Monster-In-Law

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

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 fiancee 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, Rovi

DVD FEATURES:

• Region: 1
• Audio: Dolby Digital Surround
• Screen: Pan and Scan

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Cast:

  
       Jennifer Lopez - Charlotte 'Charlie' Cantilini
       Jane Fonda - Viola Fields
       Michael Vartan - Kevin Fields
       Wanda Sykes - Ruby
       Adam Scott - Remy
       Monet Mazur - Fiona
       Annie Parisse - Morgan
       Will Arnett - Kit
       Elaine Stritch - Gertrude
       Jimmy Jean - Louis - Prince Amir

• Director:

  Robert Luketic

• Producer:

  Paula Weinstein, Chris Bender, J.C. Spink

• Screenwriter:

  Anya Kochoff

• Cinematographer:

  Russell Carpenter

• Composer (Music Score):

  David Newman

• Musical Direction/Supervision:

  Dana Sano

• Editor:

  Kevin Tent, Scott Hill

• Production Designer:

  Missy Stewart

• Art Director:

  James F. Truesdale

• Associate Producer:

  Magnus Kim

• Executive Producer:

  Richard Brener, Toby Emmerich, Michael Flynn

• Set Designer:

  Andrew Menzies, Anthony D. Parillo

• Set Decorator:

  Susan Mina Eschelbach

• Costume Designer:

  Kym Barrett

• Sound/Sound Designer:

  Steve Cantamessa

• First Assistant Director:

  Nicholas Mastandrea

• Sound Mixer:

  Gary Bourgeois

• Casting:

  Ronna Kress

• Sound Mixer:

  Greg Orloff

• Supervising Sound Editor:

  Michael Chock