Product Details

• Actors: Sissy Spacek, Anna Chlumsky, Aaron Michael Metchik, Asher Metchik, Merritt Yohnka
• Directors: Tia Brelis
• Writers: Tia Brelis, Nancy Brelis
• Producers: Hester Hargett, Raffaella De Laurentiis, Robert Little
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC
• Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Vidmark / Trimark
• VHS Release Date: June 20, 1997
• Run Time: 82 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 630320385X
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #91,605 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Very clean case, VHS have very clear picture and sound

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A magical movie for moms and kids alike -, January 5, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Trading Mom [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Based on the popular children's short story "The Mommy Market," the story centers around the three Martin children: Elizabeth (Anna Chlumsky), Jeremy (Aaron Metchik) and Harry (Asher Metchik), who are unhappy with their single mother (Sissy Spacek). Their elderly friend, Mrs. Cavour (Maureen Stapleton), tells them of an ancient magical spell that will allow them to go to the Mommy Market to select a new mother. Through the course of the film they try out 3 different mothers - but none of them is to their liking, either. They all sound good at the start, but experience shows that even the coolest Mom can have some of the strangest drawbacks...

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Moral Lesson for Kids, December 19, 2000

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Kristen (Newark, DE USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Trading Mom [VHS] (VHS Tape)

You never really miss something until you have to live without it. This valuable lesson is effectively portrayed in the movie while showcasing Sissy Specek's extraordinary telent. She takes you along a journey in which kids come to appreciate the value of a loving mother no matter how bad the current circumstances are. Well written, with plenty of laughs and one or two seemingly tearful moments, Trading Mom is a movie in which children can appreciate and understand, since the plot of the movie is based on their decisions and realizations. ....A good moral lesson taught in such an entertaining way that the children forget they're actually learning... Excellent!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars parents, March 27, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Trading Mom [VHS] (VHS Tape)

this is a cute story about things that make no sense collapsed with everyday life please buy it.