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5.9Two men get laid off and have to become stay-at-home dads when they can't find jobs, which inspires them to open their own day-care center.
Cast
- Eddie Murphy as Charlie Hinton
- Jeff Garlin as Phil
- Steve Zahn as Marvin
- Regina King as Kim Hinton
- Kevin Nealon as Bruce
- Jonathan Katz as Dan Kubitz
Themes
- competition
- success
- father
- kindergarten
- unemployment
- child care
- laid off
- pre-school
- househusband
- small business
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Steve Carr
- Written by
- Geoff Rodkey
- Produced by
- John Davis Wyck Godfrey Matt Berenson
- Starring
- Eddie Murphy Jeff Garlin Steve Zahn Regina King Anjelica Huston
- Cinematography
- Steven Poster
- Edited by
- Christopher Greenbury
- Music by
- David Newman
- Production companies
- Columbia Pictures Revolution Studios Davis Entertainment
- Distributed by
- Sony Pictures Releasing
- Release date
- May 9, 2003 ( 2003-05-09 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 92 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $60 million
- Box office
- $164.4 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- family film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Steve Carr
- Composer
- David Newman
- Producer
- John Davis
- Production company
- Davis Entertainment
- Cinematographer
- Steven Poster
- Narrative location
- Los Angeles
- Filming location
- California
- Duration
- 88
- FilmAffinity ID
- 958558
- Distribution format
- video on demand
Show 6 more facts
- publication date
- 2003-08-14
- film editor
- Christopher Greenbury
- title
- Daddy Day Care
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 39/100
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Encyclopedic overview
Daddy Day Care is a 2003 American family comedy film starring Eddie Murphy, Jeff Garlin, Steve Zahn, Regina King, and Anjelica Huston. Written by Geoff Rodkey and directed by Steve Carr, it marks Murphy and Carr's second collaboration after Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001). The plot follows two fathers who start a child day care out of their home after they are laid off from their corporate jobs.
The film was produced by Columbia Pictures, Revolution Studios and Davis Entertainment and released in the United States on May 9, 2003, by Sony Pictures Releasing. It received generally negative reviews from critics, but grossed $164.4 million worldwide on a budget of $60 million. The film was followed by two sequels, in the film series of the same name.
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