Delivery Man (2013)

An affable underachiever finds out he's fathered 533 children through anonymous donations to a fertility clinic 20 years ago. Now he must decide whether or not to come forward when 142 of them file a lawsuit to reveal his identity.

Director:

Ken Scott

Writers:

Ken Scott (written for the screen by), Ken Scott (original screenplay "Starbuck")

Stars:

Vince Vaughn, Chris Pratt, Cobie Smulders

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Vince Vaughn	...	David
Chris Pratt	...	Brett
Cobie Smulders	...	Emma
Andrzej Blumenfeld	...	Mikolaj
Simon Delaney	...	Victor
Bobby Moynihan	...	Aleksy
Dave Patten	...	Adam
Adam Chanler-Berat	...	Viggo
Britt Robertson	...	Kristen
Jack Reynor	...	Josh
Amos VanderPoel	...	Taylor
Matthew Daddario	...	Channing
Jessica Williams	...	African American Spa Worker
Leslie Ann Glossner	...	Young Romantic Girl
Derrick Arthur	...	Young Boozer

Storyline

David Wozniak is a man who is irresponsible and unreliable which doesn't exactly endear him to his family and his girlfriend. And when she tells him that she's pregnant, she tells him, she plans to do it on her own because she can't count on him. One day a lawyer shows up and talks to him about the fact that twenty years ago he was a sperm donor for about a year and his sperm was used to father over 500 children. And now over 100 of them want to know who he is but because he signed a confidentiality agreement, they can't be told who he is. So they are going to court to try to get the confidentiality set aside. His lawyer tells him that they can win this. But when the lawyer who saw him gives him info on the ones who want to see him, he takes a peek at one and decides to go see him and not tell him he's the father. He then goes out and checks out some of his other children and doesn't tell them who he is and connects with them. His lawyer tells him it could jeopardize their case, ...

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Plot Keywords:

dreamworks | disney | lawyer | children | identity | 

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Taglines:

You're never quite ready for what life delivers.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, sexual content, some drug material, brief violence and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the scene where David (Vince Vaughn) invites Viggo (Adam Chanler-Berat) to play basketball, Viggo is reading the famous "Critique of pure reason" by Immanuel Kant.

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Goofs

Emma is seen with a large pregnant belly while painting her house, but later when she is about to meet with David's family while walking on the sidewalk with David, she has a flat belly. She is supposed to be pregnant the whole time until she delivers the baby near the end of the movie.

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Quotes

David: You see what happens when the tofu hits the grill. Nothing. Exactly what happens when the tofu hits our taste buds.

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Connections

Remake of Starbuck (2011)

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Soundtracks

Into The Pool
Written by Mark Revell
Courtesy of Extreme Music

User Reviews

A little disappointing but it still has a lot of heart.

'DELIVERY MAN': Three Stars (Out of Five)

Vince Vaughn stars in this remake of a 2011 French-Canadian comedy-drama film about a man who discovers he fathered 533 kids through sperm donations several years earlier. It was directed and co-written (with Martin Petit) by Canadian filmmaker/actor/comedian Ken Scott (who also performed the same duties on the original film, with Petit). The American version also co-stars Chris Pratt (who put on 60 pounds for the role) and Cobie Smulders. I haven't seen the original movie but I heard this update isn't as good, as far as Vince Vaughn films go it's a little disappointing but it still has a lot of heart.

Vaughn plays David Wozniak, a delivery driver for his family's butcher shop who's recently came into some serious debt problems and owes some criminal thugs a lot of money. He's also just discovered that his girlfriend, Emma (Smulders), is pregnant but she doesn't know if she can trust David to be a reliable father. On top of all that he's also just discovered that he fathered 533 children, decades earlier, through sperm donations. He donated to the sperm bank under the alias 'Starbuck' but now 142 of his biological children are suing to know his true identity. He asks his lawyer/father friend, Brett (Pratt), to help him with the case as he starts to get to know some of his kids (for the first time) and help them out with different issues.

The movie is a good Christmas film and has a great positive message about parenting and the love between fathers and their kids. Vaughn, like always, is extremely likable in the flick and makes a great down on his luck but lovable father figure. It's not nearly as funny as most Vince Vaughn films used to be though and he seems content to play the role mostly for it's sentimentality rather than trying for big laughs. Like I said it has a lot of heart and the drama, for the most part, works but it is just a little too sappy at times (especially for a Vince Vaughn movie). It's not a bad film but it's definitely not nearly as good as what most have come to expect from a Vince Vaughn laugh fest.

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Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA India Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 November 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Delivery Man

Filming Locations:

Schiller's Liquor Bar, 131 Rivington Street, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$26,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$7,944,977, 24 November 2013

Gross USA:

$30,664,106

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$53,120,346

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dreamworks Pictures, Reliance Entertainment, Caramel Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Datasat Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1