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The Elephant Man
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
David Lynch
Produced by
Jonathan Sanger
Mel Brooks (uncredited)
Screenplay by
Christopher De Vore
Eric Bergren
David Lynch
Based on
The Elephant Man and Other Reminiscences
by Frederick Treves
The Elephant Man: A Study in Human Dignity
by Ashley Montagu
Starring
John Hurt
Anthony Hopkins
Anne Bancroft
John Gielgud
Wendy Hiller
Music by
John Morris
Cinematography
Freddie Francis
Edited by
Anne V. Coates
Production
company
Brooksfilms
Distributed by
EMI Films (UK)
Paramount Pictures (US)
Release date
October 3, 1980 (1980-10-03) (New York[1])
October 10, 1980 (1980-10-10) (US)
Running time
124 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$5 million
Box office
$26 million (North America)[2]
The Elephant Man is a 1980 American historical drama film about Joseph Merrick (whom the script calls John Merrick), a severely deformed man in late 19th century London. The film was directed by David Lynch and stars John Hurt, Anthony Hopkins, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller, Michael Elphick, Hannah Gordon and Freddie Jones. It was produced by Jonathan Sanger and Mel Brooks, the latter of whom was intentionally left uncredited to avoid confusion from audiences who possibly would have expected a comedy.
The screenplay was adapted by Lynch, Christopher De Vore and Eric Bergren from Frederick Treves’s The Elephant Man and Other Reminiscences (1923) and Ashley Montagu’s The Elephant Man: A Study in Human Dignity (1971). It was shot in black-and-white and featured make-up work by Christopher Tucker.
The Elephant Man was a critical and commercial success with eight Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Actor. After receiving widespread criticism for failing to honor the film's make-up effects, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was prompted to create the Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling the following year. The film also won the BAFTA Awards for Best Film, Best Actor and Best Production Design and was nominated for Golden Globe awards. It also won a French César Award for Best Foreign Film.
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1 Plot
2 Main cast
3 Production
4 Reception
4.1 Critical response
4.2 Accolades
5 Home media
6 Soundtrack
6.1 Track listing for the first U.S. release on LP
7 Cultural influence
8 See also
9 References
10 Further reading
11 External links
Plot[edit]
London Hospital surgeon Frederick Treves finds John Merrick in a Victorian freak show in London's East End, where he is kept by a Mr. Bytes. His head is kept hooded, and his "owner", who views him as retarded, is paid by Treves to bring him to the hospital for exams. Treves presents Merrick to his colleagues and highlights his monstrous skull, which forces him to sleep with his head on his knees, since if he were to lie down, he would asphyxiate. On Merrick’s return he is beaten so badly by Bytes that he has to call Treves for medical help. Treves brings him back to the hospital.
John is tended to by Mrs. Mothershead, the formidable matron, as the other nurses are too frightened of Merrick. Mr. Carr-Gomm, the hospital's Governor, is against housing Merrick, as the hospital does not accept "incurables". To prove that Merrick can make progress, Treves trains him to say a few conversational sentences. Carr-Gomm sees through this ruse, but as he is leaving, Merrick begins to recite the 23rd Psalm, and continues past the part of the Psalm that Treves taught him. Merrick tells the doctors that he knows how to read, and has memorized the 23rd Psalm because it is his favorite. Carr-Gomm permits him to stay, and Merrick spends his time practicing conversation with Treves and building a model of a cathedral he sees from his window.
Merrick has tea with Treves and his wife, and is so overwhelmed by their kindness that he shows them his mother's picture. He believes he must have been a "disappointment" to his mother, but hopes she would be proud to see him with his "lovely friends". Merrick begins to take guests in his rooms, including the actress Madge Kendal, who introduces him to the work of Shakespeare. Merrick quickly becomes an object of curiosity to high society, and Mrs. Mothershead expresses concerns that he is still being put on display as a freak. Treves begins to question the morality of his actions. Meanwhile, a night porter named Jim starts selling tickets to locals, who come at night to gawk at the "Elephant Man".
The issue of Merrick's residence is challenged at a hospital council meeting, but he is guaranteed permanent residence by command of the hospital’s royal patron, Queen Victoria, who sends word with her daughter-in-law Alexandra. However, Merrick is shortly kidnapped by Mr. Bytes during one of Jim's raucous late night showings. Mr. Bytes leaves England and takes Merrick on the road as a circus attraction once again. Treves confronts Jim about what he has done, and Mrs. Mothershead fires him.
Merrick escapes from Bytes with the help of his fellow freakshow attractions. Upon returning to London, he is harassed through Liverpool Street station by several young boys and accidentally knocks down a young girl. Merrick is chased, unmasked, and cornered by an angry mob. He cries, "I am not an elephant! I am not an animal! I am a human being! I ... am ... a ... man!" before collapsing. Policemen return Merrick to the hospital and Treves. He recovers some of his health, but is dying of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Treves and Mrs. Mothershead take Merrick to see one of Mrs. Kendal's shows at the theatre, and Kendal dedicates the performance to him. A proud Merrick receives a standing ovation from the audience. Back at the hospital, Merrick thanks Treves for all he has done, and completes his church model. He lies down on his back in bed, imitating a sleeping child in a picture on his wall, and dies in his sleep. Merrick is consoled by a vision of his mother, who quotes Lord Tennyson's "Nothing Will Die".
