Big Daddy Page #2

Synopsis: Sonny Koufax is 32 years old. He's a law school graduate. He's got a nice apartment in Manhattan. There's just one problem. He does nothing, except sit on his butt and live off an investment that was the result of a meager lawsuit he won a year ago. But after his fed up girlfriend leaves him, he comes up with the ingenious idea to adopt a five year old boy to showcase his newfound maturity. But things don't go as planned, and Sonny finds himself the unlikely foster father that will change his perspective on just looking out for himself.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director(s): Dennis Dugan
Production: Columbia Pictures
  8 wins & 14 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.4
Metacritic:
41
Rotten Tomatoes:
40%
PG-13
Year:
1999
93 min
Website
9,057 Views


Career, stable relationship, a family.

That's how they get.

I want things to go back

to the way they used to be.

When we were at Syracuse,

and Vanessa worshiped you.

- That was nice.

- Nobody hassled you to get a job.

Tommy and Phil showered separately.

Those were the days.

- What're you doing?

- lf I make this...

...Vanessa will realize

she likes me the way I am.

You're going to the putt.

Remember, the roof breaks

to the right.

Yes! That's what I'm talk...

Good God!

That can't be good.

Where's Kevin?

He already left. I guess

he forgot to say goodbye to you.

- Why are you here?

- I'm cleaning because you're useless.

Then what, you gonna go to

your Hooters reunion?

You guys talk about whose ass

hangs out of their shorts the most?

At least I can fit my ass

in my shorts, fatty.

Speaking of fatty, whose is this?

- I don't know.

- I'm eating it then.

"We wasted the good surprise on you."

Lady gave me $5 to bring him here.

- What do you mean?

- Later.

Are you selling raffle tickets?

Oh, boy.

- Kevin Gerrity.

- I got something to tell you

What's up?

There's a kid here.

What kind of kid?

If this note is true, it's your kid.

What do you mean?

I'm having a tough time

reading this...

...but it says, "Dear Kevin:

This is Julian, your son.

I hope you understand why

I didn't tell you until now...

but he needs your help

I can't be his mother anymore"

- This is ridiculous.

- Hang on

Who's this?

This is my friend.

- Is that Kevin on the phone?

- No, it's my Uncle Remus.

What's your name?

Is he all right?

He doesn't like you.

Leave us alone.

You're such a dick.

That was your girlfriend.

She was acting "Hooterific."

Who sent that note?

"Jan."

Jan...

I don't know any Jan.

- Where's he from?

- Where are you from?

Buffalo.

I've never even been to Buffalo.

Maybe it's a mistake.

Is this like the time

you said my parents were dead?

I swear, he's right here.

I'm coming home.

I don't know what I'll say...

Hang on. It says...

..."If you won't take responsibility

for him, they found a foster family..."

Yes, Uncle Remus,

I know the catfish are huge.

That's terrific

Here's a number for a guy...

at City Social Service

Arthur Brooks I'll call

- I'll come home

- I'll take care of it.

Are you sure?

Yeah, don't worry.

Hooters. Hooters. Hooters!

- All right. Thanks a lot.

- Later

I'm gonna make another phone call.

You want to come and sit down, pal?

Or you can stand there.

Anything you want. I'll be a minute.

Social Services

is closed today, Columbus Day

We'll be open tomorrow at 8 am

Columbus Day.

Boy, I don't know what to tell you.

Everything's gonna get

figured out tomorrow.

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Steve Franks

Steve Franks is an American screenwriter and musician based in Orange County, California. He devised the story for the 1999 comedy Big Daddy and wrote the screenplay with Tim Herlihy and Adam Sandler. Franks graduated from the University of California, Irvine in 1991 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. He also attended a graduate program at Loyola Marymount University.Franks created the USA Network original series Psych, and created the band The Friendly Indians, which recorded the show's theme song. He wrote several episodes of the series, and also directed many. Franks served as an executive producer and the showrunner on the CBS series Rush Hour, which was cancelled in May 2016. Franks co-wrote and directed Psych: The Movie, a two-hour USA Network TV movie, which aired on December 7, 2017. more…

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