My Father the Hero (1994)

Director:

Steve Miner

Writers (WGA):

Gérard Lauzier (screenplay)
Francis Veber (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

4 February 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Fathers have just one problem with raising their daughters. They grow up!

Plot:

A teenage girl on vacation in the Bahamas with her divorced father tries to impress a potential boyfriend by saying that her father is actually her lover.

Plot Keywords:

Bahamas | Father Daughter Relationship | Teen | Remake | Coming Of Age

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Gérard Depardieu	...	Andre
Katherine Heigl	...	Nicole
Dalton James	...	Ben
Lauren Hutton	...	Megan
Faith Prince	...	Diana
Stephen Tobolowsky	...	Mike
Ann Hearn	...	Stella
Robyn Peterson	...	Doris
Frank Renzulli	...	Fred
Manny Jacobs	...	Raymond
Jeffrey Chea	...	Pablo / 'The Baha Men' Band Member
Stephen Burrows	...	Hakim
Michael Robinson	...	Tom
Robert Miner	...	Mr. Porter
Betty Miner	...	Mrs. Porter

Also Known As:

My father, ce héros (France)

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

France | USA

Language:

French | English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | Canada:PG | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Chile:TE | Finland:S | France:U | Germany:6 | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | UK:PG | USA:PG | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

353 Central Park West, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Touchstone Pictures

Trivia:

Gérard Depardieu reprises his role from the French original.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the father is waiting up for Nicole, he sees her walking towards the house. He runs to the couch to pretend he was already asleep. When he kicks off his shoes, one lands on the floor by the couch while the other appears to bounce off the table onto the floor on the far side of the table. We see Nicole walk in. Then when we see the father again, the straps of one of his shoes can be seen on the table by the ashtray.

Quotes:

Andre: How did it go?
Nicole: He's very impressed by you. He thinks you're a great guy.
Andre: [sarcastically] What a relief.
Nicole: And I told him I'm staying with you.
Andre: Isn't he jealous?
Nicole: I told him there's nothing to be jealous of. That there's nothing between us anymore because of... Promise you won't get mad?
Andre: Why do I get so frightened every time you ask me that?
Nicole: Because of your heart.
Andre: My heart? What about my heart?
Nicole: I told him you were dying.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Family Matters: My Uncle the Hero (#6.18)" (1995)

Soundtrack:

BACK TO THE ISLAND

Trying to figure out the name of the resort

This is one of my favourite movies EVER... I have seen it about a million times and would never turn down the opportunity to watch it again. In fact, I love it so much that I REALLY wanted to check out the resort where it was filmed on my upcoming vacation... does anyone know the name of it? If so, please email me!!! I watched this movie for the first time when it was first released and I was about Nikki's age and for the longest time I bugged my dad to take me to away somewhere because of course I expected the same thing to happen to me! It's just such an amazing setting and such a cute puppy-love story. This is a definite DVD collector's must!