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Where's Poppa?

Play trailer Poster for Where's Poppa? R,  1970,  1h 22m,  Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 82% 11 Reviews Tomatometer 69% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
82% Tomatometer 11 Reviews 69% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
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 relationships. Finally, he meets a woman unafraid of her, nurse Louise Callan (Trish Van Devere). For them to get married, Gordon's mother must go. But when his brother refuses to help, Gordon must find a way to dispose of the old woman, whether that means finding a nursing home or taking more extreme measures.

Critics Reviews

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Oct 23, 2004
3/4
Go if you want to laugh and like being offended. Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews May 15, 2021
2/4
...a promising setup that's employed to progressively erratic (and downright tedious) effect... Go to Full Review
John Mahoney Los Angeles Free Press Jan 13, 2020
Perhaps Carl Reiner, who directed this latrine etching, hoped to show in some black comedy fashion the tragedy of the aged? Go to Full Review
Fernando F. Croce CinePassion Oct 21, 2010
Risky Freudian punchlines Go to Full Review
Chuck O'Leary Fantastica Daily Sep 27, 2005
3/5
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jul 5, 2005
3/5
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Cast & Crew

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Carl Reiner

Director

George Segal

Gordan Hocheiser

Ruth Gordon

Mrs. Hocheiser

Trish Van Devere

Louise Callan

Ron Leibman

Sidney Hocheiser

Rae Allen

Gladys Hocheiser

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Where's Poppa?

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Movie Info

Synopsis 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 relationships. Finally, he meets a woman unafraid of her, nurse Louise Callan (Trish Van Devere). For them to get married, Gordon's mother must go. But when his brother refuses to help, Gordon must find a way to dispose of the old woman, whether that means finding a nursing home or taking more extreme measures.
Director
Carl Reiner
Producer
Jerry Tokofsky
Screenwriter
Robert Klane
Distributor
United Artists
Production Co
United Artists
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 1, 1970, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 4, 2021
Runtime
1h 22m
Sound Mix
Mono
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