Plus, Gil’s job pressures weigh heavily on both their shoulders. Gil and his wife (Mary Steenburgen) have their hands full with three kids, one of whom’s suffering from anxiety. Three adult siblings - Gil (Steve Martin), Helen (Dianne Wiest), and Susan (Harley Jane Kozak) - discover there’s more growing up to do as they take on the challenges of parenthood. In the end, Jack realizes his wife does more than he can ever imagine while he is away, and Caroline realizes she can hold her own in the corporate world. Jack and his mommy friends play poker with coupons Caroline applies domestic know-how to land a tuna campaign Jack conquers a wayward vacuum cleaner, and Caroline fends off her randy boss. MOM, a stay-at-home dad in charge of three kids and the household, while his wife Caroline (Teri Garr), a former ad exec, dusts off her shoulder-padded suits to prove herself worthy in the boardroom. When he’s laid off from his job as an automotive engineer, Jack (Michael Keaton) becomes MR.