Main cast[edit]
John Hurt as John Merrick, an intelligent, friendly and kind-hearted man who is feared by most people in his society because of his severe deformity
Anthony Hopkins as Frederick Treves, a doctor who takes John from the freakshow to work in the hospital
Anne Bancroft as Madge Kendal
John Gielgud as Francis Carr-Gomm
Wendy Hiller as Mrs Mothershead
Freddie Jones as Mr. Bytes, the ringmaster (based on Tom Norman[3])
Dexter Fletcher as Bytes’ boy
Michael Elphick as Jim, the night porter
Hannah Gordon as Ann Treves
Helen Ryan as Alexandra, Princess of Wales
John Standing as Fox
Lesley Dunlop as Nora, Merrick’s nurse
Phoebe Nicholls as Mary Jane Merrick
Morgan Sheppard as man in pub
Kenny Baker as plumed dwarf
Production[edit]
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Jonathan Sanger, the film's producer, optioned the script from the writers Christopher Devore and Eric Bergen after receiving the script from his babysitter. Sanger had been working as Mel Brooks' assistant director on High Anxiety. Sanger showed Brooks the script, which he read and decided to help finance the film through Brooksfilms, his new company. Brooks' personal assistant, Stuart Cornfeld, suggested David Lynch to Sanger.
Sanger met Lynch and they shared scripts they were working on (The Elephant Man and Lynch's Ronnie Rocket). Lynch told Sanger that he would love to direct the script after reading it, and Sanger endorsed him after hearing Lynch's ideas. However, Brooks had not heard of David Lynch at the time. Sanger and Cornfeld set up a screening of Eraserhead at a screening room at 20th Century Fox, and Brooks loved it and enthusiastically let Lynch direct the film. By his own request, Brooks was not credited as executive producer to ensure that audiences would not expect a comedy after seeing his name attached to the film.[4]
For his second feature and first studio film albeit independently financed,[5] David Lynch provided the musical direction and sound design. Lynch tried to design the make-up himself too, but the design didn't work.[4] The makeup, now supervised by Christopher Tucker, was directly designed from casts of Merrick’s body, which had been kept in the Royal London Hospital’s private museum. The makeup took seven to eight hours to apply each day and two hours to delicately remove. John Hurt would arrive on set at 5am and shoot his scenes from noon until 10pm. When Hurt was having his first experiences with the inconveniences of applying make-up and having to perform with it, he called his wife saying "I think they finally managed to make me hate acting."
Because of the strain on the actor, he worked alternate days.[4] Lynch originally wanted Jack Nance for the title character. "But it just wasn't in the cards," Lynch says; the role went to John Hurt after Brooks, Lynch and Sanger saw his performance in The Naked Civil Servant as Quentin Crisp.[6]
Lynch bookended the film with surrealist sequences centered around Merrick's mother and her death. Lynch used Samuel Barber’s Adagio for Strings to underline the end of the film and Merrick's own death. When Lynch and Sanger screened The Elephant Man for Brooks after they returned from England with a cut, Brooks suggested some minor cuts but told them that the film would be released as they made it.
Reception[edit]
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Critical response[edit]
The Elephant Man was met with critical acclaim. On Rotten Tomatoes the film holds a 90% rating, based on 41 reviews, with an average score of 8.4/10. The site's consensus reads, "David Lynch's relatively straight second feature finds an admirable synthesis of compassion and restraint in treating its subject, and features outstanding performances by John Hurt and Anthony Hopkins."[7]
Vincent Canby wrote: "Mr. Hurt is truly remarkable. It can't be easy to act under such a heavy mask ... the physical production is beautiful, especially Freddie Francis's black-and-white photography."[8]
A small number of critics were less favorable. Roger Ebert gave it 2/4 stars, writing: "I kept asking myself what the film was really trying to say about the human condition as reflected by John Merrick, and I kept drawing blanks."[9] In the book The Spectacle of Deformity: Freak Shows and Modern British Culture, Nadja Durbach describes the work as “much more mawkish and moralising than one would expect from the leading postmodern surrealist filmmaker” and “unashamedly sentimental”. She blamed this mawkishness on the use of Treves’s memoirs as source material.[10]
The Elephant Man has since been ranked among the best films of the 1980s in Time Out (where it placed 19th)[11] and Paste (56th).[12] The film also received five votes in the 2012 Sight & Sound polls.[13]
Accolades[edit]
Main article: List of awards and nominations received by The Elephant Man
The Elephant Man was nominated for eight Academy Awards,[14] tying with Raging Bull at the 53rd Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Actor in a Leading Role (John Hurt),[15] Art Direction-Set Decoration (Stuart Craig, Robert Cartwright, Hugh Scaife), Costume Design, Director, Film Editing, Music: Original Score, and Writing: Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium.[16] However, the film did not win any.
