Fathers' Day (1997)

5.3PG-1395 minDirector: Ivan Reitman

1997 American film

Fathers' Day is a 1997 American comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman and starring Robin Williams, Billy Crystal, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Nastassja Kinski. It is a remake of the 1983 French film Les Compères.

In the film, Collette Andrews (Kinski) enlists two former lovers, cynical lawyer Jack Lawrence (Crystal) and lonely, ex-hippie, suicidal writer Dale Putley (Williams) to help her search for her runaway teenage son Scott by telling each man that he is the father. When Jack and Dale run into each other and find out what is happening, they work together to find Scott and determine the identity of the actual father.

The film features an appearance by the musical groups Sugar Ray and the Muffs. It was released by Warner Bros. on May 9, 1997 and was a critical and commercial failure, grossing $35.7 million against an $85 million budget.

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What is Fathers' Day about?
Fathers' Day (1997) — Jack Lawrence is a smart aleck lawyer who is one day visited by an ex-girlfriend who tells him her kid was his. Enter Dale Putley, a depressed goofball who is also a writer, meets with the same ex-girlfriend who tells him her kid is his. One day Jack and Dale meet and discover wh
Is Fathers' Day based on a true story?
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Content rating: PG-13. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.
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