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Starbuck

  • 20112011
  • RR
  • 1h 49m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
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Patrick Huard in 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.
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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 law... Read allAs 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.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.

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  • Director
    • Ken Scott
  • Writers
    • Ken Scott
    • Martin Petit
  • Stars
    • Patrick Huard
    • Julie LeBreton
    • Antoine Bertrand
Top credits
  • Director
    • Ken Scott
  • Writers
    • Ken Scott
    • Martin Petit
  • Stars
    • Patrick Huard
    • Julie LeBreton
    • Antoine Bertrand
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    • 26User reviews
    • 132Critic reviews
    • 49Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 12 wins & 16 nominations

    Videos2

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    Trailer 2:31
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    Trailer 2:19
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    Patrick Huard
    Patrick Huard
    • David Wozniakas David Wozniak…
    Julie LeBreton
    Julie LeBreton
    • Valérieas Valérie
    Antoine Bertrand
    Antoine Bertrand
    • Avocatas Avocat
    Dominic Philie
    Dominic Philie
    • Frère sombreas Frère sombre
    Marc Bélanger
    Marc Bélanger
    • Frère sympathiqueas Frère sympathique
    Igor Ovadis
    Igor Ovadis
    • Père de Davidas Père de David
    David Michael
    David Michael
    • Antoineas Antoine
    • (as David Michaël)
    Patrick Martin
    Patrick Martin
    • Étienneas Étienne
    David Giguère
    David Giguère
    • Porte paroleas Porte parole
    Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse
    Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse
    • Julieas Julie
    Pierre Mailloux
    Pierre Mailloux
    • Proprio café quartieras Proprio café quartier
    Patrick Labbé
    Patrick Labbé
    • Maître Chamberlandas Maître Chamberland
    Marie-France Lambert
    Marie-France Lambert
    • Infirmétre intervanteas Infirmétre intervante
    Pascal Contamine
    • Équipier #2as Équipier #2
    Félix Brassard
    • Julienas Julien
    Alex Vallée
    • Ricardoas Ricardo
    Frédéric Gosselin
    • Artisan 17eas Artisan 17e
    Félix-Antoine Tremblay
    Félix-Antoine Tremblay
    • Sauveteur (Marcos)as Sauveteur (Marcos)
    • Director
      • Ken Scott
    • Writers
      • Ken Scott
      • Martin Petit
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    Storyline

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    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. —Anonymous
    • quebec
    • canada
    • lawyer
    • debt
    • biological father
    • 106 more
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    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Drama
      • Romance
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for sexual content, language and some drug material
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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

      [from trailer]

      David Wozniak: What would a normal person do in this situation?

      Man: A normal person wouldn't be in this situation.

    • Crazy credits
      The opening credits are shown on colorful narrow strips, as if created by a classic label maker.
    • Connections
      Referenced in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #22.33 (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      Bricks (Dntel Remix)
      Written by Mike Lindsay, Phil Winter, Becky Jacobs, Martin Smith, Sam Genders, and Ashley Bates

      Performed by Tunng

      Published by Domino Publishing Company of America

      Courtesy of Thrill Jockey Records

    User reviews26

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    Top review
    7/10
    Warm and funny, warm and fuzzy!
    Starbuck (2011)

    This might look like a bad movie—a silly idea and a goofy promo photo. And it's in French, so American audiences south of Canada are relatively small. But it's far more genuine than it portends. It's funny and warm. It's clever. It's improbable and impossible, sure, but that's part of the joyous fantasy of this weirdly feel-good film.

    The premise starts pretty simply—an eager sperm donor (for money) finds out his sperm was used a lot. And with great success. Hundreds of babies were conceived. And now a group of over a hundred have banded together as a class- action group to demand his identity be released.

    Because of the suit, he finds all this out and is shocked. Then, because the court has all the plaintiffs listed in detail, he is able to find the people, one by one. And so it goes. He meets. He does good deeds. He keeps his mouth shut. And in the process he begins to see the situation from the point of view of these 20 year old kids.

    In this country you could picture Ben Stiller or similar comic actor taking the role. Here it is Patrick Huard, a Canadian French-speaking actor. And it turned into a hit (the most popular film in Quebec in 2011). Huard makes his character compelling, even as all these ridiculous things are happening around him. Watch it for his performance alone.

    Or watch it for the warm and fuzzy aspects that are really a surprise given the comic plot. Fun and well done!
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 3, 2012 (New Zealand)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook (France)
      • Official Facebook (United Kingdom)
    • Languages
      • French
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Татусь
    • Filming locations
      • Montréal, Québec, Canada
    • Production company
      • Caramel Film
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $340,058
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $15,530
      • Mar 24, 2013
    • Gross worldwide
      • $6,320,093
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 49 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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