People in the industry were appalled that the movie was not going to be honored for its make up effects when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced its nominations at the time. A letter of protest was sent to the Academy's Board of Governors to requesting to give the film an honorary award. The Academy refused, but in response to the outcry, they decided to give the make-up artists their own category. A year later, the Academy Award for Best Makeup category was introduced with An American Werewolf in London as its first recipient.[4][17]
It did win the BAFTA Award for Best Film, as well as other BAFTA Awards for Best Actor (John Hurt) and Best Production Design, and was nominated for four others: Direction, Screenplay, Cinematography and Editing.
The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists:
2005: AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes:
John Merrick: "I am not an animal! I am a human being. I am a man." – Nominated[18]
Home media[edit]
There have been many releases of the film on both VHS and DVD. The version released as part of the David Lynch Lime Green Box includes several interviews with John Hurt and David Lynch and a Joseph Merrick documentary.[19] This material is also available on the exclusive treatment on the European market as part of Optimum Releasing’s StudioCanal Collection.[20] The film has only been released on Blu-ray Disc in the UK, however this disc will play in both Region A and B players.
Soundtrack[edit]
The Elephant Man
Cover of the original vinyl edition
Film score by John Morris
Released
1980, 1981, 1994, 2008
Genre
Classical
Label
20th Century Fox
Producer
John Morris
John Morris chronology
In God We Tru$t
(1980)In God We Tru$t1980 The Elephant Man
(1980) History of the World, Part I
(1981)History of the World, Part I1981
The musical score of The Elephant Man was composed and conducted by John Morris, and it was performed by the National Philharmonic Orchestra. In 1980, the company 20th Century Fox Records published this film's original musical score as both an LP album and as a Cassette in the United States. Its front cover artwork features the mask of John Merrick against a backdrop of smoke, as seen on the advance theatrical poster for the film.
In 1994, the first Compact disc (CD) issue of the film score was made by the company Milan, which specializes in film scores and soundtrack albums.[21]
Track listing for the first U.S. release on LP[edit]
Side one
"The Elephant Man Theme" - 3:46
"Dr. Treves Visits the Freak Show and Elephant Man" - 4:08
"John Merrick and Psalm" - 1:17
"John Merrick and Mrs. Kendal" - 2:03
"The Nightmare" - 4:39
Side two
"Mrs. Kendal's Theater and Poetry Reading" - 1:58
"The Belgian Circus Episode" - 3:00
"Train Station" - 1:35
"Pantomime" - 2:20
"Adagio for Strings" - 5:52
"Recapitulation" - 5:35
Cultural influence[edit]
The Jam's former bassist Bruce Foxton was inspired strongly by the film, and in response wrote the song "Freak" with the single's cover even making a reference to the film.[22] Produced by the multiple-award-winning Steve Lillywhite[23] and released as a single, it became his biggest hit to date and remains his only Top 40 hit. Actor Bradley Cooper credits watching the movie with his father as a child as his inspiration to become an actor. Cooper played the character on Broadway in 2013.[24] British TV presenter Karl Pilkington often has cited it as his favorite film. Pilkington's love for the film brought many new features to his various podcasts and radio shows, made with Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant.[25][26] Rock band The Mars Volta pays homage to The Elephant Man by having singer Cedric Bixler-Zavala dressed as John Hurt's version of the Elephant Man in mask and hat in the video for their song "Goliath". The 1990s animated TV show The Critic also references the scene in Lynch's movie where the Elephant Man is shown to the room of surgeons by having film critic Jay Sherman being displayed as an obese youth being exhibited. In the "L.A. Jay" episode of The Critic, the Elephant Man is seen driving a sports car with two women mocking Jay Sherman as "a freak".
See also[edit]
The Elephant Man (play)
The Elephant Man (1982 film)
References[edit]
Jump up ^ The Times, October 8, 1980, in large article on page 9 by John Higgins: "The Elephant Man, which opens tomorrow at the ABC, Shaftesbury Avenue, is also likely to establish the reputation of its director, David Lynch." Read in The Times Digital Archive on October 28, 2013
Jump up ^ "The Elephant Man (1980)", Box Office Mojo, IMDb.com, Inc, retrieved July 4, 2010
Jump up ^ von Tunzelmann, Alex (10 December 2009). "The Elephant Man: close to the memoirs but not the man". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
^ Jump up to: a b c d ""The Elephant Man" Trivia". IMDB.com. USA. 1 July 2000. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
Jump up ^ Huddleston, Tom (2010), "David Lynch: interview", Time Out, Time Out Group Limited, archived from the original on June 16, 2010, retrieved June 16, 2010
Jump up ^ Potter, Maximillian (August 1997). "Erased". Premiere.
