The Great Mom Swap
| The Great Mom Swap | |
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Written by | Maryedith Burrell |
| Directed by | Jonathan Prince |
| Starring |
Shelley Fabares Valerie Harper Mary Kate Schellhardt Hillary Tuck Sid Caesar Andrew Kavovit Kelsey Mulrooney |
| Music by | David Lawrence |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
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| Executive producer(s) | Richard Welsh Ruth Slawson (co-executive producer, as Ruth A. Slawson) |
| Producer(s) | Brent Shields Richard Welsh Art Levinson (line producer) |
| Cinematography | Sandi Sissel |
| Editor(s) | Jim Oliver Brian Fassett |
| Running time | 120 minutes (including commercials) |
| Production company(s) | Signboard Hill Productions |
| Distributor | ABC |
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| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | September 23, 1995 |
The Great Mom Swap is a 1995 film released direct-to-video by Hallmark Entertainment that stars Shelley Fabares, Valerie Harper, Mary Kate Schellhardt, Hillary Tuck, Sid Caesar, Andrew Kavovit, and Kelsey Mulrooney.
Terri Venessi (Mary Kate Schellhardt), a local smart girl and deli girl, always seems to be at odds with the cheerleading captain, Karen Ridgeway (Hillary Tuck). Terri is the daughter of Grace (Valerie Harper) who is a widow and Karen is the daughter of Millie (Shelley Fabares) who have been known rivals since the day their friendship was strained. One day, their pranks on each other go too far when a flare gun in the other's locker explodes and the school had to be evacuated as a result.
The girls are called to the Principal's office where they and their mothers meet with Officer Patricia Smith (Esther Scott). Although she initially plans to have them sent to a work farm, Officer Smith instead tells them that the girls should switch lives for a while to experience the other girl's life even upon also noticing that both mothers act the same way toward each other. Reluctantly, the girls and their families agree.
Karen's family is quite affluent, but both parents work and are gone quite a bit. As a result, Karen, when she was home had to take care of Karen's little sister Tiffany (Kelsey Mulrooney), and now Terri must. Tiffany (who is constantly telling "Knock-knock jokes") gets on Terri's nerves at first, but eventually, she comes to think of Terry as a "sister-figure", especially during a thunderstorm, which causes a temporary loss of power. During the switch, Terri learns that Karen never stands up for herself to her mom who grew up in the neighborhood with Terri's mom, and is now a social climber. While at Karen's, Terri and Karen's brother David (Andrew Kavovit) discover they like each other, especially after Karen gives Terri a "makeover."
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