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26 March 2004 (USA) moreTagline:
Forget about who you thought you were, and just accept who you are. morePlot:
After his career is sidelined from an unexpected tragedy and a personal blowup, a single man must take care of his precocious daughter. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
1 win & 4 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(117 articles)
First Look: Kevin Smith’s ‘A Couple of Dicks’ (From Screen Rant. 2 July 2009, 1:12 PM, PDT)
Kevin Jonas is Engaged to a Jersey Girl
(From Actress Archives. 2 July 2009, 7:54 AM, PDT)
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Most Heartfelt from Kevin Smith moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Betty Aberlin | ... | Teacher | |
| Matt McFarland | ... | Boy #1 | |
| Sarah Stafford | ... | Girl #1 | |
| Paulie Litt | ... | Bryan (as Paulie Litowsky) | |
| Christian Fan | ... | Boy #3 | |
| Victor Chavez | ... | Boy #4 | |
| William Mace | ... | Boy #5 | |
| Raquel Castro | ... | Gertie Trinke | |
| Ben Affleck | ... | Ollie Trinke | |
| Jennifer Schwalbach Smith | ... | Susan (as Jennifer Schwalbach) | |
| Jennifer Lopez | ... | Gertrude Steiney | |
| George Carlin | ... | Bart Trinke | |
| Stephen Root | ... | Greenie | |
| Mike Starr | ... | Block | |
| S. Epatha Merkerson | ... | Doctor #1 |
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Fatherhood Project (USA) (working title)Untitled Kevin Smith Project (USA) (working title)
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Rated PG-13 on appeal for language and sexual content including frank dialogue.Parents Guide:
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102 minCountry:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
Iceland:L | Malaysia:U | Netherlands:6 | Portugal:M/12 | Germany:6 | South Korea:12 | Sweden:Btl | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:PG | Finland:K-11 | Hong Kong:IIA | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:NC-16 (DVD rating) | Singapore:PG (original rating) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12A | USA:PG-13 (re-rating on appeal) (certificate #39360) | USA:R (original rating) | Brazil:LivreFun Stuff
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Ben Affleck's character's name comes from the first name of the popular DC superhero, Green Arrow. Kevin Smith wrote 15 issues of Green Arrow just prior to working on Jersey Girl (2004). moreGoofs:
Continuity: In the first scene, at the Christmas party, Santa Claus is sitting on the throne in the middle of the room with a girl on his lap. When Ollie walks up there seconds later (in the next shot) they are both gone. moreQuotes:
[first lines]Teacher: Everyone, please take your seats. You heard the bell. You know what it means. Last week, the assignment was to write an essay about your family. Who they...
Teacher: [class: "Are!"] And what they...
Teacher: [class: "Mean to us!"] Excellent droning.
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That's How I Knew This Story Would Break My Heart moreFAQ
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This is without any doubt my favorite Kevin Smith film. Unlike his other brilliant comedies this is a story that is truly written from the heart. It has a lot of warmth and pain mixed in with a complex story of a man coming to terms with his fatherhood. The fact that he dedicated the film to his late father shows this to be a film maker working through the loss of an important figure in his life. George Carlin gives a stand out performance as Ben Affleck's father and Ben Affleck gives a stellar performance of a man that comes to terms with the life he has instead of the life he (thinks) he wants. This film still has the same witty humor like any good Kevin Smith film does but it is undercut by the seriousness of the relationship between a child and their parent. Whether it is Ben's relationship with his father or his relationship as a father to his adorable daughter. The only criticism I had was that Ben could not bring himself to cry at a key moment in the film. Other than that, his and everyone else's performances were outstanding. Kevin Smith deserves much credit for revealing so much about himself in this film.