wishing aloud that she would just disappear. Sheldon takes his shiksa fiancée, Lisa, to meet his mother, who immediately embarrasses him. The three, as well as Lisa's children from a previous marriage, go to a magic show. His mother is invited on stage to be a part of the magician's act. She is put inside a box that has swords stuck through it and she disappears, just as she is supposed to, but then she never reappears. Although he is furious at first, this development turns out to be great for Sheldon because, with her out of his life, he can finally relax. But soon, to his horror, his mother reappears in the sky over New York City. She begins to annoy Sheldon and Lisa (with the whole city now watching) by constantly talking to strangers about his most embarrassing moments. This puts a strain on his relationship with Lisa, who leaves him. Sheldon is persuaded by his psychiatrist to see a psychic, Treva, to try to get his mother back to reality. Treva's experiments fail, but Sheldon falls for her. When he introduces Treva to his mother, she approves and comes back to Earth. Cast Life Lessons Nick Nolte as Lionel Dobie Rosanna Arquette as Paulette Steve Buscemi as Gregory Stark Jesse Borrego as Reuben Toro Peter Gabriel as himself Illeana Douglas as Paulette's friend Deborah Harry as girl at Blind Alley Life Without Zoë Heather McComb as Zoë Talia Shire as Charlotte Giancarlo Giannini as Claudio Don Novello as Hector Adrien Brody as Mel Chris Elliott as robber Carmine Coppola as street musician Carole Bouquet as Princess Soraya Oedipus Wrecks Woody Allen as Sheldon Mills Mae Questel as Mother Mia Farrow as Lisa Julie Kavner as Treva George Schindler as Shandu, the magician Larry David as theater manager Mike Starr as hardhat Ira Wheeler as Mr. Bates Kirsten Dunst as Lisa's daughter Soundtracks Life Lessons "A Whiter Shade of Pale" by Procol Harum "Politician" by Cream "The Right Time" by Ray Charles "Like a Rolling Stone" by Bob Dylan/The Band "It Could Happen to You" written by Johnny Burke and Jimmy Van Heusen "That Old Black Magic" written by Johnny Mercer and Harold Arlen "Stella by Starlight" written by Ned Washington and Victor Young "Conquistador" by Procol Harum "Nessun dorma" by Mario Del Monaco "Sex Kick" by Transvision Vamp "What Is This Thing Called Love?" performed by The