Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot

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Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot

PG-13

1992

1h 27m

Action

Comedy

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Smarting from a romantic breakup, macho police Sgt. Joe Bomowski (Sylvester Stallone) gets a cross-country visit from his mother, Tutti (Estelle Getty). Her misguided efforts to help only fray his nerves, but that doesn't stop her from nagging Joe to be more open about his feelings toward his ex-girlfriend and current boss, Lt. Gwen Harper (JoBeth Williams). When Tutti witnesses a brutal multiple murder, she takes her meddling to the extreme by tagging along to help her son solve the case.

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Critics Consensus

Thoroughly witless and thuddingly unfunny, Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot gives its mismatched stars very little to work with - and as a result, they really don't work.

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Bob Thomas

Associated Press

Stallone has developed into an accomplished comedy actor, knowing to react to situations rather than cause them. Getty has the role of her lifetime, spouting one-liners with fine precision.

Jun 12, 2018

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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

Rated: F

Sep 7, 2011

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Time Out

Most of the blame for this unimaginative effort can be attributed to the script, but Spottiswoode's flat direction doesn't help.

Feb 9, 2006

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...boasts a fairly amiable vibe that’s perpetuated by the smattering of entertaining set-pieces and the actors’ strong efforts...

Rated: 2.5/4

Sep 8, 2022

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Ed Travis

Cinapse

A refreshing reminder that sometimes movies can be everything they need to be by offering nothing more than a hairbrained setup or a particularly delicious cast pairing, Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot delivers exactly what it promises, and delightfully so.

Mar 12, 2021

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Stallone may be too dippy and Getty's character over-exaggerated and only marginally charming, but the chemistry between the leads is generally agreeable.

Rated: 5/10

Sep 24, 2020

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Carlos I

Yeah sure, it's generally terrible, but I don't care, I have nostalgia for this movie, and some of the goofy, clunky antics between Stallone and Getty still work on me.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

09/13/24

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L

Funny!!!! I absolutely loved the jokes

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/10/23

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Kazall R

When your movie is based on a joke, you need a strong script and likable characters to make it work unfortunately Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot doesn't do that as the characters are annoying and the script has all the tropes of a buddy-cop movie.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

09/26/23

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Corley K

Oh come on people this movie is not that bad. I found it entertaining as a kid growing up in the 80'and 90's. It's funny and heartwarming. It's a great to see a huge action star like Stallone get in touch with his softer side and do a comedy like this. I think most people are being a little to critical on the bad reviews here.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/15/23

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Red T

So yeah it's bad. Mainly because it's a dumb idea for a plot of a movie and should've been a 30 minute Bad sitcom episode or a 60 Minute TV Movie. Not a Major Theater release. Also, the comedy is not really funny at all. The acting is terrible because of the miscasting of Getty who is adorable but just miscast and has no chemistry at all with Stallone. Than as mentioned before the comedy is terrible. The villain is also terrible. This is so predictable as well. The cinematography is made up of dumb scenes constantly and while this isn't unfocused and actually has a focused narrative for the most part, it just boils down to this is a stupid idea and the scenes reflect it constantly with the simplest gags and surface level humor. The music bizarrely enough is also terrible and feels like it belongs in a kids tv show. It's crazy because the opening music track is actually good and kind of catchy. That being said this isn't one of the worst things ever and just a run of the mill bad comedy honestly. Not a broken down incoherent mess. And Getty is always a pleasure to watch but she's just out of place for the actual film. Skip this entirely and just watch Rocky and the Golden Girls instead.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

08/11/23

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Audience Member

Due to the awful reviews and being a wannabe critic. I probably shouldn’t admit that I always enjoyed this movie.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

04/23/23

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Roger Spottiswoode

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Sylvester Stallone

Sgt. Joe Bomowski

Estelle Getty

Tutti Bomowski

JoBeth Williams

Lt. Gwen Harper

Roger Rees

Parnell

Martin Ferrero

Paulie

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Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot: Official Clip - Cleaning Joe's Gun

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Synopsis

Smarting from a romantic breakup, macho police Sgt. Joe Bomowski (Sylvester Stallone) gets a cross-country visit from his mother, Tutti (Estelle Getty). Her misguided efforts to help only fray his nerves, but that doesn't stop her from nagging Joe to be more open about his feelings toward his ex-girlfriend and current boss, Lt. Gwen Harper (JoBeth Williams). When Tutti witnesses a brutal multiple murder, she takes her meddling to the extreme by tagging along to help her son solve the case.

Director: Roger Spottiswoode
Producer: Michael C. Gross, Ivan Reitman, Joe Medjuck
Screenwriter: Blake Snyder, Will Davies, William Osborne
Production Co: Universal Pictures, Northern Lights Entertainment
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Action, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 12, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $26.6M
Runtime: 1h 27m
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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