Fathers' Day

"All she said was "My son is yours." Unfortunately, she said it to both of them."

May 9 1997 PG-13 1h 38m
Comedy, Romance

A woman cons two old boyfriends into searching for her runaway son by convincing both that they are the boy's father.

Plot

Jack Lawrence is a smart aleck lawyer who is one day visited by an ex-girlfriend who tells him her kid was his. Enter Dale Putley, a depressed goofball who is also a writer, meets with the same ex-girlfriend who tells him her kid is his. One day Jack and Dale meet and discover what had happened: they've been told the same story and now there's a question of who the real father is. They learn their son is following a rock band called Sugar Ray around. So Jack and Dale hit the road to Sacramento and find their drunk, love-struck son. Soon after they bring him back to their hotel room, their son escapes and Jack and Dale must use teamwork to find him again, bring him home, and find out which one of them is the real father.

Written by

Francis Veber, Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel

Directed by

Ivan Reitman

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures, Northern Lights Entertainment, Silver Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
16,895
Average Rating
5.3 out of 10
Metascore
43
Popularity
NA