Warner Bros. and Pizza Patrón present a Blu-ray Hi-Def Sweepstakes promo of George Lopez in MR. TROOP MOM (now on DVD & Blu-ray)

—> See Link to our DVD Review (further below)

MR. TROOP MOM » Film starring George Lopez now cheerfully celebrated with the Campout at Home online sweepstakes!

Restaurant chain Pizza Patrón will help promote Warner Home Video's June 23 DVD/Blu-ray release Mr. Troop Mom with a high-definition sweepstakes.

People can win a grand prize package encompassing a flat-screen TV, Blu-ray Disc player and Mr. Troop Mom Blu-ray disc by entering the contest online at the chain's Web site: www.pizzapatron.com. Twenty standard-definition DVD copies of Mr. Troop Mom also will be given away.

The "Campout at Home Online Sweepstakes," marking Pizza Patrón's first foray into Web marketing, is open to all U.S. residents ages 13 or older. You can enter once a day between now and July 12.

Pizza Patrón believes its Latin-themed food offerings make a great fit with Mr. Troop Mom's star, comedian George Lopez. The movie aired first on Nickelodeon (June 19), before streeting the following week on DVD/Blu-ray. (The Pizza Patrón website also hosted the Mr. Troop Mom trailer before it aired on the Nick channel.)

"The Mr. Troop Mom Campout at Home promotion is a perfect fit for our brand," said Andrew Gamm, director of brand development for Pizza Patrón. "George Lopez is family friendly, has a huge and very diverse fan base and most importantly resonates strongly with our customers."

Pizza Patrón operates 90 U.S. stores and hopes to open 750 outlets with the next 10 years.

Source: Suzanne Ault (Video Business)

It takes a special kind of dad… to be a mom!
It takes a real man to be one of the girls!

GEORGE LOPEZ GOES TO SUMMER CAMP!

George Lopez plays a single father out of his depth when it comes to women. Nevertheless, when he volunteers to be the chaperone for his nine-year-old daughter, Naomi, at Go Girls Jamboree at Running Pines Camp, he'll get a crash course in the ways of the opposite sex--and being a father. Jane Lynch (Role Models) and Alex and Nat Wolff (of the Naked Brothers Band) co-star in this wild romp in the woods. [Full Synopsis further below]

Warner Brothers recently released Mr. Troop Mom (June 23), on DVD & Blu-ray, each loaded with exciting bonus features. The standard DVD includes viewing options in both widescreen and full-screen, and is available at a suggested retail price of $27.95. The Combo Pack Blu-ray includes a bonus Digital Copy download (on the disc), BD-Live enabled exclusives, and is packed with a bonus standard DVD copy of the film, available at SRP of $35.99.

BONUS FEATURES include: (both DVD & Blu-ray)
• Additional Scenes:
-Eddie and the Dog Man
-Paulina Gets Duped
-Eddie and Denise All Alone
-Catalina Surprises Eddie
• Gag Reel
• Laughmaker George Lopez "Roughs It" uproariously in George Goes to Camp
• "Naomi's Journal": Debuting youngster Daniella Bobabilla shares her thoughts and experiences playing George's daughter
• Competition between Girl Campers gets fierce and funny in Killer Bees vs Wasps
• "Rockin' the Bonfire" with the Naked Brothers Band

Additional BD-Live Enabled extras (BD Only):
• Eddie's Antics
• Ice Cream Sundae Food Fight
• Bonus Digital Copy of the film (on the disc)

Mr. Troop Mom is Rated G (family comedy)

MR. TROOP MOM — Explore further:
—> DVD Review by John J. Puccio »
EXCERPT: Now, you might wonder if a story about a middle-aged man and about 800 very cute, early teenage girls out in the wild would produce a situation in somewhat questionable taste. But nope. Nothing here to fuel a Palin-Letterman controversy. "Mr. Troop Mom" is a Nickelodeon original TV movie, so squeaky clean the MPAA gave it a G rating, something usually afforded only to Disney and Pixar cartoons.

The trouble with most "family" movies, though, is that the term is a misnomer. It seems to me that good family movies should interest both children and adults, movies like the aforementioned Disney and Pixar animations, "Mary Poppins," "The Parent Trap," or "Spy Kids." Yet most filmmakers really aim their family pictures at young children, with parents obliged to put up with the films while their youngsters enjoy themselves. So it is with "Mr. Troop Mom," a film aimed squarely at families with kids, the specific appeal primarily to girls in the ten-to-fourteen year-old range. If you're an older teen or adult, I make no promises. I found it all rather bland and antiseptic but totally without offense.

The acting, pacing, dialogue, and gags in "Mr. Troop Mom" are about what we have come to expect from a TV production, as is the direction of William Dear ("Angels in the Outfield," "The Sandlot 3," "Free Style"), meaning they are pretty poor by theatrical-release standards. Still, this is no theatrical release, so I suppose we can cut it some slack. It is what it is, no better, no worse. Take it at that.

For ten-year-olds, "Mr. Troop Mom" probably works perfectly well. As I've said, kids wouldn't have seen all the clichés before and might find them amusing. However, this adult was every minute hoping that Jason Voorhees would show up at the summer camp and dispose of a few of the actors. The movie also reminded me of how much better, funnier, and more original the summer-camp scenes were in "Meatballs" and "Addams Family Values." Oh, well...

(Click thru the Link above for the full review)

Film Synopsis:
It takes a special kind of dad… to be a mom!
It takes a real man to be one of the girls!
Funnyman George Lopez stars as Eddie Aquinaldo, a widower trying to be both dad and mom for his nine-year-old daughter. Desperate to connect with young Naomi, Eddie volunteers to chaperone her troop at the Go Girls Jamboree at Running Pines Camp – unaware he'll be the only guy in a world of girls! Treacherous treasure hunts, cutthroat canoe soccer and slippery slimeball wars are just the start of Eddie's introduction to the great outdoors… and into his youngster's heart.

Co-starring Jane Lynch (Another Cinderella Story) and featuring 'tween heartthrobs Alex and Nat Wolff of the Naked Brothers Band, this wild, woodsy missadventure is barrels of fun for parents, kids and everyone in between. Originally broadcast on Nickelodeon.