With Six You Get Eggroll
- Doris Day: Abby McClure
- Brian Keith: Jake Iverson
- Pat Carroll: Maxine Scott
- Barbara Hershey: Stacey Iverson
- George Carlin: Herbie Fleck
- Alice Ghostley: Molly
- John Findlater: Flip McClure
- Elaine Devry: Cleo Ruskin
- Herb Voland: Harry Scott
- Jamie Farr: Jo Jo
- William Christopher Zip
The man in mummy's bed ( Original: With Six You Get Eggroll ) is an American film comedy starring Doris Day in her last screen role from the year 1968.
Action
Abby McClure is a widow and mother of three sons. When she widower Jake Iverson invites one day at a party, try Abby's relatives Maxine and Harry Scott, to pair Abby with Jake. As it is Jake too much, he leaves the party. Shortly after, he meets Abby at a shop again, where these excuses for the behavior of the Scotts. Both agree to meet again. Soon the wedding bells are ringing, but the coexistence turns out harder than expected. Abby's sons did not get along with Jake's possessive daughter Stacey. Even Abby and Jake's dogs do not.
To go to the disputes of the children out of the way and to finally find a little peace, Abby and Jake to create a caravan, which they use as a bedroom. One evening, however also advised Abby and Jake in dispute, whereupon Abby drive away in the caravan and later encounters a hippie group. When she wants to go together with the young people back to Jake, she collided with a truck full of chickens.
As Abby and the hippies are arrested and Jake learns of the accident, Jake makes with the kids and dogs immediately on the way to help Abby. On the way they collide with the same lorry, was driven into the Abby before. As the furious driver Jake threatens the children and dogs join forces to his defense. At the police station Abby and Jake fall in her arms and her children are now united happy with them.
Background
On August 7, 1968, the film premiered in the United States. In Germany, the man came in mommies bed on March 7, 1969 in the cinemas. On 2 November 1986, the comedy was first broadcast on German television.
The young Barbara Hershey celebrated with the film her screen debut, as it was the last movie appearance for actress Doris Day. One month after the release of the film started Days television series The Doris Day Show.
Reviews
" Typical American family film, made with solid materials and applied as non-binding conversation."
" Harmless ideal world movies. "
Awards
At the ceremony for the Laurel Awards Doris Day was in 1970 nominated for her role as Best Lead Actress in a Comedy and ultimately ended up in third place.