Hi, Mom!
Vietnam vet Jon Rubin returns to New York and rents a rundown flat in Greenwich Village. It is in this flat that he begins to film, 'Peeping Tom' style, the people in the apartment across the street. His obsession with making films leads him to fall in with a radical 'Black Power' group, which in turn leads him to carry out a bizarre act of urban terrorism.
Critics Sentiment
White audience subjected to blackface humiliation by the theater troupe
Joe Banner withdraws his pornographic film offer after camera failure
The film jumps from its lowest point during the failed porn film transition to its highest peak with the provocative Be Black Baby theater sequence.
Hi, Mom! starts strong with praised opening comedy, reaches its peak with the controversial and acclaimed Be Black Baby theater sequence, but struggles with coherence as reviewers found the film's disparate parts brilliant individually yet poorly connected. The film's experimental nature and De Palma's early directorial style earned appreciation for its boldness while frustrating viewers seeking narrative unity.
Full cast
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Robert De Niro
Jon Rubin
Jennifer Salt
Judy Bishop
Allen Garfield
Joe Banner
Charles Durning
Superintendent
Lara Parker
Jeannie Mitchell
Paul Bartel
Uncle Tom Wood
Gerrit Graham
Gerrit Wood
Nelson Peltz
Playboy
Abraham Goren
Pervert
Bruce Price
Jimmy Mitchell
Ricky Parker
Ricky Mitchell
Andy Parker
Andy Mitchell
Robbie Heywood
Roommate
Leslie Bornstein
Roommate
Peter Maloney
Pharmacist
Rutanya Alda
'Be Black Baby' Audience
Delia Abrams
Date
Tofer Delaney
Date
Margaret Pine
Date
Hector Lino
N.I.T. Journal Revolutionary
Crew
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