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About
Jack and Caroline are a couple making a decent living when Jack suddenly loses his job. They agree that he should stay at home and look after the house while Caroline works. It's just that he's never done it before, and really doesn't have a clue...
Theatrical
Aug 19, 1983
Box Office
$64.8M
DVD / Blu-ray
Apr 25, 2000
Director
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Music
Studio
Aaron Spelling Productions, Sherwood Productions
Quotes
See all →Starting Over After Job Loss
Taglines
Caroline's a rising executive. Jack just lost his job. Jack's going to have to start from the bottom up.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Dad's Chaos in Mom's Absence
Taglines
When mom goes to work, dad goes berserk!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
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Michael Keaton
Jack
T
Teri Garr
Caroline
F
Frederick Koehler
Alex
T
Taliesin Jaffe
Kenny
C
Courtney-Jane White
Megan
M
Martin Mull
Ron
A
Ann Jillian
Joan
J
Jeffrey Tambor
Jinx
C
Christopher Lloyd
Larry
T
Tom Leopold
Stan
G
Graham Jarvis
Humphries
C
Carolyn Seymour
Eve
M
Michael Alaimo
Bert
V
Valri Bromfield
Doris
C
Charles Woolf
Phil
M
Miriam Flynn
Annette
D
Derek McGrath
Exec. #1
M
Michael Ensign
Exec. #2
K
Ken Olfson
Exec. #3
F
Frank Birney
Exec. #4
