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Mom 16 years older than the son?


There is no way the mom (Katherine) is only 16 years older than her biological son (Jamie). They needed much better casting to pull this off. The mom looked like she was in her late 50's/early 60's, and her son looked about 25, if that. It kept driving me crazy throughout the whole movie!

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they did great casting wise but i agree this woman does not look 16 years older than her son. that would make her 41. she does not look 41. she looks good but i would say about late 40's maybe 50 at most.

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Linda Purl was 50 at the time, but she can play 5 years younger. Andrew Kraulis' age is unknown, but looked to be about 30. Seems fine to me.

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It was implied that Jamie was 25 (when Kathleen spoke to Ellen Fisher, Kathleen said that it had been 25 years since they had spoken).

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Me too. The woman is a FOX, mebbe that's why I didn't analyze the part - too busy thinking of a shipwrecked-on-a-tropical-island scenario. :-)

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I thought the guy looked too old to be her son

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Are you kidding me? Late 50's/early 60's??? I don't think so.

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You're right, writer chick. Linda Purl, the actress who played the Mom, was 49 years old in real life, when the movie was filmed in 2004. And, she didn't look a day over that age. In the movie, the role of the mother would be about 42 or so, so the casting was spot on.

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i have it on tonight LOL to ur post/thread.
hola...


first:

linda 'lovely older actress purl' don't look sixties at all
Mid-Fifty ish yes.

i love her great actress under-rated imo.

adios


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LOL
60s? no way.

I have it on tonight
she appear to be in here mid 50s imo.look nice,
but yep,the director/production team i guess didn't want a more youthful
i.e. 40S to mid forties,younger older,but younger 40's woman.who knows why
they chose her but i m a fan of her work

I love linda purl,movie is pretty good,but i m ROFL each time at how she did not figure out he is not her son...silly imo but good overall movie.

night!adios
Goin'back to see it again on LMN

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