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Mr. Mom is a 1983 American comedy film directed by Stan Dragoti, written by John Hughes, and produced by Lynn Loring and Lauren Shuler. It stars Michael Keaton (in his first lead role), Teri Garr, Martin Mull, Ann Jillian, and Christopher Lloyd. It tells the story of Jack Butler, a furloughed Detroit automotive engineer who becomes a stay-at-home dad and takes care of three young children, as his wife Caroline returns to a career in the advertising industry as an executive at a large agency. Released by 20th Century-Fox on July 22, 1983, the film received generally positive reviews from critics and was a box office success, grossing $64 million against its $5 million budget.
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Jack Butler lives with his wife, Caroline, and their children Alex, Kenny, and Megan, in a Detroit suburb. During the early-1980s recession, Jack and his friends Larry and Stan lose their engineering jobs at the Ford Motor Company. Caroline, having been a housewife for years, uses her college education and experience working in advertising to re-enter the workforce, leaving Jack to deal with the new and bewildering responsibilities of a stay-at-home dad.
