Hi - At one point, Bronson's secretary says that "your Son-In-Law is on the line"... then Bronson says "Hi Jack", then Jack calls him "Dad" and refers to him as "Dad" throughout the movie. Jack even says "Mom and Carole" at one point, talking about Bronson's wife and his own wife Carole. Who would call their In-Laws "Mom and Dad"??
shareI've called many of my friends' and girlfriends' parents mom and dad. I don't think anyone took it as abnormal. No one ever said anything against it. My parents knew I called other peoples' parents mom and dad.
shareSo, if speaking to your father-in-law, you'd refer to his wife as "Mom"?! They had to think you're odd as hell if you did. Nobody does that. Let's say your wife is named Carol...you'd potentially say to Carol's dad, who you have no blood relation..."Hey Dad, Mom and Carol are going to the store."??? That's odd, sorry.
share"Nobody does that."
No, you don't do that. Which is ok but to make sweeping statements like that are nonsense.
Find it odd. I don't give a damn.
I've never ever seen a human being ever do that. Sorry, it's odd AF. If you do really do that, stop please, they talk behind your back about it I'm sure.
shareWhen I am speaking to my wife about her mother I refer to her as either "Yer mom" or "Grandma", if the kids are involved. IE, "Yer mom called" or "The kids are over at Grandma's" I think I would choke if I ever tried to call her "Mom".
I think the son-in-law in Death Wish was being a big suck-up brown-noser to Bronson and his wife.
I think it was a writer/director choice to help people remember the relationship. I am not saying it was a good or clear choice.
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Have you never seen a sitcom? https://youtu.be/o38yfYVk6uM
It's a standard trope in most of them.
It wasn't unusual for a person to call their in-laws mom and dad. Things were different in the 70's. More family oriented back then.
shareBoth my parents called their in-laws mom and dad. My various aunts and uncles did likewise. Before I married my wife I called her parents Dorothy and Max at their request. The first time I spoke to them after the ceremony was done I called them mom and dad. It surprised, but pleased them. My wife called my parents mom and dad.
Their are many traditions about this. None are right or wrong. The statement above that "no one does this" is patently false.
Mainly, unless their is a compelling reason otherwise, one should refer to their in-laws with respect. That respect can take different forms, "mom and dad," "Mrs and Mr," or even first names if the in-laws prefer.
Yea, I think that’s it.
And there is plenty of stories where the parent is absent and the in-law is more of a true parent where the child regards them as the true parent and the birth right as insignificant, and rightly so.
Is it odd to call your in-laws mom and dad? Sure.
Is it odder to worry about characters in movies doing it? Most def.
>>>s it odd to call your in-laws mom and dad? Sure. <<<
The point a lot of us are making is that it is not odd at all. It is quite common. Not everyone does it; I won't even suggest a majority do; there are other forms of address that are respectful. It is just important to get over the notion that because a custom is rare or odd amongst your family or your area has no bearing on its use elsewhere.
Calling in-laws mom and dad is no more odd than calling them Mr. and Mrs or by their personal names.
Was common for that time.
shareI lived back then...no it wasn't common...it was never common.
shareIt is and has been quite common. Just because you did not encounter it doesn't change that. The vast majority of people I knew then called their in-laws mom and dad. Many still do. As I said, this will vary by area and culture, but it has always been common.
And yes, I lived back then. I was 17 when this movie came out.
Lol talk about your all time backfires 🤣
shareDidn’t Meathead always refer to Archie as Dad? I mean you can’t get more 1974 than Death Wish and All in the Family. In fact, Meathead could have easily played the son in law in Death Wish and vice versa.
shareTotally common thing, at least in the US. Where are you?
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