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Why Him? (2016)

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A holiday gathering threatens to go off the rails when Ned Fleming realizes that his daughter's Silicon Valley millionaire boyfriend is about to pop the question.

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Applebee's Waitress
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Fleming Company Employee
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Storyline

Over the holidays, Ned, an overprotective but loving dad and his family visit his daughter at Stanford, where he meets his biggest nightmare: her well-meaning but socially awkward Silicon Valley millionaire boyfriend, Laird. The rivalry develops,and Ned's panic level goes through the roof when he finds himself lost in this glamorous high-tech world and learns that Laird is about to pop the question. Written by 20th Century Fox

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Of all the guys his daughter could have chosen...

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Rated R for strong language and sexual material throughout | See all certifications »

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23 December 2016 (USA)  »

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The Boyfriend: Pourquoi lui?  »

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Box Office

Budget:

$38,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$11,002,986, 25 December 2016, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$60,269,575, 16 March 2017

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$117,497,580, 16 March 2017
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2.35 : 1
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Trivia

Zack Pearlman, Adam Devine and Andrew Rannells all previously starred in The Intern (2015). Robert De Niro, who was the male lead in that film, is well-known for his role in Meet the Parents (2000). John Hamburg wrote the scripts for both Meet the Parents and Why Him? (2016). See more »

Goofs

When Ned Fleming goes to 'his' bowling alley and starts throwing strikes, not all are technically strikes as indicated by the lane shot number light above the pins. Some strikes were actually the second shot of the bowling frame, so they'd only count as spares. See more »

Quotes

Laird Mayhew: Motherfucking *Flemings* are in the house! YES!
Ned Fleming: Oh, my God.
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Crazy Credits

There is a scene with Gustav after the first credits. See more »


Soundtracks

Rock & Roll All Nite
Written by Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley
Performed by KISS
Courtesy of Kiss Catalog, Ltd.
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Jonah and James: Won't get fooled again
27 December 2016 | by See all my reviews

Jonah Hill, James Franco, and another: "Hey I've got only a trailer length's worth of funny content for a new flick that's another ATM for us! We'll stick in some (now formulaic) prolonged disturbing sexual content that differentiates us/the film as young and hip."

Really, if you saw the trailer you saw the best of this movie. Whoever made the trailer really deserves a big payout for creating something people would look forward to as a funny diversion from all the serious political crap of late.

It's got a good cast that's wasted on the lame writing, but hey it's a pay check!


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