Starbuck (2011)

As his lover announces her pregnancy, a fortysomething slacker receives other life-changing news: 142 people, all of them the result of artificial insemination, have filed a class action lawsuit against him, their biological father.

Director:

Ken Scott

Writers:

Ken Scott, Martin Petit

Stars:

Patrick Huard, Julie LeBreton, Antoine Bertrand

11 wins & 15 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Patrick Huard	...	David Wozniak / Starbuck
Julie LeBreton	...	Valérie
Antoine Bertrand	...	Avocat
Dominic Philie	...	Frère sombre
Marc Bélanger	...	Frère sympathique
Igor Ovadis	...	Père de David
David Michael	...	Antoine (as David Michaël)
Patrick Martin	...	Étienne
David Giguère	...	Porte parole
Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse	...	Julie
Pierre Mailloux	...	Proprie café fe quartier
Patrick Labbé	...	Maître Chamberland
Marie-France Lambert	...	Infirmétre intervante
Pascal Contamine	...	Équipier #2
Félix Brassard	...	Julien

Storyline

At 42, David lives the life of an irresponsible adolescent. He coasts through life with minimal effort and maintains a complicated relationship with Valerie, a young policewoman. Just as she tells him she's pregnant, David's past resurfaces. Twenty years earlier, he began providing sperm to a fertility clinic in exchange for money. He discovers he's the father of 533 children, 142 of whom have filed a class action lawsuit to determine the identity of their biological father, known only by the pseudonym Starbuck.

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Plot Keywords:

lawyer | debt | biological father | fertility clinic | profile | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual content, language and some drug material

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook [France] Official Facebook [UK]

Country:

Canada

Language:

French Spanish

Release Date:

3 May 2012 (New Zealand)

Also Known As:

Benim 533 Çocugum Var

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$15,530, 24 March 2013, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$335,034, 19 May 2013

Company Credits

Production Co:

Caramel Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

This and Delivery Man (2013), which is a remake of this movie, are both directed by Ken Scott.

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Goofs

Among the newspapers from around the world with headlines about "Starbuck" is the Israeli daily paper Ha-Aretz. Though the headline and the articles are in Hebrew letters, they are full of mistakes and make absolutely no sense.

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Quotes

[from trailer]
David Wozniak: What would a normal person do in this situation?
Man: A normal person wouldn't be in this situation.

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Crazy Credits

The opening credits are shown on colorful narrow strips, as if created by a classic label maker.

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Connections

Remade as Delivery Man (2013)

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Soundtracks

Quelque Part
Written by Carole Facal
Performed by Caracol
Published by Nouméa Publishing

User Reviews

Life Is A Stage And Where Else Would You Meet So Many Characters But In Your Own Family

Life is a stage and where else could you meet so many characters but in your own family!

David Wozniack's 539 sperm donor children were as different as Matthew the tax collector and Simon the Zealot at The Last Supper!

I loved them all ...the severely autistic, the prescription drug addict, the unemployed actor, the soccer star, the neurotic, and the gay!

We often learn the most from those who are most unlike ourselves.

The labyrinth of sperm donor children that surround the birth of his first newborn child is heart warming! It feels like agape love much like Quebec film "The Barbarian Invasion"

However, Quebec has a way of romanticizing the trivialization and the minimization of having accountability for actions. (such as the fertility Clinic that donated 500 sperm donor donations under the name Starbuck)

I almost fell in love with this film!