
extremely funny roles by Martin Mull and Ann Jillian).
As far as an 80’s music score, you won’t find it here.
However, you can reminisce with the Theme From Rocky, Nadia’s Theme and a few
more instrumentals.
