You’ll Like My Mother (1972): Cast & Plot
You’ll Like My Mother is a 1972 horror thriller directed by Lamont Johnson, starring Patty Duke as Francesca Kinsolving, Rosemary Murphy and Richard Thomas. It runs 1 hour 33 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 33m (93 min)
- Director
- Lamont Johnson
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Universal Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is You’ll Like My Mother About?
The premise of You’ll Like My Mother without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Pregnant widow Francesca drives from Los Angeles to her late husband’s Minnesota hometown to finally meet his mother and family. The chilly reception from her mother‑in‑law soon turns desperate when a blizzard strands them together, forcing Francesca to race against time and uncover the terrifying secrets lurking within her husband’s family.
You’ll Like My Mother Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- psychopath
- mansion
- investigation
- psychotronic film
- travel
- scene during opening credits
- serial rapist
- locked room
- reference to a death certificate
- snowbound
- murdered with scissors
- sedation
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- pretending that a newborn baby is dead
- kia killed in action
- dead mother
- serial killer
- chase
- psychotic man
- vacation goes wrong
- schizophrenia
- pursuit
- locked in a room
- baby in a basket
- mother daughter relationship
- johnson and duke
- non verbal woman
- menace
- brother brother relationship
- carriage house
- suspicion
- credits roll down
- posing as a bus driver
- aunt nephew relationship
- family bible
- overhearing a conversation
- dead mother in law
- man knocks out a woman
- dead husband
- newborn baby
- key
- reference to death from shock
- lie
- aunt poses as nephew's mother
- basement
- secret
- reference to the vietnam war
- bus driver
- laundry room
- hiding
- family secret
You’ll Like My Mother Cast & Characters
Patty Duke leads the cast as Francesca Kinsolving, with Rosemary Murphy as Mrs. Kinsolving and Richard Thomas as Kenny. Directed by Lamont Johnson; 9 actors are credited in all.
- Director Lamont Johnson
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Patty Duke as Francesca Kinsolving - Rosemary Murphy as Mrs. Kinsolving
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Richard Thomas as Kenny - Sian Barbara Allen as Kathleen
Also Starring in You’ll Like My Mother
· 5 more- Joel Thingvall
- Dennis Rucker Red Cooper
- Harold Congdon Man
- James Glazman Breadman
- James Neumann Joey
More from Lamont Johnson
More films directed by Lamont Johnson, best-rated first: The Last American Hero, Lipstick, The Man Next Door and The Broken Chain.
You’ll Like My Mother Plot Summary
What happens in You’ll Like My Mother from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 13 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Francesca Kinsolving, Patty Duke a young woman who married on a whim, finds herself suddenly widowed and pregnant when her husband Matthew dies in a Vietnam-era plane crash just two weeks after their brief courtship. With no word back from his relatives, she boards a bus from Los Angeles and heads toward a remote house in northeastern Minnesota to meet the man she was told she would come to call mother. Her destination is supposed to be a welcoming place, a safe anchor in the storm of upheaval she faces, but what she gets instead is a chilling, withholding reception at the home of Mrs. Kinsolving, the mother she was promised would embrace her new family.
Full summary
The whole story of You’ll Like My Mother, scene by scene
You’ll Like My Mother Trailers & Videos
The trailer of You’ll Like My Mother.
How Well Do You Know You’ll Like My Mother?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
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- Question 10: not answered
Which actress portrays the newly widowed Francesca Kinsolving?
Cars in You’ll Like My Mother
4 cars on screen, including the 1969 Chevrolet K-Series and the 1968 Chevrolet Step-Van.
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1969 Chevrolet K-Series Minor role -
1968 Chevrolet Step-Van Minor role -
Flxible Flxette Minor role -
Mercedes-Benz 600 W100 Background role
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You’ll Like My Mother FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of You’ll Like My Mother, each answered in a sentence.
How long is You’ll Like My Mother?
You’ll Like My Mother runs 1 hour 33 minutes (93 minutes).
When was You’ll Like My Mother released?
You’ll Like My Mother was released on October 13, 1972.
Who directed You’ll Like My Mother?
You’ll Like My Mother was directed by Lamont Johnson.
More films by Lamont Johnson Who is in the cast of You’ll Like My Mother?
You’ll Like My Mother stars Patty Duke as Francesca Kinsolving, Rosemary Murphy as Mrs. Kinsolving and Richard Thomas as Kenny, among 9 credited actors.
Does You’ll Like My Mother have a post-credit scene?
No. You’ll Like My Mother has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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