"When mom goes to work, dad goes berserk!"

1983

1h 31m

6.6(330 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

Jack and Caroline are a couple making a decent living when Jack suddenly loses his job. They agree that he should stay at home and look after the house while Caroline works. It's just that he's never done it before, and really doesn't have a clue...

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30 members

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Michael Keaton

Jack

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Teri Garr

Caroline

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Frederick Koehler

Alex

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Taliesin Jaffe

Kenny

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Courtney-Jane White

Megan

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Brittany White

Megan

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Martin Mull

Ron

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Ann Jillian

Joan

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Jeffrey Tambor

Jinx

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Christopher Lloyd

Larry

Writing

Tom Leopold

Stan

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Graham Jarvis

Humphries

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Carolyn Seymour

Eve

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Michael Alaimo

Bert

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Valri Bromfield

Doris

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Charles Woolf

Phil

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Miriam Flynn

Annette

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Derek McGrath

Exec. #1

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Michael Ensign

Exec. #2

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Ken Olfson

Exec. #3

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Frank Birney

Exec. #4

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Hilary Beane

Exec. #5

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Edie McClurg

Check Out Lady

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Patti Deutsch

Deli Girl

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Estelle Omens

Middle Age Woman

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Patty Freedman

Melon Girl

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Bernadette Birkett

Young Woman Shopper

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Lisa Freeman

Motorhead

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John Richard Petersen

Executive (uncredited)

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James Gallery

Bob

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