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Fathers' Day Reviews

1997

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Desperate to track down her wayward teenage son, a woman contacts a pair of old flames and tells each that he's the boy's father, setting in motion a forced-buddy, on-the-road romp. Billy Crystal and Robin Williams shared the screen for the first time in this remake of the 1984 French farce "Les Comperes." Read more

Starring	Robin Williams, Billy Crystal, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Nastassja Kinski
Director	Ivan Reitman
Genres	Comedy

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- Kinski's teenage son runs away from home in LA, after yet another row with dad. She calls old boyfriend Crystal,... read more on Time Out
- 42830
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:13
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- - 4
  - 1
  catastrophic waste of talent
  
  Dismal, hectic farce which runs out of steam within the first few minutes and then never picks up again; add in a joyless cast and a script with about two jokes... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - ATfilmcritic
  - London
  - 22 May 2005 at 18:56
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- - 0
  - 0
  Double The Fun!!
  
  Loved this one...Both Robin Williams and Billy Crystal were Fabulous throughout. I'm a bit of a fan of both of them so to see both in a film together was ... read more »
  
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- - laneyb
  - 181 reviews
  - Rochester, Kent
  - 22 Nov 2011 at 13:28
- - 0
  - 0
  Very disappointing
  
  I rented this film because of it's star studded cast. Even that couldn't make this film a success in my eyes. The plot is terrible and really boring.read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - U.K
  - 14 Apr 2009 at 23:27
- - 0
  - 0
  Wacky
  
  Wacky this certainly was. In fact I am left still not really sure about it. Either it was a fun movie or it was rather over the top.
  
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- - a customer
  - Bury St. Edmunds
  - 30 Jan 2009 at 20:45
- - 1
  - 0
  funny one
  
  Just what you expect from these two guys. Funny film, quite obvious ending really. Adored the two fathers, the casting was great!
  
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- 620582
- - a customer
  - Salisbury
  - 28 Aug 2008 at 15:37
- - 2
  - 0
  S'ok
  
  Well Billy Crystal and Robin Williams were just fine but it was a little weak as far as rom/coms go.
  
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- - a customer
  - Leamington Spa, England
  - 07 Mar 2007 at 22:39
- - 0
  - 1
  FATHERS DAY
  
  Good film watch it.
  
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- - simon potts
  - Lancaster England
  - 02 Oct 2006 at 08:27
- - 4
  - 1
  catastrophic waste of talent
  
  Dismal, hectic farce which runs out of steam within the first few minutes and then never picks up again; add in a joyless cast and a script with about two jokes... read more »
  
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- - ATfilmcritic
  - London
  - 22 May 2005 at 18:56
- - 2
  - 0
  Not bad
  
  Whilst the film holds no surprises, in fact it leads you by the nose thru the plot - the humour and acting is very good.
  
  Ok so Robin Williams is not ... read more »
  
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  - Sheringham, Norfolk
  - 05 Aug 2004 at 20:39
- - 0
  - 1
  hmm, got two hours to waste?
  
  I saw this by accident. It weasn't the movie I imagined and was a huge disapointment, although I have been to the restaurant they both sat in half way ... read more »
  
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- - willhay
  - Leeds
  - 24 Oct 2003 at 15:44
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- - 4
  - 1
  catastrophic waste of talent
  
  Dismal, hectic farce which runs out of steam within the first few minutes and then never picks up again; add in a joyless cast and a script with about two jokes... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 335494
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - ATfilmcritic
  - London
  - 22 May 2005 at 18:56
- - 2
  - 0
  Not bad
  
  Whilst the film holds no surprises, in fact it leads you by the nose thru the plot - the humour and acting is very good.
  
  Ok so Robin Williams is not ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 13710
- - a customer
  - Sheringham, Norfolk
  - 05 Aug 2004 at 20:39
- - 2
  - 0
  S'ok
  
  Well Billy Crystal and Robin Williams were just fine but it was a little weak as far as rom/coms go.
  
  Report this review
- 418073
- - a customer
  - Leamington Spa, England
  - 07 Mar 2007 at 22:39
- - 1
  - 0
  funny one
  
  Just what you expect from these two guys. Funny film, quite obvious ending really. Adored the two fathers, the casting was great!
  
  Report this review
- 620582
- - a customer
  - Salisbury
  - 28 Aug 2008 at 15:37
- - 0
  - 0
  Wacky
  
  Wacky this certainly was. In fact I am left still not really sure about it. Either it was a fun movie or it was rather over the top.
  
  Report this review
- 698626
- - a customer
  - Bury St. Edmunds
  - 30 Jan 2009 at 20:45
- - 0
  - 0
  Very disappointing
  
  I rented this film because of it's star studded cast. Even that couldn't make this film a success in my eyes. The plot is terrible and really boring.read more »
  
  Report this review
- 743151
- - a customer
  - U.K
  - 14 Apr 2009 at 23:27
- - 0
  - 0
  Double The Fun!!
  
  Loved this one...Both Robin Williams and Billy Crystal were Fabulous throughout. I'm a bit of a fan of both of them so to see both in a film together was ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 1065737
- - laneyb
  - 181 reviews
  - Rochester, Kent
  - 22 Nov 2011 at 13:28
- - 0
  - 1
  FATHERS DAY
  
  Good film watch it.
  
  Report this review
- 290956
- - simon potts
  - Lancaster England
  - 02 Oct 2006 at 08:27
- - 0
  - 1
  hmm, got two hours to waste?
  
  I saw this by accident. It weasn't the movie I imagined and was a huge disapointment, although I have been to the restaurant they both sat in half way ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 294062
- - willhay
  - Leeds
  - 24 Oct 2003 at 15:44

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Critics' reviews
- Kinski's teenage son runs away from home in LA, after yet another row with dad. She calls old boyfriend Crystal,... read more on Time Out
- 42830
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:13
- "...Mr. Williams and Mr. Crystal make an irresistible comic team..."
- 6806
- - New York Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- "...Heavy on laughs..." -- 3 out of 4 stars
- 6807
- - USA Today
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58

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  Desperate to track down her wayward teenage son, a woman contacts a pair of old flames and tells each that he's the boy's father, setting in motion a forced-buddy, on-the-road romp. Billy Crystal and Robin Williams shared the screen for the first time in this remake of the 1984 French farce "Les ...