Jump up ^ "Rotten Tomatoes: The Elephant Man". Uk.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
Jump up ^ Vincent Canby: The Elephant Man review
Jump up ^ "Roger Ebert: The Elephant Man review". Rogerebert.suntimes.com. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
Jump up ^ Durbach (2009), p. 35
Jump up ^ "The 30 best '80s movies". Time Out New York. Retrieved 2017-11-21.
Jump up ^ "The 80 Best Movies of the 1980s". pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 2017-11-21.
Jump up ^ "Votes for The Elephant Man (1980) | BFI". www.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-11-21.
Jump up ^ "David Lynch - The Elephant Man and Dune - An Auteur In Hollywood". www.britishfilm.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
Jump up ^ Harmetz, Aljean; Times, Special to the New York (1981-02-18). "'ELEPHANT MAN' AND 'BULL' UP FOR 8 OSCARS EACH". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
Jump up ^ "NY Times: The Elephant Man". NY Times. Retrieved December 31, 2008.
Jump up ^ Roger Clarke (March 2, 2007), "The Elephant Man", The Independent
Jump up ^ "AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes Nominees" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-30.
Jump up ^ "The Elephant Man on StudioCanal Collection". Archived from the original on July 26, 2012. Retrieved August 1, 2010.
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Jump up ^ "Ricky Gervais Explains The Mind Of Karl Pilkington @ TeamCoco.com". teamcoco.com. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
Further reading[edit]
Shai Biderman & Assaf Tabeka. "The Monster Within: Alienation and Social Conformity in The Elephant Man" in: The Philosophy of David Lynch 207 (University Press of Kentucky, 2011).
Durbach, Nadja (2009), "Monstrosity, Masculinity, and Medicine: Reexamining 'the Elephant Man'", The Spectacle of Deformity: Freak Shows and Modern British Culture, Berkeley: University of California Press, ISBN 0-520-25768-5, OCLC 314839375
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Mom (TV series)
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Mom
Genre
Sitcom
Created by
Chuck Lorre
Eddie Gorodetsky
Gemma Baker
Starring
Anna Faris
Allison Janney
Sadie Calvano
Nate Corddry
Matt Jones
French Stewart
Spencer Daniels
Blake Garrett Rosenthal
Mimi Kennedy
Jaime Pressly
Beth Hall
William Fichtner
Opening theme
"Overture" from Ruslan and Lyudmila by Mikhail Glinka
Country of origin
United States
Original language(s)
English
No. of seasons
5
No. of episodes
107 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Chuck Lorre
Eddie Gorodetsky
Nick Bakay
Camera setup
Multi-camera
Running time
18–21 minutes
Production company(s)
Chuck Lorre Productions
Warner Bros. Television
Distributor
Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Release
Original network
CBS
Picture format
1080i (16:9 HDTV)
Audio format
Dolby Digital
Original release
September 23, 2013 (2013-09-23) – present
External links
Website
Mom is an American sitcom that premiered on September 23, 2013, on CBS. The series was created by Chuck Lorre, Eddie Gorodetsky, and Gemma Baker and produced and distributed by Warner Bros. Television. It stars Anna Faris and Allison Janney in lead roles as dysfunctional daughter/mother duo Christy and Bonnie Plunkett. Sadie Calvano, Blake Garrett Rosenthal, Matt Jones, Spencer Daniels, Nate Corddry, French Stewart, William Fichtner, Beth Hall, Jaime Pressly and Mimi Kennedy appear in supporting roles.
Mom has received acclaim from critics and audiences alike throughout its run with major appreciation drawn towards its writing and performances (in particularly that of Janney's). The show has received various accolades with Janney winning two consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2014 and 2015 and being nominated in 2016 and 2017. The show has also garnered multiple nominations at the Critics' Choice Television Awards and the People's Choice Awards during its run.
The show has consistently received high ratings, which rose from the first to second season with an average viewership of 11.79 million. CBS renewed the series for a third season, which premiered on November 5, 2015.[1][2] On March 25, 2016, the series was renewed for a fourth season,[3] which premiered on October 27, 2016.[4] On March 23, 2017, CBS renewed the series for a fifth season, which premiered on November 2, 2017.[5][6]
On April 8, 2018, CBS renewed the show for a sixth season.[7]
Contents
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1 Synopsis
2 Cast and characters
2.1 Main
2.2 Recurring
2.3 Notable guests
3 Episodes
4 Production
4.1 Development
4.2 Casting
5 Reception
5.1 Ratings
5.2 Critical reception
5.3 Accolades
6 Broadcast
7 References
8 External links
Synopsis[edit]
Title card used for seasons 2-4.
Mom follows Christy Plunkett (Anna Faris), a single mother who, after dealing with her battle with alcoholism and drug abuse, decides to restart her life in Napa, California, working as a waitress and attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. Her mother Bonnie Plunkett (Allison Janney) is also a recovering drug and alcohol addict. Christy's daughter, Violet (Sadie Calvano), who was born when Christy was 16, has also become a teen mother by her boyfriend, Luke (Spencer Daniels). Christy also has a young son, Roscoe (Blake Garrett Rosenthal) by her ex-husband, Baxter (Matt L. Jones), a deadbeat but likable pothead. As the show progresses, it adds themes of real-life issues such as alcoholism, teen pregnancy, cancer, homelessness, gambling addiction, domestic violence, death, obesity, rape, stroke, drug addiction, relapse and overdose.
