Movie Details
Theatrical Release:December 31st, 1963
On Digital & Streaming:November 1st, 2022
Original Language:English
A Happy Mother's Day (1963)
Audience Score
StarringEd McCurdy
Plot
A cinéma vérité documentary observing the Fischer family of Aberdeen, South Dakota, following the 1963 birth of the first surviving American quintuplets. Filmed shortly after the event, the film contrasts civic promotion, media attention, and commercial interest with the private fatigue and quiet suffering of Mrs. Fischer, revealing the tensions between spectacle and family life.
