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Daddy Day Care (2003) -- Two men get laid off and have to become stay-at-home dads when they can't find jobs. This inspires them to open their own day-care center.
Daddy Day Care (2003) -- Two men get laid off and have to become stay-at-home dads when they can't find jobs. This inspires them to open their own day-care center.
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Overview

User Rating:
5.5/10   13,625 votes
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Director:
Steve Carr
Writer (WGA):
Geoff Rodkey (written by)
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Release Date:
9 May 2003 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Family more
Tagline:
D-Day Is Coming more
Plot:
Two men get laid off and have to become stay-at-home dads when they can't find jobs. This inspires them to open their own day-care center. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 5 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(52 articles)
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User Comments:
Surprisingly Not Bad more (108 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Eddie Murphy ... Charlie Hinton
Jeff Garlin ... Phil

Steve Zahn ... Marvin

Regina King ... Kim Hinton

Kevin Nealon ... Bruce
Jonathan Katz ... Dan Kubitz
Siobhan Fallon ... Peggy (as Siobhan Fallon Hogan)

Lisa Edelstein ... Crispin's Mom

Lacey Chabert ... Jenny

Laura Kightlinger ... Sheila

Leila Arcieri ... Kelli

Anjelica Huston ... Mrs. Gwyneth Harridan

Khamani Griffin ... Ben Hinton

Max Burkholder ... Max
Arthur Young ... Nicky
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG for language.
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View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
92 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Klingon | German
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
Iceland:L | Switzerland:8 (canton of Zurich) | Malaysia:U | Finland:K-3 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G (original rating) | Australia:PG (cable rating) | Brazil:Livre | Canada:G | Germany:o.Al. | Ireland:PG | New Zealand:G | Norway:A | Philippines:G | Portugal:M/6 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:All | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:6 (canton of the Grisons) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:PG | USA:PG (certificate #39497)
Filming Locations:
Glendale, California, USA more
Company:
Revolution Studios more

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Goofs:
Continuity: When Charlie and Phil are wrestling dressed like vegetables, Charlie takes a chunk out of Phil's Carrot suit. In the next shot, the carrot suit to be undamaged. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Ben: Good morning, Daddy.
Charlie Hinton: Hey, Ben, how you doing, man?
[yawn]
Charlie Hinton: Oh, God. Daddy's got to get ready for work.
Ben: Can't you stay home?
Charlie Hinton: No, I got a big day at work today. A real big day.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Best Worst Movie (2009) more
Soundtrack:
Frère Jacques more

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3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
Surprisingly Not Bad, 13 July 2005
4/10
Author: christian123

Daddy Day Care is a nice family film that is entertaining to watch. Charlie and Phil are so consumed by their advertising jobs that they are completely missing out on the joys of fatherhood. After failing to excite the public about vegetable cereal, Charlie and Phil are fired from their ad jobs. While in search of employment and tending to his four-year-old son Ben during the day while his wife Kim is at work, Charlie has an idea. If he and Phil can handle taking care of two kids, how much harder can it be to supervise ten? Much harder than they ever imagined. But, they will try to manage to pull through and not let Miss Gwyneth Harridan ruin their day care. The plot doesn't sounds great but it does have some potential, Fortunately, it delivered as this is film was actually quite funny. It wasn't over the top funny or Finding Nemo funny but it defiantly can stand on its own. At most times Daddy Day Care may just seem like a film with a bunch of screaming kids and nothing else which isn't true as there are many laughs to be found as well. Eddie Murphy stars and gives quite a funny performance. The real stars of the film though are the little kids. Most of them were funny, some were annoying but they were all tolerable. Regina King plays Kim and she doesn't really appear in the film very much but gives a funny line or two. Steve Zahn was really funny as Marvin. Sure sometimes his character was too stupid to like but it never crosses the line. Anjelica Huston plays the same role I usually see her in, she plays a mean person well but it is tiring seeing her do the same thing. Lacey Chabert has a small but funny role and she is a bit underrated. Jeff Garlin wasn't that good, like when compared to everyone else he was weak and not very funny either. Steve Carr directs and does a decent job, nothing special. I don't know why I liked this movie as much as I did. It was stupid and kind of had a weak story but I still liked it. It does get dull at times, particularly the beginning as it starts off slow but it becomes funnier as the film continues. The running time is 92 minutes so it wouldn't be that much of a punishment to watch. The movie isn't very clever it's a simple film but it does contain enough laughs to entertain most people. Daddy Day Care is also a lot better then The Haunted Mansion. So, if you have a choice between the two, I would go with this one. In the end, this isn't a great film but it might fit the bill if you are in need for a family flick. Rating 6.7/10

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