The Dryden will screen Mr. Mom (Stan Dragoti, U.S. 1983, 91 min., 35mm).

Michael Keaton plays Jack, an automobile engineer recently laid off amid the economic recession of the early 1980s. When his wife, Caroline (Teri Garr), lands a job in advertising, Jack is compelled to stay home to care for their three children. All of this provides the formula for a domestic comedy of errors. Keaton propels this farce, cutting an appropriately screwball figure as he confuses boundaries between the traditionally masculine world of manufacturing and the feminized realm of housekeeping. In his review of Mr. Mom, Roger Ebert wrote that Keaton gives the "uncanny impression of being able to think faster than he can talk," which may be one of the most apt descriptions of the actor's style ever constructed. In retrospect, Mr. Mom's backdrop of suburban domesticity provided the perfect backdrop for Keaton to hone his unusual brand of physical comedy.

[source: George Eastman Museum website, 2016-Jun-27]