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Big Daddy (1999) -- A lazy law school grad adopts a kid to impress his girlfriend, but everything doesn't go as planned and he becomes the unlikely foster father.
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User Rating:
6.1/10   46,624 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Steve Franks (story)
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Release Date:
25 June 1999 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Nature called. Look who answered. more
Plot:
A lazy law school grad adopts a kid to impress his girlfriend, but everything doesn't go as planned and he becomes the unlikely foster father. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
8 wins & 11 nominations more
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(30 articles)
Sandler: 'I'm Still A Loser'
 (From WENN. 23 December 2008, 8:16 AM, PST)

Sandler To Return To Stand Up Roots
 (From WENN. 5 June 2008, 12:10 PM, PDT)

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Sandler's funniest! more (268 total)
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Also Known As:
Guy Gets Kid (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for language and some crude humor.
Runtime:
93 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Director Cameo: [Dennis Dugan]the guy unprepared for Halloween. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The skater that trips on the stick is shown skating past the kid before he throws down the stick. more
Quotes:
[Julian and the Delivery Guy are learning how to read]
Julian: Electricity! Constitution! Philadelphia!
Nazo: Fish! Pony! Hip, Hip Hop, Hip Hop anonymous? Damn you! You gave him the easy ones.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "Troldspejlet: (#22.7)" (1999) more
Soundtrack:
The Best of Times more

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14 out of 17 people found the following comment useful.
Sandler's funniest!, 28 June 1999
8/10
Author: Dan Grant (dan.grant@bell.ca) from Toronto, Ontario

Some movies are made for us to ponder questions of morality and ethics. Some are made for us to question reality. Some are made for us to find ourselves.

This movie is not one of them.

This movie was made for one reason and that is to make us laugh. And it does that very well.

Sandler plays an incredibly irresponsible derelict that has no real job or ambition in life. He gets a kid left on is doorstep and he is forced to care for him. The story needn't be described any more than that, we all know what happens. But it is what this movie does to our senses that makes it worth while. In short, it makes us laugh hysterically. This film is a whirlwind of jokes and hilarity and when it stops to let you catch your breath it still entertains you. I admire films like this. They aren't meant to be Instinct or The Siege ( two films that I absolutely love ) but all it aspires to do is entertain you; take you away from life for 90 minutes. And let's face it. Sitting in a cool theater with a bag of M&M's, a cold Coke and a funny movie is a perfect way to spend a lazy summer afternoon.

This is a great movie and it will make you laugh. That's all it is, nothing more, nothing less. And we should be thankful for that.

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