Taglines: Come celebrate the mother of all holidays.
Follows the lives of different mothers on Mothers Day. Sandy (Aniston) is happily divorced, until she finds out her ex-husband eloped with a much younger woman. Now she must learn to deal with big changes in her life as her two boys now have a step-mom. Sisters Jesse (Hudson) and Gabi (Chalke) get an unexpected surprise from their mother, who is not happy to find out Gabi is a lesbian and Jesse is married to a man of color.
Miranda (Roberts) doesn’t have any kids and is focusing on her career. Kristin (Robertson) is enjoying life as a new mother but is feeling pressure from her boyfriend to get married. Bradley (Sudeikis) is trying hard to be the best parent for his two girls since their mom passed away last year, however his idea of Mothers Day is pretending it doesn’t exist at all.
Mother’s Day is an American romantic comedy film directed by Garry Marshall and written by Anya Kochoff-Romano, Lily Hollander, Matt Walker and Tom Hines. The film stars Julia Roberts, Kate Hudson, Jennifer Aniston, Jason Sudeikis, Timothy Olyphant, Margo Martindale, and Jon Lovitz. Principal photography began on August 18, 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia. It released domestically on April 29, 2016 by Open Road Films.
Wayne Rice and Mike Karz, who produced Valentine’s DayY and New Year’s Eve, are delighted to be back for another holiday. “We could not be more excited about producing a comedy about Moms directed by Garry Marshall, starring four of the biggest stars on the planet,” said Rice.
In April 2013, Dennis Dugan confirmed that he would be next directing Garry Marshall’s comedy film Mother’s Day. On June 30, 2015, four cast members were announced including Julia Roberts, Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson, and Jason Sudeikis, directing by Garry Marshall and scripting by Anya Kochoff-Romano and Lily Hollander. Brandt Andersen is producing along with Wayne Rice and Mike Karz.
On July 22, 2015, Open Road Films acquired the US distribution rights to the film, and it was revealed that Matt Walker and Tom Hines also wrote the script. On August 21, 2015, Ella Anderson joined the film’s cast to play Vicky, Sudeikis’s character’s daughter. On August 26, 2015, Timothy Olyphant, Britt Robertson, Shay Mitchell, Jack Whitehall, Loni Love, and Aasif Mandvi joined the cast. On October 2, Hilary Duff was added to the cast.
Mother’s Day
Directed by: Garry Marshall
Stariring: Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson, Julia Roberts, Jason Sudeikis, Britt Robertson, Timothy Olyphant, Shay Mitchell, Sarah Chalke, Christine Lakin, Margo Martindale
Screenplay by: Anya Kochoff Romano, Matt Walker, Tom Hines
Production Design by: Missy Stewart
Cinematography by: Charles Minsky
Film Editing by: Bruce Green, Robert Malina
Costume Design by: Marilyn Vance, Beverley Woods
Set Decoration by: Bob Kensinger
Music by: John Debney
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for language and some suggestive material.
Studio: Open Road Films
Release Date: April 29, 2016
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