World's Greatest Dad (I) (2009)

When his son's body is found in a humiliating accident, a lonely high school teacher inadvertently attracts an overwhelming amount of community and media attention after covering up the truth with a phony suicide note.

Director:

Bobcat Goldthwait

Writer:

Bobcat Goldthwait

Stars:

Robin Williams, Daryl Sabara, Morgan Murphy

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Robin Williams	...	Lance
Daryl Sabara	...	Kyle
Morgan Murphy	...	Morgan
Naomi Glick	...	Ginger
Dan Spencer	...	Dan Spencer
Geoff Pierson	...	Principal Anderson
Henry Simmons	...	Mike Lane
Zach Sanchez	...	Peter
Alexie Gilmore	...	Claire
Evan Martin	...	Andrew
Ellie Jameson	...	Jennifer
Michael Thomas Moore	...	Chris (as Michael Moore)
Ray Mist	...	Metal Kid (as Alles Mist)
Jermaine Williams	...	Jason
Lorraine Nicholson	...	Heather

Storyline

Lance Clayton is a man who has learned to settle. He dreamed of being a rich and famous writer, but has only managed to make it as a high school poetry teacher. His only son Kyle is an insufferable jackass who won't give his father the time of day. Lance is dating Claire, the school's adorable art teacher, but she doesn't want to get serious -- or even acknowledge publicly that they are dating. Then, in the wake of a freak accident, Lance suffers the worst tragedy and greatest opportunity of his life. He is suddenly faced with the possibility of all the fame, fortune and popularity he ever dreamed of, if he can only live with the knowledge of how he got there.

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Plot Keywords:

teacher | dating | high school | poetry | phony suicide note | 

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Taglines:

Lance Clayton is about to get everything he deserves.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, crude and sexual content, some drug use and disturbing images

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 September 2010 (Ireland)

Also Known As:

A világ legjobb apukája

Filming Locations:

Seattle, Washington, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$4,675 (USA) (21 August 2009)

Gross:

$221,210 (USA) (20 November 2009)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Magnolia Pictures, Darko Entertainment, Process Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Alphacine)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Robin Williams has a full frontal nude scene in this movie.

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Goofs

When Mike is reading over the coroners report. This information is inaccurate. The height and weight for the character is wrong 5'4 138 lbs. Also under the autopsy notes, the "hand written" have been obviously added after the original documentation was done.

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Quotes

Lance Clayton: You guys didn't like Kyle. That's okay. I didn't either. I loved him. He was my son. But he was also a douchebag.

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Connections

References Freaks (1932)

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Soundtracks

"The Creeper, (High)"
Written by Tom Kenny, Darius Holbert, Gerald Brunskill (as Jerry Brunskill), Ryan Rees and Andy Paley
Performed by Tom Kenny, Darius Holbert, Gerald Brunskill (as Jerry Brunskill), Ryan Rees, Andy Paley, Ben Kishaba, and Mike Bolger
Courtesy of Wow and Flutter Records

User Reviews

Fantastic Film!

Just watched this at the Sundance Film Festival. Absolutely great film. Dark, smart comedy in the spirit of Rushmore. The Bobcat is BACK! Very good cast; great soundtrack. He uses very real issues to simply tell a story about the relationship between an ungrateful punk kid and a painfully weak father. In the Q&A after the film, Bobcat pointed out that most of the comedies being made these days are basically R-rated films made for 13-year-olds (mindless, raunchy, etc.). World's Greatest Dad is a comedy for adults: insightful, original, uncomfortable at times...hilarious. Robin Williams manages to be miserable, mean, touching, and funny without any conflict at all, an inspired break from his traditional roles.