Paternity (1981)

A single man searches for a woman who will bear his baby with no strings attached.

Director:

David Steinberg

Writer:

Charlie Peters

Stars:

Burt Reynolds, Beverly D'Angelo, Norman Fell

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Burt Reynolds	...	Buddy Evans
Beverly D'Angelo	...	Maggie
Norman Fell	...	Larry
Paul Dooley	...	Kurt
Elizabeth Ashley	...	Sophia Thatcher
Lauren Hutton	...	Jenny Lofton
Juanita Moore	...	Celia
Peter Billingsley	...	Tad
Jacqueline Brookes	...	Aunt Ethel
Linda Gillen	...	Cathy (as Linda Gillin)
Mike Kellin	...	Tour Guide
Victoria Young	...	Patti
Elsa Raven	...	Pre-natal Nurse
Carol Locatell	...	Ms. Werner
Kay Armen	...	Claudia Feinstein

Storyline

A single man searches for a woman who will bear his baby with no strings attached.

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Plot Keywords:

baby | pregnancy | jogging | aspiring musician | trumpet | 

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Taglines:

He wants you to have his baby!

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 October 1981 (USA)

Also Known As:

Paternidad

Filming Locations:

Circle Line Tours, Pier 85, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Lauren Hutton' plays opposite Reynolds in this movie. Previously, Hutton had starred as Aggie Maybank, the TV reporter love-interest of Burt Reynolds's Gator McKlusky in Gator. Hutton also appears in Reynolds' Malone.

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Quotes

Buddy Evans: [Thinking up baby names] Quimby.

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Connections

Features Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1968)

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Soundtracks

"It's Such a Good Feeling"
by Fred Rogers (as Fred M. Rogers)

User Reviews

Fun, Adorable, Sweet

Sometimes HBO will air the most random movies. I just watched "Paternity" again. I saw it back in the day and loved it then and now.

The story of a middle aged successful single bachelor who feels eomthing is missing in his life. He decides he wants a baby, but not a wife or girlfriend...just a baby. He hooks up with Maggie (Diangelo) who is a waitress who also plays the french horn saving for a trip to Paris. He offers her money to be the surrogate (not quite as common then as it is today) and she accepts. During the months that they are together while she's carrying the baby it's obvious to see that they are destined to fall in love, but while it may be predictable it is just very sweet.

Great chemistry between buddy and maggie (reynolds and diangelo).