Two friends and business partners find their lives turned upside down when strange circumstances lead them to be the temporary guardians of seven year-old twins.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| John Travolta | ... | Charlie | |
| Robin Williams | ... | Dan | |
| Kelly Preston | ... | Vicki | |
| Conner Rayburn | ... | Zach | |
| Ella Bleu Travolta | ... | Emily | |
| Lori Loughlin | ... | Amanda | |
| Seth Green | ... | Craig | |
| Bernie Mac | ... | Jimmy Lunchbox | |
| Matt Dillon | ... | Barry | |
| Ann-Margret | ... | Martha | |
| Rita Wilson | ... | Jenna | |
| Amy Sedaris | ... | Condo Woman | |
| Residente | ... | Tattoo Artist | |
| Sab Shimono | ... | Yoshiro Nishamura (as Saburo Shimono) | |
| Kevin Yamada | ... | Riku (as Kevin W. Yamada) | |
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Charlie and Dan have been best friends and business partners for thirty years and their Manhattan public relations firm is on the verge of a huge business deal with a Japanese company. With two weeks to sew up the contract, Dan gets a surprise; a woman he married on a drunken impulse nearly nine years before (annulled the next day) shows up to tell him he's the father of her twins, now seven, and she'll be in jail for 14 days for a political protest. Dan volunteers to keep the tykes, although he's uptight and clueless. With Charlie's help is there any way they can be dad and uncle, meet the kids' expectations, and still land the account? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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Written by Pierre Langer
Performed by Dynamedion
Courtesy of Riptide Music, Inc.
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Majority of production, including most of Tokyo scenes (except for the Tokyo airport and Tokyo street scenes that were shot in New York City) were done in Connecticut, thanks to the 30% Film/TV production tax incentive that the State offered at that time. There was no overseas location shoot in this film. See more »Goofs
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25 November 2009 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$35,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$16,894,511, 29 November 2009Gross USA:
$49,492,060Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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Disney has put out some good movies, and some stinkers. This movie fits firmly in the latter category. John Travolta and Robin Williams phone in their performances in this uneven mix of slapstick and schmaltz. John Travolta and Robin Williams play business partners who run a sports marketing firm, but when Robin Williams' character finds out he has children, he and Travolta have to play dad for a couple of weeks while the mother serves a little time in jail. Nothing about the plot was fresh or interesting although, to Disney's credit, they really don't deal with much outside of formula filmmaking anyway. There were a couple of visual gags that were legitimately funny...the first time around. But then they just keep using the same jokes over and over again. Kids might enjoy adults getting hit repeatedly in the groin, but not me. And then to make matters worse, there's some humor insinuating that the main characters are gay, which will go right over children's heads. Ultimately, this film is aimed at families with young children, but the humor is hackneyed at best and I don't see parents enjoying it too much. The message about the importance of family is admirable, but Disney has done much better than this in the past. Ultimately, this won't go down in the annals of Disney history as even a good film, and it certainly is one of the worst films that John Travolta and Robin Williams have ever made. Some old dogs just need to be put to sleep.