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1997 film by Ivan Reitman

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Fathers' Day is a 1997 American comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman. The screenplay was written by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel, and the film stars Robin Williams, Billy Crystal, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Nastassja Kinski. It is based on the film Les Compères. The narrative takes place in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Reno, and Sacramento. The production companies involved were Silver Pictures, Northern Lights Entertainment, and Warner Bros. Pictures.

The plot follows a woman who cons two former boyfriends into searching for her runaway son by convincing each that he is the father. The film has a runtime of approximately 99 minutes and was distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment, Netflix, and Fandango at Home. It features music by James Newton Howard and cinematography by Stephen H. Burum. The movie was released in 1997 and set during the recurring event of Father's Day. Its tagline is "All she said was 'My son is yours.' Unfortunately, she said it to both of them."

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Film · TMDB

5.5

A woman cons two old boyfriends into searching for her runaway son by convincing both that they are the boy's father.

Released: 1997-05-0999 minDir: Ivan ReitmanComedy, FamilyBudget: $85.0MBox office: $36.0M

Cast

  • Robin Williams as Dale Putley
  • Billy Crystal as Jack Lawrence
  • Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Carrie Lawrence
  • Nastassja Kinski as Collette Andrews
  • Charlie Hofheimer as Scott Andrews
  • Bruce Greenwood as Bob Andrews

Themes

  • friendship
  • run away
  • paternity
  • teen angst
  • drug dealing
  • parenthood

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Ratings

IMDb

5.3/10

17,362 votes

Year
1997
Runtime
98 min
Genres
Comedy, Romance

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Director
Ivan Reitman
Screenwriter
Babaloo Mandel
Cast member
Harry Northup
Producer
Joel Silver
Production company
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Cinematographer
Stephen H. Burum
Narrative location
Sacramento
Duration
95
FilmAffinity ID
253462
Distribution format
video on demand
Motto
The reason why some animals eat their young.
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publication date
1997-01-01
title
Fathers' Day
distributed by
Fandango at Home
box office
35659604
review score
43/100
set during recurring event
Father's Day
different from
Father's Day
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