In "Laurel Canyon," as she did in "Almost Famous," Frances McDormand plays a mother who embarrasses the hell out of her kid in a story that takes place in the world of rock music. Whereas in "Almost Famous" her mother fought with uncanny fervor to protect her young son from sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll, in "Laurel Canyon" she plays a record producer deeply immersed in all three areas. Which causes her son, a Harvard Medical School graduate, to worry about even introducing his fiancee to Mom.

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