Hi, Mom! (1970): Cast & Plot
Hi, Mom! is a 1970 crime comedy directed by Brian De Palma, starring Robert De Niro as Jon Rubin, Rutanya Alda and Kirk Kirksey. It runs 1 hour 27 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 27m (87 min)
- Director
- Brian De Palma
- Original language
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English - Studio
- West End Productions
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Hi, Mom! About?
The premise of Hi, Mom! without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
An ironic prayer invokes protection for a middle‑class co‑op, then follows Vietnam‑era veteran Jon Rubin as he returns to New York, rents a shabby Greenwich Village flat, and begins surreptitious ‘Peeping Tom’ filming of the opposite apartment. His filmmaking obsession draws him into a radical Black Power cell, culminating in a strange act of urban terrorism.
Hi, Mom! Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- actor
- apartment
- new york city
- pornography
- african american
- independent film
- camera
- television set
- elevator
- laundry
- dynamite
- explosion
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- dynamite explosion
- vietnam war veteran
- man wears eyeglasses
- apartment block
- restaurant
- voyeurism
- 1970s
- vibrator
- lower east side manhattan new york city
- title song
- condoms
- audition
- political satire
- based on story
- comedy drama
- marriage
- computer dating
- military veterans
- ruse
- producer writer
- video voyeurism
- disguise
- insurance agent
- co written by director
- movie theater
- theatrical troupe
- pregnancy
- race relations
- revolutionaries
- black comedy
- reporters
- playboy
- seduction
- male nudity
- female nudity
- male frontal nudity
- painted body
- female full frontal nudity
Hi, Mom! Cast & Characters
Robert De Niro leads the cast as Jon Rubin, with Rutanya Alda as 'Be Black Baby' Audience and Kirk Kirksey as 'Be Black Baby' Troupe. Directed by Brian De Palma; 43 actors are credited in all.
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Director Brian De Palma
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Rutanya Alda as 'Be Black Baby' Audience - Kirk Kirksey as 'Be Black Baby' Troupe
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Allen Garfield as Joe Banner
Also Starring in Hi, Mom!
· 39 more- Jennifer Salt Judy Bishop
- Charles Durning Superintendent
- Paul Bartel Uncle Tom Wood
- Gerrit Graham Gerrit Wood
- Peter Maloney Pharmacist
- Lara Parker Jeannie Mitchell
- Paul Hirsch Avery Gunnz
- Eugene Elman 'Be Black Baby' Audience
- Joe Fields 'Be Black Baby' Audience
- Carol Vogel 'Be Black Baby' Audience
- Buddy Butler 'Be Black Baby' Troupe
- Andy Parker Andy Mitchell
- Bart De Palma N.I.T. Journal
- Leslie Bornstein Roommate
- Bill Daly Neighbor (uncredited)
- Tina Hirsch N.I.T. Journal
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- William Daley Co-op Resident
- Robbie Heywood Roommate
- David Connell 'Be Black Baby' Troupe
- Nelson Peltz Playboy
- Abraham Goren Pervert
- Bruce Price Jimmy Mitchell
- Ricky Parker Ricky Mitchell
- Delia Abrams Date
- Tofer Delaney Date
- Margaret Pine Date
- Hector Lino N.I.T. Journal Revolutionary
- Carole Leverett N.I.T. Journal Revolutionary
- Ruth Bocour N.I.T. Journal
- Arthur Bierman N.I.T. Journal
- Carolyn Craven 'Be Black Baby' Troupe
- Milton Earl Forrest 'Be Black Baby' Troupe
- Joyce Griffin 'Be Black Baby' Troupe
- Beth Bowden 'Be Black Baby' Audience
- Paul Milvy 'Be Black Baby' Audience
- Joe Stillman 'Be Black Baby' Audience
- Floyd L. Peterson John Winnicove
- Joseph King Dr. Joe King
- Wendell Craig Co-op Family (uncredited)
More from Brian De Palma
More films directed by Brian De Palma, best-rated first: Blow Out, Carrie, The Untouchables and Carlito's Way.
Hi, Mom! Plot Summary
What happens in Hi, Mom! from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 13 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
In this provocative drama, a Vietnam veteran and aspiring filmmaker Jon Rubin is hired by producer Joe Banner to make a pornographic film. Rubin, who has been quietly watching his neighbor Judy Bishop, uses the opportunity to seduce her and secretly film their sexual encounter with a camera mounted on his apartment window. When the camera tilts during filming and ruins the scene, the dissatisfied Banner withdraws the offer, leaving Rubin to face the consequences of his choices and the direction his life might take.
Full summary
The whole story of Hi, Mom!, scene by scene
Hi, Mom! Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Hi, Mom!.
How Well Do You Know Hi, Mom!?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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Who plays the aspiring filmmaker Jon Rubin?
Cars in Hi, Mom!
5 cars on screen, including the 1961 Ford F-Series and the 1965 GMC TDH 5303.
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1961 Ford F-Series Background role -
1965 GMC TDH 5303 Background role -
1968 Peugeot 404 Station Wagon Background role -
1968 Plymouth Fury Background role
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Movies Like Hi, Mom!
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot, Little Murders and The Survivors.
Hi, Mom! FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Hi, Mom!, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Hi, Mom!?
Hi, Mom! runs 1 hour 27 minutes (87 minutes).
When was Hi, Mom! released?
Hi, Mom! was released on April 27, 1970.
Who directed Hi, Mom!?
Hi, Mom! was directed by Brian De Palma.
More films by Brian De Palma Who is in the cast of Hi, Mom!?
Hi, Mom! stars Robert De Niro as Jon Rubin, Rutanya Alda as 'Be Black Baby' Audience and Kirk Kirksey as 'Be Black Baby' Troupe, among 43 credited actors.
Does Hi, Mom! have a post-credit scene?
No. Hi, Mom! has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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