Cast and characters[edit]
Main[edit]
Anna Faris as Christy Jolene Plunkett: a single mother who has gone four years without drinking and is still struggling with addiction and gambling. Now sober, she strives to be a good example to her son Roscoe, and regain the trust of her daughter Violet, who is revealed to be pregnant herself in the first episode. In addition, she is trying to iron out the rough edges in her relationship with her mother Bonnie, who never learned to play her role well and who would rather go out and drink than baby-sit. Christy later finds out that her biological father ran out on Bonnie on Christmas Eve, the day before Christy was born, and locates the man as a now-married father of two sons who runs an auto repair shop.
Allison Janney as Bonnie Plunkett: Christy's mother, a joyful if cynical recovering addict who is now grateful with life. She tries desperately to regain the love and trust of her daughter, whom she was unable to properly nurture as a child. In her teen time Bonnie started drinking at 15 years old. She was in the foster care system being ricocheted around from house to house when she kept running off with Alvin, she ended up plainly pregnant and had Christy however he abandoned them at the hospital and Bonnie nearly put Christy up for adoption. A pleasant Jewish couple was going to adopt her, yet Bonnie pulled out finally. From that point on, she attempted her best to raise Christy, however Christy wound up raising herself as Bonnie drank heavily and took tranquilizes and got back home late. A single mother, she preferred to party and drink rather than stay home. With time and much therapy, Bonnie managed to find the balance and now wants to catch up, revealing to Christy her past, including who her real father is and how to find him, as well as her past side career as a drug dealer.
Sadie Calvano as Violet Plunkett (main cast seasons 1–3; recurring season 4): Christy's daughter and older half-sister of Roscoe. A senior in high school at the beginning of the series, Violet is hardworking, smart and sure of herself, though upset with her mother, who never had time to take care of her children and failed to fulfill a true motherly role despite now being sober for some time. After having her boyfriend Luke's baby, Violet made the decision to place her baby for adoption because she felt that this was the best way to break her family's repeated cycle of poor life choices and give her child a better chance than she, her mother, or her grandmother ever had. During season 2, in a brief downward spiral of bad behavior, Violet cheats on Luke and he breaks up with her. She later gets engaged to Gregory Munchnik, a psychology professor at her university, but he breaks the engagement after she relapses - she has since been behaving in a gold digger-esque manner with other men. She got back together with Luke in Season 4.
Nate Corddry as Gabriel (main cast seasons 1–2): the manager of the restaurant where Christy works. Married to a domineering woman who scares him somewhat, Gabriel and Christy are carrying on an affair which Christy later ends but which Gabriel himself frequently and desperately tries to renew: they briefly resume their affair in season 2 when Christy is promoted as his replacement. He is a hardworking, competent manager, but often put in his place by his subordinates, particularly Chef Rudy.
Matt Jones as Baxter (main cast seasons 1–3; recurring season 4; guest season 5): Christy's ex-husband and the father of Roscoe. Sweet and charming, but very unstable, he is unable to maintain a serious relationship or steady work for much longer than a month. Loves easy life and frequently gets into fraudulent deals to make money. Despite his flaws, he is a loving father who usually comes through for his son. During season 2, under the influence of his wealthy new girlfriend Candace, Baxter gives up his slacker ways and becomes a car salesman.
French Stewart as Chef Rudy (main cast seasons 1–2; guest season 3): the head chef for the restaurant where Christy works as a waitress. A dominant and difficult self-made man, Rudy acts superior in his relationships with others. He is boastful and arrogant, often yelling at his subordinates without mincing words and will not hesitate to humiliate anyone who opposes him. He is secretive about his past and distant from people, but briefly dates Bonnie at one point: during this time, he is revealed to be a (bi)sexual fetishist with expensive tastes and hobbies who enjoys stealing food from the restaurant.
Spencer Daniels as Luke (main cast season 1; recurring season 2; guest season 4): a young student who loves to enjoy life and adventure. He had been dating Violet for a little over a year and got her pregnant. Luke is considerably airheaded, smoking marijuana often, but always tries to prove to Christy that he is not as crazy as he appears: he seems to genuinely love Violet, staying beside her and supporting her throughout her pregnancy, and he is often more sensitive towards Christy than her own children are, perhaps because his parents are religious fundamentalists with whom he does not connect. In season 2, Violet, during her downward spiral, cheated on Luke and he broke up with Violet. By season 4, Luke has apparently cleaned himself up and got a high-paying job with a video game company, driving Violet to get back together with him.
