Father Figures (2017)

Upon learning that their mother has been lying to them for years about their allegedly deceased father, two fraternal twin brothers hit the road in order to find him.

Director:

Lawrence Sher

Writer:

Justin Malen

Stars:

Owen Wilson, Ed Helms, Glenn Close

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Robert Jon Mello	...	Mr. Jensen
Ed Helms	...	Peter Reynolds
Retta	...	Annie
Zachary Haven	...	Ethan
Mary Grill	...	Katherine
Glenn Close	...	Helen
Ann McKenzie	...	Sheila
Owen Wilson	...	Kyle Reynolds
Jessica Gomes	...	Kaylani
Harry Shearer	...	Gene
Sarah Skeist	...	Pretty Flight Attendant
Jo Helton	...	Elderly Woman (as Jo Wintker)
Terry Bradshaw	...	Terry Bradshaw
Debra Stipe	...	Karen Bradshaw
Ving Rhames	...	Rod Hamilton

Storyline

Kyle and Peter Reynolds are fraternal twins who were raised by their mother, Helen, as their father died before they were born. Kyle is dating his pregnant girlfriend, Kaylani, and is wealthy from royalties for his image on BBQ sauce labels. Peter is a divorced with a teenage son who resents him. Shortly after Helen's wedding, Peter recognizes an actor on Law and Order: SVU from photos of his supposed father, and confronts Helen. Helen explains that she had been promiscuous at the time of their conception, and did not want their father involved. When they keep pressing, Helen reveals that their father is Terry Bradshaw. The brothers fly to Florida to meet Bradshaw, who they encounter at a signing event. Bradshaw is excited to have them as sons. As Bradshaw recounts stories with former teammate Rod Hamilton, the brothers realize that Bradshaw had been in Australia at the time of their conception, and thus isn't their father..

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Plot Keywords:

fool | chump | craziness | silliness | idiot | 

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Taglines:

The ultimate paternity quest

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and sexual references throughout

Did You Know?

Trivia

Paramount Pictures was originally attached to the project, but they ended up dropping out, sending the script into turnaround and leaving Warner Brothers to release the film.

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Goofs

During the ending at the airport, the two brothers are giving each other honis and there is a jump cut. It does not seem to be a jump cut for time, so the people going in and out of the airport in the background appear and disappear between the two shots.

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Quotes

Kyle Reynolds: Wow.

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Connections

Featured in Conan: Owen Wilson/Flula Borg/Noah Gardenswartz (2017)

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Soundtracks

He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother
Written by Bob Russell and Bobby Scott (as Robert Scott)
Performed by Neil Diamond
Courtesy of Geffen Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

A Solid Feel-Good Comedy

Father Figures brings nothing new or innovative to the table, but it follows the formula well and delivers a perfectly fine movie. Ed Helms and Owen Wilson star as twin brothers who discover that their father, whom they were told died before they could know him, isn't actually their father. Their mother, played by Glenn Close, isn't sure who their father is, but is pretty sure it's Terry Bradshaw. They then embark on a traditional road comedy as they go to meet him and continually get clues as to who their father is moving them along. The meet an interesting cast of characters and learn about themselves along the way before realizing that the most important thing is that they have each other.

There is no stand out performer who consistently elicits laughs, but it keeps chugging along with decent jokes enough to prevent it from dragging. They avoid overusing any of the jokes and there weren't any points where I was just waiting for the scene to end. This isn't going to be a classic or something that you want to watch over and over, but there are a lot worse ways to kill 2 hours.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Hawaiian

Release Date:

22 December 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bastards

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$3,287,451, 24 December 2017

Gross USA:

$17,501,244

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$25,601,244

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alcon Entertainment, DMG Entertainment, The Montecito Picture Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1