Mom's on Strike (2002) (TV)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

James Keach

Writer (WGA):

Nancey Silvers (written by)

Release Date:

17 March 2002 (USA)

Tagline:

She was an overworked mom trying to get her family's attention. She didn't know she would become a national sensation.

Plot Keywords:

Radio Talk Show | Remake | Strike | Picket Line | First Lady

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Faith Ford	...	Pam Harris
Tim Matheson	...	Alan Harris
Florence Henderson	...	Betty
Spencer Breslin	...	Sam Harris
Sarah Gadon	...	Jessica Harris
Daniel Magder	...	A.J. Harris
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John Boylan
Janessa Crimi	...	Amy
Colin Glazer	...	Reporter
Kevin Hanchard	...	Secretary
Robert Lee	...	Bus Stop Hooligan #2
Angela Maiorano	...	Dr. Goldenberg
Jacey Margolis	...	Reporter
Andrew Popkevich	...	Bus Stop Hooligan #1
Jennifer Ricci	...	Young Bride
Sonja Smits	...	First Lady
Megan Starkman	...	Sara
Juan Carlos Velis	...	Reporter No. 1

Runtime:

Brazil:93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

L.A. Ca

Movie Connections:

Remake of "ABC Afterschool Specials: Mom's on Strike (#13.4)" (1984)

Good movie....but was it realistic?

I liked Moms on Strike! when I first watched it. And I liked it every other time that I've seen it. But I really wonder if it is realistic. I know for a fact in my family, I could never treat my mother the way Pam's family treats her. I could never throw my dirty laundry at her and demand that she wash it, not shrink it. I could never scream at mom and tell her to clean up the mess the dog made. I could never, EVER tell my mom that she looked terrible in comparison to my friend's mom. And I know a lot of people who could never do that to their mother as well. In my family, I do my own laundry, I help make my brothers' and sister's breakfast and lunch, I take care of the family pets, with no one else's help. My mom does her share, but I do my share as well. We all do. Apparently, in Pam's family, none of her kids had to lift a finger or had daily chores to do. Her daughter, Jessica, has no respect, her sons don't know how to clean up after themselves, and her husband lives in his own little world without any knowledge to how his family is run. Realistic? Who knows? Maybe my family is the weird family.

Of course, Pam was the perfect mother, and she certainly had every reason to go on strike. She was a real mother, but I don't think her family was real at all.