Blake Garrett Rosenthal as Roscoe Plunkett (main cast seasons 1–3; recurring season 4): Christy's son by Baxter and half-brother of Violet. He eventually goes to live with his father and his father's fiancé. He experimented with marijuana at age twelve.
Mimi Kennedy as Marjorie Armstrong-Perugian (recurring season 1, main cast season 2–present):[8] Christy's and Bonnie's AA sponsor. She had problems with alcohol and drugs in the past and is a breast cancer survivor. Through Christy she meets Victor Perugian, Christy's former landlord, who she eventually weds.
Jaime Pressly as Jill Kendall (recurring season 2, main cast season 3–present):[9] An AA member who Christy sponsors, Jill is a wealthy divorced socialite who is prone to relapses.
Beth Hall as Wendy Harris (recurring season 2, main cast season 3–present):[10] A member of the AA group, who constantly cries. She is a registered nurse and a member of Mensa.
William Fichtner as Adam Janikowski (recurring season 3, main cast season 4–present):[11] Bonnie's latest love interest and later fiancé, a wheelchair-bound former stuntman whom she met over the phone after he dialed the wrong number.
Recurring[edit]
Octavia Spencer as Regina Tompkins (seasons 1–3): A fellow AA member and money manager who embezzled from her clients and is now facing a prison sentence. While a close if questionable friend to Christy, Regina and Bonnie typically hold each other in contempt, but beneath the surface they bear some affection for each other. In the middle of season 2, she is given early parole and becomes a born-again Christian, eventually moving in with Jill. Regina drifts apart from her friends after she decides she is no longer an alcoholic, essentially choosing wine over her friends, and struggles alone with the dissonance after moving into her own apartment and out of Jill's mansion.
Kevin Pollak as Alvin Lester Biletnikoff (seasons 1–2): Christy's father and Bonnie's ex-boyfriend who abandoned them when Christy was born. When Christy found Alvin he was married with two sons; despite that he loves Christy and does what he can to be in her life and help out, including fixing up a used car to give her and attempting to reach out to her children as a grandparent. He and Bonnie initially treated each other with contempt and hatred over the various mistakes each of them has made in their past, but they rekindled their relationship after his wife left him and he survived a heart attack. In season 2, Alvin suffers a fatal, second heart attack while in bed with Bonnie, and dies.
Courtney Henggeler as Claudia (seasons 1–3): Gabriel's wealthy and snobbish ex-wife, who has taken over the restaurant from him and briefly appointed Christy as manager.
Reggie de Leon as Paul (seasons 1–3): Chef Rudy's silent and often submissive sous-chef.
Mary Pat Gleason as Mary (season 1–present): A fellow AA member who is frequently interrupted by Bonnie when she shares her problems with the group.
Don McManus as Steve Casper (seasons 1–4): A fellow AA member, Steve is a competent but creepy lawyer and occasionally aids Christy, who becomes his intern and trainee in season 2. He has a casual sex relationship with Bonnie in season 3.
Sara Rue as Candace Hayes (seasons 2–4): Baxter's wealthy new wife, under whose influence he has reformed. She delivers many subtle jabs at Christy's poverty and seems to be trying to force Christy aside to replace her as Roscoe's mother. The hostility becomes much more obvious in season 3, when Candace's wealthy father Fred (Harry Hamlin), starts dating Christy and Candace accuses Christy of only being with him for his money.
Jonny Coyne as Victor Perugian (season 2–present): Christy's Armenian former landlord who becomes attracted to Marjorie, marrying her in season 3. In season 5, he suffered a stroke.
Amy Hill as Beverly Tarantino (season 2–present): A tenant in the apartment building where Christy and Bonnie live; she dislikes Bonnie and is always trying to get her fired from the manager position.
Charlie Robinson as Mr. Munson (season 2–present): A blind tenant in the apartment building where Christy and Bonnie live.
David Krumholtz as Gregory Munchnik (seasons 2–3): Violet's older ex-fiancé, a psychology professor at the college she attends.
Emily Osment as Jodi Hubbard (season 3): A young drug addict whom Christy and Bonnie try to help get sober. She later dies from a drug overdose.
Lauri Johnson as Beatrice (season 3–present): A waitress who works at the diner where the AA members usually go.
Leonard Roberts as Ray Stabler (season 4–present): Bonnie's half-brother who is a successful lawyer.
Julia Lester as Emily (seasons 4–5): Jill's teenage foster daughter.
Missi Pyle as Natasha (seasons 4–5): Emily's biological mother, an alcoholic whom Christy knows from her stripping days. Christy helps Natasha get sober and get custody of her daughter back.
Steven Weber as Patrick Janikowski (season 5): Adam's younger brother and Christy's love interest.
Notable guests[edit]
Jon Cryer as himself (S01E01): a customer at the Rustic Fig.
Justin Long as Adam Henchy (S01E03, S01E06 and S01E08): Christy's love interest.
Ed Asner as Jack Bumgartner (S02E05): a tenant in the apartment building where Bonnie and Christy resides.
