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Like Mom, Like Me is a american film of genre Drama directed by Michael Pressman with Linda Lavin
Like Mom, Like Me (1978)
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Add to a movie listLike Mom, Like Me is a 1978 television film directed by Michael Pressman. The film was based on the novel of the same name written by Sheila Schwartz.
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Althea is the mother of teenager Jennifer. Althea's husband leaves her; this has a horrible influence on her relationship with her daughter. When Althea starts to date other men, Jennifer can't accept this. Meanwhile, Althea is irritated by Jennifer taking over her own habits.Actors
Linda Lavin
(Althea Gruen)
Kristy McNichol
(Jennifer Gruen)
Max Gail
(Henry Millen)
Stacey Nelkin
(Tao Wolf)
Clark Brandon
(Kevin)
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