Big Daddy
A lazy law school grad adopts a kid to impress his girlfriend, but everything doesn’t go as planned and he becomes the unlikely foster father.
- Director:Dennis Dugan
- Genre:Comedy
- Runtime:90 minutes
Cast
Adam Sandler : Sonny Koufax
Joey Lauren Adams: Layla Maloney
Jon Stewart : Kevin Gerrity
Cole Sprouse : Julian ‘Frankenstien’ McGrath
Dylan Sprouse : Julian ‘Frankenstien’ McGrath
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Sonny Koufax (Sandler) is a carefree, unmotivated slob, who has declined to take on adult roles and responsibilities. He has earned a law degree, but has chosen not to even attempt to take the bar exam, since he was awarded $200,000 in an automobile accident years prior and lives off his restitution. He is employed, on a part time basis only, as a toll booth collector. His best friend is a kind-hearted delivery guy named (Nazo) (Rob Schneider) who stops by every so often. Sonny also has a habit of frequently harassing his roommate’s fiancee, Corrine (Leslie Mann) about her previous employment at Hooters every chance he gets.
The film shows Sonny’s friends, all former schoolmates, are “moving ahead” in their lives. His roommate Kevin Garrity (Jon Stewart) decides to ask Corrine to marry him and that is another thing that irritates Sonny. Kevin decides to pop the question the day before he is leaving for China for his law firm. Two of his male friends from school, in contrast to their conduct in Sonny’s experience while at school, are now revealed to be homosexual and in a committed domestic partnership. Sonny’s girlfriend (Kristy Swanson), disgusted and perplexed at Sonny’s contrasting and inconsistent conduct decides to end her romantic relationship with him. Not to mention find a new man with more reliability.
Sonny quickly becomes occupied with a new series of events. Sonny wakes up to Kevin already at the airport leaving for China. Kevin, is revealed as having fathered an illegitimate son, whose name is Julian (Dylan and Cole Sprouse). Julian is abandoned at Sonny and Kevin’s apartment, with a written explanation that Julian’s mother is now declining to care further for Julian. It is revealed at the Social Services office that Julian’s mother was terminally ill with cancer, and later died. Kevin, ready to depart for China when he gets a call from Sonny informing him of the letter and the boy. Sonny decides to handle situation himself and in the process decides Julian will solve his problem with his ex-girlfriend. His plan back fires and ends up at child service trying to give Julian back. Rather than give Julian to a foster home he decides to hangout with Julian until a new family is ready for Julian. Sonny, in caring for Julian, soon discovers a new purpose in his life and a deep connection with Julian as a father figure. But social services discovers that Sonny is posing as Kevin, and insists that he give up Julian.Social services takes Julian and decides to press charges against Sonny. Read more
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