Beverly D'Angelo as Lorraine Biletnikoff (S02E09, S02E11 and S02E12): Alvin's ex-wife, who hates Christy and Bonnie.
Colin Hanks as Andy Dreeson (S02E09): Christy's potential love interest whose idea of a fun night isn’t exactly what she expected.
Ellen Burstyn as Shirley Stabler (S03E01): Bonnie's biological mother, who put her in foster care when she was very young.
June Squibb as Dottie (S03E01): a woman who, Christy thinks, might be the ideal grandmother.
Judy Greer as Michelle (S03E03): a sloppy drunk that Christy and Bonnie meet in a bar and try to help get sober.
Linda Lavin as Phyllis Munchnik (S03E07 and S03E21): Gregory's mother and Violet's would-be mother-in-law.
Harry Hamlin as Fred Hayes (S03E08 and S03E09): Candace's father and Christy's love interest.
Rosie O'Donnell as Jeanine (S03E10 and S04E02): an ex-girlfriend of Bonnie who she and Christy lived with: she and Christy maintain an aunt-niece relationship.
Joe Manganiello as Julian (S03E11): a newcomer to Alcoholics Anonymous who Christy takes under her wing.
Rhea Perlman as Anya Perugian (S03E12): Marjorie's armenian sister-in-law and Victor's sister.
Richard Schiff as Robert (S03E20): Bonnie's Communications Director in a White House dream that she had.
Bradley Whitford as Mitch (S04E09): Adam's friend who is a Hollywood director with a fondness for alcohol.
Nicole Sullivan as Leanne (S04E09): Mitch's hard-drinking wife.
Chris Pratt as Nick Banaszak (S04E11): a charming horseback riding instructor whom Christy decides to pursue, despite the fact he’s the nephew of Marjorie, who declared him off-limits. He is later revealed to share traits with John Steinbeck's character Lennie Small.
Wendie Malick as Danielle Janikowski (S04E15 and S04E16): Adam's ex-wife whose friendly relationship with him confounds Bonnie.
Kristin Chenoweth as Miranda (S05E14): Jill's inner strength advisor who met her at the latter's weight loss retreat.
Kristen Johnston as Tammy Diffendorf (S05E17): Bonnie's old acquaintance who is in jail.
Yvette Nicole Brown as Nora (S05E18): Christy's new sponsor.
Patti LuPone as Rita Gennaro (S05E19): the (demanding) new owner of the building that is managed by Bonnie.
Episodes[edit]
Main article: List of Mom episodes
Season
Episodes
Originally aired
Nielsen ratings
First aired
Last aired
Rank
Viewers
(in millions)
1 22 September 23, 2013 (2013-09-23) April 14, 2014 (2014-04-14) 42 8.34[12]
2 22 October 30, 2014 (2014-10-30) April 30, 2015 (2015-04-30) 26 11.79[13]
3 22 November 5, 2015 (2015-11-05) May 19, 2016 (2016-05-19) 40 9.64[14]
4 22 October 27, 2016 (2016-10-27) May 11, 2017 (2017-05-11) 29 9.43[15]
5 22[16] November 2, 2017 (2017-11-02) May 10, 2018 (2018-05-10)[17] TBA TBA
Production[edit]
Development[edit]
Faris in 2012 was first cast.
Mom was one of the many projects that became a priority for CBS and Warner Bros when it was pitched in December 2012, in part due to Lorre's new four-year deal with Warner the previous September.[18] It was green-lit by CBS for a series order pickup on May 9, 2013.[19] This pickup also gives Lorre the distinction of having four sitcoms airing on one network starting in the 2013–14 season. The following week, the network announced that it would place the sitcom in the Monday night 9:30 pm (ET/PT) time slot following 2 Broke Girls.[20] However, after the cancelation of We Are Men, 2 Broke Girls was moved into the show's 8:30 pm slot, with repeats of The Big Bang Theory occupying the 9 pm lead-in time slot to Mom until the season debut of Mike & Molly on November 4, 2013. The show received a full first season order for 22 episodes on October 18, 2013.[21]
On March 13, 2014, CBS announced the second season renewal of Mom.[22] The series moved from Mondays at 9:30 PM to Thursdays at 8:30 PM for the first fourteen episodes until the series moved to Thursdays at 9:30 PM following The Odd Couple series premiere and the series finale of Two and a Half Men.[23][24]
By season three, the focus became more about Christy and Bonnie and their group from AA, while the restaurant set, the kids and Baxter roles were reduced significantly.
