Big Daddy (1999/I)

Regisseur:

Dennis Dugan

Drehbuchautoren (WGA):

Steve Franks (story)
Steve Franks (screenplay) ...

Premierendatum:

25. Juni 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Komödie | Drama

Werbezeile:

Nature called. Look who answered.

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.

Plot Keywords:

Spitting | Bachelor | Hooters Restaurant | Relationship | Responsibility

Filmpreise:

8 wins & 11 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

Formula, silly, and actually funny!

US TV Schedule:

Sat. July 19	1:30 PM	HBO
Tue. July 22	3:30 PM	HBO
Mon. July 28	6:00 PM	HBO

Besetzung

Adam Sandler	...	Sonny Koufax
Joey Lauren Adams	...	Layla Maloney
Jon Stewart	...	Kevin Gerrity
Cole Sprouse	...	Julian 'Frankenstien' McGrath
Dylan Sprouse	...	Julian 'Frankenstien' McGrath
Josh Mostel	...	Arthur Brooks
Leslie Mann	...	Corinne Maloney
Allen Covert	...	Phil D'Amato
Rob Schneider	...	Delivery Guy
Kristy Swanson	...	Vanessa
Joseph Bologna	...	Lenny Koufax
Peter Dante	...	Tommy Grayton
Jonathan Loughran	...	Mike
Steve Buscemi	...	Homeless Guy
Tim Herlihy	...	Singing Kangaroo

Alternativ:

Guy Gets Kid (USA) (working title)
Big Daddy (Deutschland) [de]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language and some crude humor.

Länge:

93 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch | Italienisch

Farbe:

Farbe (Technicolor)

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

DTS | Dolby | SDDS

Altersfreigabe:

Brazil:Livre | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Belgium:KT | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12/9 | France:U | Hong Kong:IIA | Netherlands:AL | New Zealand:PG | Norway:A | Portugal:M/6 | Singapore:NC-16 | Singapore:PG (cut) | South Korea:12 | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #36455) | Philippines:G | Iceland:L

Drehorte:

Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Firma:

Jack Giarraputo Productions

Dies und das:

Cameo des Regisseurs: [Dennis Dugan]the guy unprepared for Halloween.

Pannen:

Fälschlich als Panne betrachtet: While most New York hockey games start around 7:00 PM, there are afternoon games, so it could still be daylight after a hockey game.

Dialogzitate:

Sonny: Where's Kevin?
Corinne: Oh, he already left. He forgot to say goodbye to you.
Sonny: Then why are you here?
Corinne: I'm cleaning because you're useless.
Sonny: Then are you going to go to your Hooters reunion? And talk about who's ass sticks out the most while wearing your shorts?
Corinne: At least I can fit my ass in to my shorts, fatty.
Sonny: [Taking out leftover food from fridge] Speaking of fatty, whose is this?
Corinne: I don't know.
Sonny: I'm eating it then.

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Ausschnittsweise enthalten in "Troldspejlet: (#22.7)" (1999)

Soundtrack:

Save It for Later

Formula, silly, and actually funny!

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.