Helicopter Mom

Name: Helicopter Mom
Genre: Comedy
Released: April 24, 2015
Duration: 81 min

2015

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Eone Entertainment | Release Date: April 24, 2015 | Not Rated

Summary: Even 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 entireEven 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 school. Like any good "helicopter mom" Maggie hovers over every aspect of her son's life. She takes control of his social life, sets him up on dates with boys whom she has approved, and files for a gay student college scholarship. There's just one wrench in her grand plans: Lloyd doesn't even know whether he's gay or not - and he's just asked a cute girl to prom (Skyler Samuels). In the end, will Maggie be willing to accept her son for who he is-or just who she thinks he is?… Expand

Director: Salomé Breziner

Genre(s): Comedy

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 81 min

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Michael Rechtshaffen

Apr 23, 2015

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. Read full review

Ernest Hardy

Apr 23, 2015

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. Read full review

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KimKo

Jan 20, 2019

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

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jpcflyer

May 7, 2015

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 anyWhat 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.… Expand

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