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Title: World's Greatest Dad (2009)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Robin Williams | ... | Lance | |
| Daryl Sabara | ... | Kyle Clayton | |
| Morgan Murphy | ... | Morgan | |
| Naomi Glick | ... | Ginger | |
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Dan Spencer | ... | Dan Spencer |
| Geoff Pierson | ... | Principal Anderson | |
| Henry Simmons | ... | Mike Lane | |
| Zach Sanchez-Vitale | ... | Peter (as Zach Sanchez) | |
| Alexie Gilmore | ... | Claire Reed | |
| Evan Martin | ... | Andrew | |
| Ellyn Jameson | ... | Jennifer (as Ellie Jameson) | |
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Michael Thomas Moore | ... | Chris (as Michael Moore) |
| Ray Buckley | ... | Metal Kid (as Alles Mist) | |
| Jermaine Williams | ... | Jason | |
| Lorraine Nicholson | ... | Heather | |
Lance Clayton is a man who has learned to settle. His son, Kyle's an insufferable jerk. Lance is dating Claire, the school's art teacher, but she doesn't want to get serious or even acknowledge publicly they're dating. 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 it. Written by andrew mcgraime
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This is one of the best films I have seen in awhile. I have heard complaints that the acting is terrible, the acting wasn't bad at all. The characters were supposed to be very shallow and that shallowness was heavily exaggerated. But when the acting needed to be there it came across at magnum force. I would say that much of the movie has a cartoony feel, maybe that is because the only other work I would compare this film to is South Park. They amplify each characters ego and traits to the point it is cartoonish but it works very well in this film, as well as South Park. It switches back and forth between comedy and drama to the point you don't know what you are watching. Maybe many people didn't appreciate it for this reason. But then there are some weirdos that don't like South Park either. Go figure.
You could look at this film in a few ways, it makes you question things. At first it appears that the Dad is doing the right thing for his Son, then for his students and then for himself. You keep wondering where or if he will draw the line. It also makes you wonder what people will do for attention even if they must be a muse. It makes me wonder how many times something like this has occurred in the real world and how many times we have read or heard about it.
Robin Williams should be proud of this one, Oscar worthy performance. Daryl Sabara is incredible. He has covered quite a bit in his short career but this one should put him in the special class of young actors. I really liked Lorraine Nicholson's character Heather, she pulled off the Goth chick flawlessly. I also enjoyed the little shout out to Simon Pegg when Lance is talking to his neighbor about zombie movies.
Bottom line, many people will not connect with this film because it is very "artsy" and somewhat taboo. But it is a great film. Way to go Bobcat!