Casting[edit]
The series gives Faris, who had guest-starred in various television programs between her film projects and been sought after for other television projects (including a failed pilot called Blue Skies that was being produced for NBC), her first full-time television role, as she landed the part of the lead character, Christy, in January 2013.[25] On January 28, 2013, Janney was next to come aboard the project, playing Christy's mother.[26] Matt Jones and Spencer Daniels were added to the cast in February 2013, with Jones playing Christy's ex-husband, Baxter, and Daniels taking the role of Luke, the boyfriend of Christy's daughter, Violet.[27]
Reception[edit]
Ratings[edit]
Season
Time slot (ET)
Episodes
Premiered
Ended
TV season
Rank
Viewers
(million)
Date
Viewers
(million)
Date
Viewers
(million)
1 Monday 9:30 pm 22 September 23, 2013 7.99[28] April 14, 2014 6.86[29] 2013–14 42nd 8.34[30]
2 Thursday 8:30, 9:30, or 9:00 pm 22 October 30, 2014 11.13[31] April 30, 2015 8.78[32] 2014–15 26th 11.79[13]
3 Thursday 9:00 pm 22 November 5, 2015 7.28[33] May 19, 2016 8.14[34] 2015–16 40th 9.64[14]
4 22 October 27, 2016 7.02[35] May 11, 2017 8.12[36] 2016–17 29th 9.43[15]
5 22 November 2, 2017 8.46[37] May 10, 2018 2017–18
Critical reception[edit]
Allison Janney has received wide acclaim for her performance as Bonnie Plunkett throughout the show's running and has received Primetime Emmy Award nominations for each season, winning two awards consecutively for season 1 and season 2.
Mom has been met with consistently positive reviews, with much praise going towards its writing and performances of its cast, especially that of Allison Janney. The show received a Metacritic score of 65 out of 100 in its first season, based on reviews by 25 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[38] On Rotten Tomatoes, the first season was given a 67% approval rating based on 36 reviews and an average rating of 5.7 out of 10. The site's critical consensus states: "Anna Faris and Allison Janney share an undeniable comedic chemistry, and if the jokes are sometimes too crass, Mom represents a sincere (and often witty) attempt to address addiction issues."[39] Boston Herald critic, Mark A. Perigard gave a positive review, writing "This is dark material, yet Faris balances it with a genuine winsomeness, able to wring laughs out of the most innocuous lines." New York Magazine critic Matt Zoller Seitz praised the cast, calling it "just about perfect".
The second season was met with even more positive reviews. The show received a Metacritic score of 81 out of 100, indicating "universal acclaim".[40] On Rotten Tomatoes, it holds an approval rating of 100% based on 6 reviews and an average score of 8.5 out of 10.[41]
The third season was also met with positive reviews from critics, receiving a Metacritic score of 82 out of 100, indicating "universal acclaim".[42]
Accolades[edit]
Awards
Year
Award
Category
Recipients and nominees
Result
2014 People's Choice Award Favorite New TV Comedy Nominated
Favorite Actress in a New TV Series Anna Faris Nominated
Favorite Actress in a New TV Series Allison Janney Nominated
Critics' Choice Television Award Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Won
Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series Mimi Kennedy Nominated
Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Allison Janney Won
2015 People's Choice Award Favorite Network TV Comedy Nominated
72nd Golden Globe Awards[43] Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Allison Janney Nominated
Prism Awards Performance in a Comedy Series Anna Faris Nominated
Allison Janney Won
Comedy Series Episode or Multi-Episode Storyline Nominated
Critics' Choice Television Award Best Comedy Series Nominated
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Allison Janney Won
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Won
2016 People's Choice Award Favorite Network TV Comedy Nominated
Favorite Comedic TV Actress Anna Faris Nominated
Critics' Choice Television Award Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Allison Janney Nominated
Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series Ellen Burstyn Nominated
Art Directors Guild Awards Excellence in Production Design in a Multi-Camera Series John Shaffner Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Allison Janney Nominated
Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series Steven V. Silver Nominated
Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series Ben Bosse & Joseph Bella Nominated
2017 People's Choice Award Favorite Comedic TV Actress Anna Faris Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Allison Janney Nominated
Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series Joseph Bella Nominated
Broadcast[edit]
In Australia, Mom debuted on Nine Network on April 9, 2014.[44] In Canada, City airs the series simultaneously.[45][46] In Greece, Star Channel debut the series on 25 of October 2014.[47] In the United Kingdom, ITV2 debuted the show on January 20, 2014,[48] with season two debuting on March 2, 2015.[49] In India, Comedy Central has been broadcasting the series through 2015. In 2017, TV Land, FXX, CMT, and local broadcasting stations began airing past episodes.
References[edit]
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Jump up ^ Nellie Andreeva. "CBS Sets Fall Premiere Dates: 'Supergirl' Debut Gets 'Big Bang' Lead-In – Deadline". Deadline.
Jump up ^ Porter, Rick (March 25, 2016). "'Hawaii Five-0,' 'Madam Secretary' and 9 more CBS veterans renewed; no word on first-year shows". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
Jump up ^ "CBS Announces Its 2016-2017 Primetime Lineup". The Futon Critic. May 18, 2016. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 23, 2017). "CBS Renews 5 Freshman & 11 Returning Series, Including 'MacGyver', 'Superior Donuts', 'Life In Pieces' & 'Hawaii Five-O'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie (June 1, 2017). "CBS Sets Fall 2017 Premiere Dates For 'Young Sheldon', '9 JKL' & Returning Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
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