Where's Poppa?
Where's Poppa? ★★★ Going Ape 1970
A Jewish lawyer's senile mother constantly ruins his love life, and he considers various means of getting rid of her, including dressing up as an ape to scare her to death. Filled with outlandish and often tasteless humor, befitting its reign as a black comedy cult classic. Adapted by Robert Klane from his novel. 84m/C VHS, DVD . George Segal, Ruth Gordon, Trish Van Devere, Ron Leibman, Rae Allen, Vincent Gardenia, Barnard Hughes, Paul Sorvino, Rob Reiner, Garrett Morris; D: Carl Reiner; W: Robert Klane; C: Jack Priestley; M: Jack Elliott.
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