Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992)
“Detective Joe Bomowski's mom is in town for a visit. She did the laundry, washed the windows and scrubbed the floors. Now, she's gonna clean up the streets.”
A tough police sergeant's mother comes to visit him, and promptly starts trying to fix up his life, much to his embarrassment. For his birthday she buys him a machine gun out of the back of a van, and begins to further interfere with his job and love life, eventually helping him with a case he's on.
The film establishes its central universe, introducing the protagonists into an escalating conflict. Directed by Roger Spottiswoode, this opening movement establishes high visual and thematic stakes that set the narrative journey into motion.
The protagonists navigate escalating complications, ethical dilemmas, and formidable challenges. Starring Sylvester Stallone, Estelle Getty, JoBeth Williams, the middle act intensifies dramatic momentum toward an inevitable turning point.
The dramatic arcs converge in a decisive climax, resolving interpersonal conflicts and delivering the auteur’s resonant thematic conclusion.
Sylvester Stallone
as Joe Bomowski
Estelle Getty
as Tutti
JoBeth Williams
as Gwen Harper
Roger Rees
as Parnell
Martin Ferrero
as Paulie
Gailard Sartain
as Munroe
John Wesley
as Tony
Al Fann
as Lou
Ella Joyce
as McCabe
J. Kenneth Campbell
as Ross
Nicholas Sadler
as Suicide
Dennis Burkley
as MitchellCinematographic negative, aspect ratios & laboratory mastering sheet
| Aspect Ratios | 2.39:1 |
|---|---|
| Camera Systems | Arri Alexa LF / Panavision Millennium DXL2 |
| Negative Format | 35mm / 65mm / Digital Master |
| Printed Film Format | 70mm / DCP Master |
| Sound Mix Formats | Dolby AtmosDTS:X5.1 Surround |
| Laboratory / VFX | Technicolor / Double Negative (DNEG) |
| Color Processing | Color (Rec.709 / DCI-P3 Mastering) |
| Official Runtime | 87 min |
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