Mr. Mom [1983] (1 disc)

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• Burt Reynolds was considered for the role of Ron Richardson
• Like all John Hughes movies Edie McClurg has a cameo as the cashier in the grocery store.
• First major film role for Ann Jillian after a twenty-year hiatus.
• ^[?] George Segal was considered for Jack.
• Michael Keaton turned down Splash (1984) to do this movie.
• First movie for Michael Keaton, where he was top billed.
• The premise came about when John Hughes recounted to Lauren Shuler Donner about a disastrous experience he had looking after his two children in the absence of his wife, which Shuler found hilarious. After asking if that could make a good movie, she replied that "it sure sounds funny to me". Hughes wrote the film, and flew to Los Angeles to re-write the script with Shuler.
• Part of a mini-cycle of Hollywood role-reversal comedies of the 1980s. The films include Mr. Mom (1983), Baby Boom (1987), and 3 Men and a Baby (1987).
• Dabney Coleman, Jeffrey Jones, and Jack Nicholson were considered for the role of Ron Richardson.
• Chevy Chase, Michael Douglas, Steve Martin, and John Travolta were considered for Jack Butler.
• The chain on the chainsaw appears not to move, even though the engine is revved. This is because the chain-break is engaged, which is a safety feature on all modern chainsaws, that doesn't allow the chain to move, even when the engine is revved at a high rpm.
• According to Jeffrey Tambor, the shot of Michael Keaton knocking him out was done in one take.
• Karen Allen, ^[?] Jane Curtin, ^[?] Farrah Fawcett, and Sally Field were considered for Caroline Butler.
• Ron Howard was asked to direct, but he turned it down in order to make Splash (1984).
• ^[?] Ted Kotcheff was originally slated to direct.
• Carolyn Seymour's first Hollywood film role.