Daddy's Home Two (2017)

Having finally gotten used to each other's existence, Brad and Dusty must now deal with their intrusive fathers during the holidays.

Director:

Sean Anders

Writers:

Sean Anders, John Morris

Stars:

Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Mel Gibson

1 win & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Will Ferrell	...	Brad
Mark Wahlberg	...	Dusty
Mel Gibson	...	Kurt
John Lithgow	...	Don
Linda Cardellini	...	Sara
Alessandra Ambrosio	...	Karen
Owen Vaccaro	...	Dylan (as Owen Wilder Vaccaro)
Scarlett Estevez	...	Megan
Didi Costine	...	Adrianna
Connor Wise	...	Griffy
Daphne Wise	...	Griffy
Dylan Wise	...	Griffy
John Cena	...	Roger
Andrea Anders	...	Principal Hayes
Kyle Tristan	...	Christmas Pageant Kid (as Kyle Tristan Wakefield)

Storyline

After finally becoming friends at the end of the first film, Brad Whittaker (Will Ferrell) and Dusty Mayron (Mark Wahlberg) have a co-dad system where their two children, Megan (Scarlett Estevez) and Dylan (Owen Vaccaro), take turns at each father's house. Dusty has also remarried, this time to Karen (Alessandra Ambrosio), a writer, and is stepdad to Adrianna (Didi Costine), Karen's daughter. Brad and his wife, Sara (Linda Cardellini), along with Dusty and Karen, attend a school play for Megan, where she announces to the whole audience that she doesn't like the fact that she has to go back and forth to different houses all the time. Back at the house, after the play, Brad and Dusty decide to do away with having two separate Christmases and instead do one "together Christmas". Dusty, however, finds out his tough fighter pilot/astronaut father Kurt (Mel Gibson) is coming for Christmas..

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Plot Keywords:

second part | stepfamily | father son relationship | father son talk | father son conflict | 

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Taglines:

They thought they had Christmas all wrapped up...

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for suggestive material and some language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Instagram

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

10 November 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Daddy's Home 2

Filming Locations:

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$69,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$29,651,193, 12 November 2017, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$104,029,443, 15 February 2018

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures,Gary Sanchez Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, and Mel Gibson had each acted alongside Diego Luna.

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Goofs

When Brad hands Dusty the cocoa, it's in a disposable cup. In the following scene, the cocoa is in a stainless reusable tumbler.

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Quotes

Kurt: [to Dusty; referring to Brad] His total lack of masculinity, I mean his weak chin and soft underbelly bothers you not a bit?
Brad: [after camera zooms out, to show him sitting in a chair next to Kurt and Dusty ] You know, I'm just getting the feeling maybe you guys would like some privacy.

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Crazy Credits

The onscreen title reads: Daddy's Home Two

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Connections

Follows Daddy's Home (2015)

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Soundtracks

Little Sister
Written by Jesse Turnbow & Richard Judd
Performed by Rich Judd
Courtesy of Black Toast Music

User Reviews

Not as funny as the first one, but the additional all star cast and Christmas timing upped it a few notches.

The critics sure slammed this one. Sure, it's not as funny as the first one, and way too sappy, but the additional all star cast and Christmas timing upped it a few notches. Still an entertaining and fun flick. 8/10 from me