Where's Poppa? (1970)
- Original title
- Where’s Poppa?
- Directed by
- Carl Reiner
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.1 of 10 from 49 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A lawyer in New York tries to date women but his senile mother keeps sabotaging his love life. He and his brother consider extreme measures to deal with her interference.
darkly comicfrustratingirreverentzanycringe-inducinguncomfortableemotional
What happens
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. The film was directed by Carl Reiner, whose son Rob Reiner had a role in an early performance. Others in the cast include Paul Sorvino (in his film debut), Rae Allen, Vincent Gardenia and Garrett Morris. The film was re-released in 1975, under the title Going Ape, and maintains a cult following. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
More like this
Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970)
Move (1970)
The Out-of-Towners (1970)
Alex in Wonderland (1970)
Something for Everyone (1970)
Getting Straight (1970)
Guess What We Learned in School Today? (1970)
I Love My Wife (1970)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.