SummaryEven with good intentions and an abundance of love, parents can sometimes become...smothering. Such is the case with Maggie (Nia Vardalos), who decides that she would not only accept her son Lloyd (Jason Dolley) as gay, she would encourage it. In fact, Maggie becomes so convinced that Lloyd is indeed gay that she "outs" him to his entire high sc... Read More
Directed By:Salomé Breziner
Written By:Duke Tran
Helicopter Mom
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Apr 23, 2015
30
Get past the wince-inducing premise of Helicopter Mom...and you're still stuck with a forced comedy that mines uneasy humor from stale stereotypes.
Apr 23, 2015
10
It is impossible to overstate how grating Nia Vardalos is as the title character in Helicopter Mom. Throughout her career, her default setting has been something like "Jack Russell terrier after an amphetamine bender." No surprise that she's exhausting here.
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Jan 20, 2019
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I really enjoyed this movie. Not sure why so much negativity :-) just got out of high school and have been dealing with things like this for a long time plus moms are always annoying. I thought Jason Dolley was really cute. Also Kate Flannery from the office is super fun
May 7, 2015
3
What should have been a nice little comedy is overwhelmed by Nia Vardalos who doesn't come across as overly involved - she just seems psychotic. It's evident that the director simply lost control when Vardalos signed on. The tone is way off. Vardalos was clearly beyond taking any direction. The other actors are fine - and there is a nice relationship between the boy and his father. But Vandals is just unwatchable.
Production Company:
- American Film Productions
Release Date:Apr 24, 2015
Duration:1 h 21 m
Tagline:Ruining his life. One nag at a time.
