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Big Daddy (1999) 6.2
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Metascore: 41/100
Reviews: 278 user | 108 critic | 26 from Metacritic.com 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. Director:Dennis Dugan |
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| Joey Lauren Adams | ... | ||
| Jon Stewart | ... | ||
| Cole Sprouse | ... | ||
| Dylan Sprouse | ... | ||
| Josh Mostel | ... | ||
| Leslie Mann | ... | ||
| Allen Covert | ... | ||
| Rob Schneider | ... | ||
| Kristy Swanson | ... | ||
| Joseph Bologna | ... | ||
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| Jonathan Loughran | ... | ||
| Steve Buscemi | ... | ||
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Sonny Koufax is 32 years old. He's a law school graduate. He's got a nice apartment in Manhattan. There's just one problem. He does nothing, except sit on his butt and live off an investment that was the result of a meager lawsuit he won a year ago. But after his fed up girlfriend leaves him, he comes up with the ingenious idea to adopt a five year old boy to showcase his newfound maturity. But things don't go as planned, and Sonny finds himself the unlikely foster father that will change his perspective on just looking out for himself. Written by MonkeyKingMA
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Once you adopt a kid, you've got to keep him. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for language and some crude humor | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
25 June 1999 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Guy Gets Kid See more »Box Office
Budget:
$34,200,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£1,360,121 (UK) (1 October 1999)Gross:
£4,434,727 (UK) (12 November 1999)Company Credits
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Sonny: Yeah.
Layla: Is that strange for you?
Sonny: Uh, nothing changed really. They watch a different kind of porno now.
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Written by Mick Jones
Performed by Big Audio Dynamite
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
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Arthur Brooks is named after Adam Sandler's producer Brooks Arthur, who produced all of Sandler's albums as well as the score for this movie. See more »Goofs
When Sonny does the wrestling move on Nazo, and he passes out, Nazo's head is first turned to the left. In the next shot, it is turned to the right. Then turned to the left again. See more »Quotes
Layla: So two guys you were best friends with in law school fell in love with each other?Sonny: Yeah.
Layla: Is that strange for you?
Sonny: Uh, nothing changed really. They watch a different kind of porno now.
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This movie is dedicated to our fathers. Thanks for putting up with all our crap. We love you. See more »Soundtracks
"Rush"Written by Mick Jones
Performed by Big Audio Dynamite
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
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Big Daddy- Sonny Koufax (Adam Sandler) is the paragon of irresponsibility - he has no job, no manners, and no clue. Although Sonny has somehow managed to get a girlfriend, she is tired of his aimless ways, and gives him an ultimatum - do something with your life or I leave. Fate steps in with a ready-made 'solution': Sonny will raise the little boy who was dropped off at the apartment with a note proclaiming his roommate (Jon Stewart) the father, his girlfriend will realize his newfound responsibility, and all will be well.
Plausibility this movie doesn't have. But we are talking about Adam Sandler, the man who has given us such brainteasers as Happy Gilmore, and Billy Madison. Sandler's frat-boy humor - childish and, scatalogical - has however, drawn a huge following as evidenced by The Waterboy's huge box office, (a movie that I myself enjoyed and will surely be pilloried for).
I expected one thing from this movie - a good laugh. And it delivered. The obligatory tearjerker scenes were painful, but thankfully few and far between. If you are in the mood for some humor-light on cheap Tuesday, give this movie a chance.