Monster-In-Law
• Tag Line: She met the perfect man. Then she met his mother.
• Director: Robert Luketic
• Writers: Anya Kochoff
• Release Date: 13 May 2005 (USA)
• MPPA Rating: Rated PG-13 for sex references and language
• Parents Guide: View content advisory for parents
• Genre: Comedy | Romance
• Runtime: 101 min
• Awards: 1 wins & 9 nominations
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After years of looking for Mr. Right, Charlotte 'Charlie' Cantilini finally finds the man of her dreams, Kevin Fields, only to discover that his mother, Viola, is the woman of her nightmares. A recently fired news anchor who is afraid she will lose her son the way she has just lost her career, Viola determines to scare off her son's new fiancé by becoming the world's worst mother-in-law. While Viola's long-time assistant Ruby does her best to help Viola execute her crazy schemes, Charlie decides to fight back and the gloves come off as the two women battle it out to see just who is the alpha-female.


Also Starring
• Jennifer Lopez
• Jane Fonda
• Wanda Sykes

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Trivia
• Jane Fonda's first film in 15 years.

• Jane Fonda joined the film after the filming of Elizabethtown (2005) was pushed back a few months.

• Shari Wacks designed the jewelry for the film.

• When Viola asks Tanya Murphy what her favorite movies are, among the movies she names is Legally Blonde (2001). Robert Luketic, who directed this film, also directed Legally Blonde.

• Jane Fonda said that she based her character on her ex-husband Ted Turner.

• Mark Ruffalo was originally offered the male lead, but declined.

• All of the photos of Viola Fields on her table with famous people are real pictures of Jane Fonda with Oprah Winfrey, Ted Turner, Jon Voight and Gloria Steinem. The only "doctored" item is the cover of Time Magazine, which Fonda was set to appear on the cover of, however the Pope's Death in 2005 took the headline and subsequently, the cover.

Quotes
Dr. Kevin Fields: What are you doing the rest of your life?

Charlotte 'Charlie' Cantilini: What color are my eyes?
Dr. Kevin Fields: Well, at first glance your eyes are brown. But when the light hits them, they change to amber. And if you look really close around the iris, the color is pure honey. But when you look into the sun, they almost look green. That's my favorite.