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You'll Like My Mother

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When her husband is killed in Vietnam, Francesca Kinsolving (Patty Duke) finds herself pregnant and alone. She resolves to visit her in-laws in Minnesota, believing, based on her late husband's assurances, that she'll be welcomed there. Instead, she finds Mrs. Kinsolving (Rosemary Murphy) a dreadful curmudgeon who won't even admit that her son married. Shaken but not scared off, Francesca sticks around and discovers she may be entitled to the family fortune.

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Matt Brunson Creative Loafing The film scores as an effective thriller. Rated: 3/4 May 14, 2016 Full Review Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed A mostly flat thriller with a lot of the attempted suspense lost in translation. May 12, 2016 Full Review Read all reviews

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Joseph K This 1972 theatrical release is often mistaken for a made for television film The screenplay is thin; there's a cast of 4 and is set in a Minnesota mansion in the dead of winter. Very atmospheric thriller that boasts good performances from Patty Duke and Rosemary Murphy. Patty plays the pregnant widow of a soldier killed in Vietnam who goes to visit her husband's mother whom she has never met. It plays like a combination of Die! Die! My Darling, Rosemary's Baby and 1987s Dead of Winter. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/24/25 Full Review Audience Member Saw this as a kid and was very good and scary! Want to see it again!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/06/21 Full Review Audience Member Good psychological twist story. No surprise to strong performance by Patty Duke and rest of cast. Beautiful location (Minnesota, mansion, etc.) Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Saw this movie years ago and still remember it. A great nail biter, what a "thriller" is all about! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Patty Duke is fabulous Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Shot at the Congdon Mansion in Duluth Minnesota, the site of the real Congdon murders, on the north shore of Lake Superior. The movie is a real chiller and great to watch on a dark stormy night. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Lamont Johnson

Director

Patty Duke

Francesca Kinsolving

Rosemary Murphy

Mrs. Kinsolving

Richard Thomas

Kenny

Sian Barbara Allen

Kathleen

Dennis Rucker

Red Cooper
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Synopsis When her husband is killed in Vietnam, Francesca Kinsolving (Patty Duke) finds herself pregnant and alone. She resolves to visit her in-laws in Minnesota, believing, based on her late husband's assurances, that she'll be welcomed there. Instead, she finds Mrs. Kinsolving (Rosemary Murphy) a dreadful curmudgeon who won't even admit that her son married. Shaken but not scared off, Francesca sticks around and discovers she may be entitled to the family fortune.
Director
Lamont Johnson
Producer
Mort Briskin
Screenwriter
Jo Heims
Production Co
Universal/Universal Int
Rating
PG
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
May 10, 2016
Runtime
1h 33m