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Call Her Mom (1972)

Call Her Mom poster
Directed by
Jerry Paris
Genre
comedy, tv movie
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 13m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A college student gets into comedic situations when his mother visits campus. The film follows the chaos that ensues as he tries to balance his social life with his mother's overbearing presence.

lightheartedcomedicupbeatwhimsicalfast-pacedcheerfulsillyfeel-good

What happens

Call Her Mom is a 1972 American TV movie produced by Screen Gems. It was the pilot for a proposed series that was not picked up. It instead premiered on February 15, 1972, as a stand-alone film, and as an installment of The ABC Movie of the Week. The movie was a huge ratings success. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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