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Big Daddy (1999) -- A lazy law school grad adopts a kid to impress his girlfriend, but everything doesn't go as planned and he becomes the unlikely foster father.

Overview

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6.1/10   44,608 votes
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Director:
Dennis Dugan
Writers (WGA):
Steve Franks (story)
Steve Franks (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
25 June 1999 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Tagline:
Nature called. Look who answered. more
Plot:
A lazy law school grad adopts a kid to impress his girlfriend, but everything doesn't go as planned and he becomes the unlikely foster father. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
8 wins & 11 nominations more
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(30 articles)
Sandler: 'I'm Still A Loser'
 (From WENN. 23 December 2008, 8:16 AM, PST)

Sandler To Return To Stand Up Roots
 (From WENN. 5 June 2008, 12:10 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
Formula, silly, and actually funny! more

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Guy Gets Kid (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for language and some crude humor.
Runtime:
93 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Italian
Colour:
Colour (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby | SDDS

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Trivia:
Director Cameo: [Dennis Dugan]On the boat behind Columbo; and the reluctant treat giver. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Julian spills the gallon of milk on the floor, Sonny puts newspaper over the milk to soak it up. However, the newspaper never gets wet. more
Quotes:
[Julian is taking a leak]
Julian: How come you're not going?
Sonny: Because I don't have to go. Only you and my grandfather go every thirty seconds.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Undeclared: The Assistant (#1.5)" (2001) more
Soundtrack:
The Kangaroo Song more

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7 out of 9 people found the following comment useful:-
Formula, silly, and actually funny!, 18 June 1999
6/10
Author: Shiva-11 from Vancouver, BC

Big Daddy- Sonny Koufax (Adam Sandler) is the paragon of irresponsibility - he has no job, no manners, and no clue. Although Sonny has somehow managed to get a girlfriend, she is tired of his aimless ways, and gives him an ultimatum - do something with your life or I leave. Fate steps in with a ready-made 'solution': Sonny will raise the little boy who was dropped off at the apartment with a note proclaiming his roommate (Jon Stewart) the father, his girlfriend will realize his newfound responsibility, and all will be well.

Plausibility this movie doesn't have. But we are talking about Adam Sandler, the man who has given us such brainteasers as Happy Gilmore, and Billy Madison. Sandler's frat-boy humor - childish and, scatalogical - has however, drawn a huge following as evidenced by The Waterboy's huge box office, (a movie that I myself enjoyed and will surely be pilloried for).

I expected one thing from this movie - a good laugh. And it delivered. The obligatory tearjerker scenes were painful, but thankfully few and far between. If you are in the mood for some humor-light on cheap Tuesday, give this movie a chance.

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