Mother is a 1996 comedy-drama film directed by Albert Brooks, and was co-written by Brooks with Monica Johnson. The film stars Brooks and Debbie Reynolds. John Henderson is a successful science fiction writer who is finalizing his second divorce. Perplexed by the issues he has with women, John decides to initiate a project that will help him understand what went wrong in his relationships—he moves back in with his mother , occupying the same bedroom he had as a child. Brooks wanted a famous actress from the 1950s to play the role of Mother, and originally offered the role to retired... actresses Nancy Reagan and Doris Day. Day refused; Reagan loved the script and considered coming out of retirement for her first acting role in more than 40 years, but decided instead to stay home and care for her husband, Ronald Reagan, who was suffering from Alzheimer's disease. Brooks then asked his good friend Carrie Fisher if she could send the script to her mother, Debbie Reynolds, who accepted the part. Mother was filmed on location in and around the Sausalito, Greenbrae, and Tiburon areas, with additional shooting in San Francisco.
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| Release date: | December 25, 1996 |
| Directed by: | Albert Brooks |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 104 Minutes |
| Producer: | Herb Nanas, Scott Rudin |
| Editor: | Harvey Rosenstock |
| Music by: | Marc Shaiman |
| Cinematography: | Lajos Koltai |
| Screenplay by: | Albert Brooks, Monica Mcgowan Johnson |
| Genre: | Comedy |