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Where's Poppa? is a 1970 American black comedy film based on the 1970 novel by Robert Klane and starring George Segal, Ruth Gordon, Ron Leibman, and Trish Van Devere. The plot revolves around the troubled relationship between a lawyer (Segal) and his senile mother (Gordon), who keeps interfering with his love life.
Sep 30, 1971 · Where's Poppa?: Directed by Carl Reiner. With George Segal, Ruth Gordon, Ron Leibman, Trish Van Devere. When an attorney meets the girl of his dreams, he fears that his batty mother will scare her off, so he schemes to eliminate the senile old woman.
- (2.3K)
- Comedy
- Carl Reiner
- 1971-09-30
Advertisement. It's about a desperate young lawyer ( George Segal) who is being driven insane by his cuckoo mother ( Ruth Gordon ). She's confused, senile, rude, obscene and vulgar. Also, she nags. He can't send her to a home; at his father's deathbed, he promised not to. And yet she scares away every girl he has ever dated.
Where's Poppa? is based on an eponymous novel by Robert Klane, who earned a WGA Award nomination for his adapted screenplay. But many good touches, such as the movie's constantly varying pace, come from director Carl Reiner, a long-life comedy specialist.
- Carl Reiner, Norman Cohen, Burtt Harris
- George Segal
George Segal and Ruth Gordon give the funniest performances of their careers with Trish Van Devere and Rob Reiner in this black comedy about a man attempting to romance his cantankerous mother's nurse.
- Carl Reiner
- January 1, 1970
- 84 min
New York lawyer Gordon (George Segal) has no personal life. Instead, his time outside work is spent looking after his senile, demanding mother (Ruth Gordon), who sabotages his potential ...
- (11)
- Comedy
- R
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When New York attorney Gordon Hocheiser meets Louise Callan, the girl of his dreams, he schemes to eliminate his aging, senile mother, even though he promised his late father that he'd always take care of her. He fears that his batty mom's eccentricities will shortly lead to Louise's departure. — alfiehitchie.
