Plot
It's not unusual to see two women fighting over the same man in a movie, only this time it's his mother and his fiancée vying for his attention in this broad comedy. While Charlotte Cantilini (Jennifer Lopez), known to her friends as Charlie, has never had much luck in her love life, one day her ship arrives in a big way when she meets Kevin Fields (Michael Vartan), a doctor who is charming, handsome, and wealthy. Kevin also has a famous mother, Viola Fields (Jane Fonda), who has enjoyed a long and successful career as a news broadcaster. When Kevin and Charlie fall head over heels for one another, he opts to propose marriage to her as he's introducing Charlie to Viola over lunch. However, as far as Viola is concerned, this could not come at a worse time -- Viola has just been fired from the anchor desk, and regards her son as the only anchor left in her life. Not willing to share Kevin with anyone, Viola sets out to sabotage his relationship with Charlie in any way she can, often with the wary assistance of her secretary Ruby (Wanda Sykes). But once Charlie gets wind of Viola's schemes, she decides two can play this game. Monster-in-Law marked Jane Fonda's return to the screen after a long leave of absence; it was her first film after co-starring with Robert De Niro in 1990's Stanley & Iris. ~ Mark Deming, RoviCast
- Jennifer Lopez - Charlotte 'Charlie' Cantilini
- Jane Fonda - Viola Fields
- Michael Vartan - Kevin Fields
- Wanda Sykes - Ruby
- Adam Scott - Remy
Credit
James F. Truesdale - Art Director, Magnus Kim - Associate Producer, Ronna Kress - Casting, Kym Barrett - Costume Designer, Nicholas Mastandrea - First Assistant Director, Robert Luketic - Director, Kevin Tent - Editor, Scott Hill - Editor, Richard Brener - Executive Producer, Toby Emmerich - Executive Producer, Michael Flynn - Executive Producer, David Newman - Composer (Music Score), Dana Sano - Musical Direction/Supervision, Missy Stewart - Production Designer, Russell Carpenter - Cinematographer, Paula Weinstein - Producer, Chris Bender - Producer, J.C. Spink - Producer, Andrew Menzies - Set Designer, Anthony D. Parillo - Set Designer, Gary Bourgeois - Sound Mixer, Greg Orloff - Sound Mixer, Steve Cantamessa - Sound/Sound Designer, Anya Kochoff - Screenwriter, Michael Chock - Supervising Sound Editor, Susan Mina Eschelbach - Set Decorator| Monster's Ball (2001 Film), Monster on the Campus (1958 Film) | |
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