Directed by:
Salomé BrezinerScreenplay:
Duke TranCinematography:
Chris SquiresComposer:
Jeff CardoniCast:
Nia Vardalos, Jason Dolley, Mark Boone Junior, Skyler Samuels, Devon Werkheiser, Kate Flannery, Gillian Vigman, Mike Hagerty, Scott Shilstone, Danika Galindo (more)Plots(1)
Oh, how far we've come from the dark days of rampant homophobia. But teenager Lloyd Cooper (Jason Dolley) may think society—or at least his mother—has progressed a bit too far on this topic. Lloyd's mom Maggie (a hilarious Nia Vardalos) says she would not only accept a gay son, she actively encourages it, as it would be "really cool" to have one. In fact, Maggie becomes so convinced that Lloyd himself is gay that she "outs" him to his entire high school. Like any good "helicopter mom," who hovers over every aspect of her children's lives, Maggie takes control of Lloyd's social life, setting Lloyd up on dates with boys whom she has approved and filing for a gay student college scholarship. There's just one wrench in her grand plans: Lloyd doesn't even know whether he's gay or not. But the mother is willing to accept her son for who he is—or at least who she thinks he is. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Nia Vardalos](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270546_4f873d.jpg)
Nia Vardalos
Canada
Best movies:
My Big Fat Greek Summer (2002)
Helicopter Mom (2014)
Wonder Woman: Bloodlines (2019)
![Jason Dolley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275345_65bbc9.jpg)
Jason Dolley
USA
Best movies:
The Air I Breathe (2007)
Helicopter Mom (2014)
Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas! (2011) (TV movie)
![Mark Boone Junior](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269323_51379c.jpg)
Mark Boone Junior
USA
Best movies:
Se7en (1995)
Batman Begins (2005)
Memento (2000)
![Skyler Samuels](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/056/165056087_351966.jpg)
Skyler Samuels
USA
Best movies:
The DUFF (2015)
Helicopter Mom (2014)
The Stepfather (2009)
![Devon Werkheiser](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/396/396123_a2769a.jpg)
Devon Werkheiser
USA
Best movies:
We Were Soldiers (2002)
Crown Vic (2019)
Sundown (2016)
![Kate Flannery](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/873/159873638_2546bf.jpg)
Kate Flannery
USA
Best movies:
Trick (1999)
Fourth Man Out (2015)
Danny Roane: First Time Director (2006)
![Gillian Vigman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/785/162785676_58c4fb.png)
Gillian Vigman
USA
Best movies:
The Holdovers (2023)
The Hangover (2009)
Snack Shack (2024)
![Mike Hagerty](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/359/359157_738e1e.jpg)
Mike Hagerty
USA
Best movies:
Overboard (1987)
Ally McBeal (1997) (series)
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died (1998)
Scott Shilstone
USA
Best movies:
Now You See Me (2013)
Pitch Perfect (2012)
Helicopter Mom (2014)
![Danika Galindo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/910/157910857_7dce5f.jpg)
Danika Galindo
Best movies:
Helicopter Mom (2014)
Bad Neighbours (2014)
Maxie Solveig
Germany
Best movies:
Memoria (2015)
Helicopter Mom (2014)
See You in Valhalla (2015)
Jessica Gardner
USA
Best movies:
Helicopter Mom (2014)
Resurrected (2023)
An Uzi at the Alamo (2005)
![Bruno Amato](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/000/160000923_fc45ab.jpg)
Bruno Amato
USA
Best movies:
The Internship (2013)
Horrible Bosses 2 (2014)
Helicopter Mom (2014)
Glenn McCuen
USA
Best movies:
Helicopter Mom (2014)
Marmaduke (2010)
![Jessie Ennis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/524/166524538_29649d.jpg)
Jessie Ennis
USA
Best movies:
Irreplaceable You (2018)
Helicopter Mom (2014)
Family (2018)
Bob Sáenz
Best movies:
Black August (2007)
Helicopter Mom (2014)
The Darwin Awards (2006)
![Marianne Bourg](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/499/160499918_929aee.jpg)
Marianne Bourg
West Germany
Best movies:
The Room (2019)
Inherent Vice (2014)
Helicopter Mom (2014)
![Lisa Loeb](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/612/160612664_2231f2.jpg)
Lisa Loeb
USA
Best movies:
The Rugrats Movie (1998)
Helicopter Mom (2014)
Fright Night (2011)
Jill Remez
USA
![Sarunas J. Jackson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/451/166451713_94ee0f.jpg)
Sarunas J. Jackson
USA
Best movies:
The Gambler (2014)
Helicopter Mom (2014)
Chi-Raq (2015)