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Stop! or My Mom Will Shoot

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Stop! or My Mom Will Shoot (1992)

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Reviews Counted:22

Fresh:1

Rotten:21

Average Rating:2.6/10

Runtime: 88 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: A comedy about an overbearing mother who becomes her son's partner in crime-fighting. Tutti Bomowski's visit to her policeman son Joe is extended when she witnesses a drive-by shooting and is... A comedy about an overbearing mother who becomes her son's partner in crime-fighting. Tutti Bomowski's visit to her policeman son Joe is extended when she witnesses a drive-by shooting and is required by the cops to remain in the area. Soon she's helping Joe apprehend criminals -- and still finding plenty of time to interfere in his romantic affairs. [More]

Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Estelle Getty, Roger Rees, JoBeth Williams

Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Estelle Getty, Roger Rees, JoBeth Williams, Martin Ferrero, Gailard Sartain, John Wesley, Al Fann, Ella Joyce, J. Kenneth Campbell, Dennis Burkley, Nicholas Sadler, Jana Arnold, Christopher Collins, Mark Mikesell, Matthew Powers, Richard Schiff, Brigitta Stenberg, Vanessa Angel, Marjean Holden, Joey DePinto, Ving Rhames, Ernie Lively, Julia Montgomery

Director: Roger Spottiswoode

Director: Roger Spottiswoode
Screenwriter: Blake Snyder, William Osborne, William Davies
Producer: Ivan Reitman, Joe Medjuck, Michael C. Gross
Composer: Alan Silvestri

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Most of the blame for this unimaginative effort can be attributed to the script, but Spottiswoode's flat direction doesn't help.

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02/09/06
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The doting-mother jokes are all familiar, but rendered with an earnest quality, as though a parent-offspring mediation group is to convene after the film ends.

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08/03/09
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Gag. Stallone's character should have been shot by overbearing Getty Mom.

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08/14/07
Steve Crum
Steve Crum
Video-Reviewmaster.com

No review available.

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07/29/05
Chuck O'Leary
Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily

No review available.

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07/23/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

No review available.

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06/02/05
Walter Chaw
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central

No review available.

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12/31/04
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Sly is well meaning but just misses the mark.

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11/17/04
Michael A. Smith
Michael A. Smith
Nolan's Pop Culture Review

Stallone & Getty? No magic here.

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09/06/04
Victoria Alexander
Victoria Alexander
FilmsInReview.com

No review available.

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01/08/04
Greg Maki
Greg Maki
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)

This mom is impossible without being funny.

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05/20/03
Vincent Canby
Vincent Canby
New York Times
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Further proof that Sly should stick to action.

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09/18/02
Clint Morris
Clint Morris
Moviehole

Being shot might be preferable to sitting through this

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08/21/02
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

No review available.

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08/04/02
Blake French
Blake French
NutzWorld

Stop! making lousy comedies or you'll permanently damage your career.

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08/04/02
Alex Sandell
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum

Sometimes, you just have to sit back and wonder what Stallone was thinking.

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08/02/02
Phil Villarreal
Phil Villarreal
Arizona Daily Star

I can't believe I watched this.

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07/26/02
Bob Grimm
Bob Grimm
Las Vegas Mercury

No review available.

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07/26/02
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

If your idea of fun is seeing Sylvester Stallone in a diaper, his latest film should send you into fits of ecstasy.

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01/01/00
Chris Hicks
Chris Hicks
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

Spottiswoode directs action well but at about 90 minutes, this film is about 60 minutes longer than its material.

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Louis Black
Louis Black
Austin Chronicle
 
 
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