Mama, ich und wir zwei (1991)
9KMama, ich und wir zwei: Directed by Chris Columbus. With John Candy, Maureen O’Hara, Ally Sheedy, Kevin Dunn. A Chicago cop must balance loyalty to his overbearing mother and a relationship with a shy funeral home worker.
“John Candy was one of the most gifted actors in Hollywood having seen his performances in Splash, Uncle Buck, Spaceballs and Cool Runnings he had a great talent for both comedy and drama. Only the Lonely is a funny little gem that also features the great acting of Maureen Ou0026#39;Hara, Jim Belushi u0026amp; Ally Sheedy.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe story is simple a lonely Chicago cop in his late 30u0026#39;s finds romance with the daughter of a funeral parlour owner he must also deal with his mother who disapproves of the relationship. Maureen Ou0026#39;Hara portrayed the role of Rose Muldoon to perfection, she comes across as a tight fisted iron willed Irish woman who tells it like it is without any regard of who gets hurt.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eDanny Muldoon (Candy) is a 38 year old police officer who still lives with with his mother in Chicago he is always worried about her to the point of having nightmares in which something bad happens. still single and longing to find love soon enough his search ends up in the one place nobody would expect. One evening at a bar Danny crosses paths with Theresa Luna (Sheedy) the shy daughter of funeral parlour owner Johnny Luna (Greco). The next day he heads to the parlour where Theresa does make up for the stiffs. He asks her out, she says yes. The funniest scene is when they are on the date and he tells an amusing story about his brother Patricku0026#39;s (Dunn) bachelor party.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAnother plot of the film sees Nick Acropolis (Quinn) Dannyu0026#39;s neighbour trying to win the affections of his mother heu0026#39;s been asking her out for years she keeps turning him down. However by the end of the film after accepting her sonu0026#39;s choice to be with the love of his life she warms up to Nicku0026#39;s charms.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eFunny u0026amp; filled with many dramatic moments Only The Lonely is a good gem of a movie for anyone out there. Rest In Peace John you are missed.”
