Fathers' Day (film)

Fathers' Day is a 1997 comedy film about a woman who cons two old boyfriends into searching for her runaway son by convincing both that they are the boy's father.
 * Directed by Ivan Reitman. Written by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel. It is a remake of the 1983 French film Les Compères, written by Francis Veber.

The reason why some animals eat their young.taglines

Dale Putley

 * For years I've thought about killing myself. It's the only thing that kept me going.

Dialogue

 * Jack Lawrence: This is the "wives of Christmas past" conversation.
 * Carrie Lawrence: Would you leave Penelope and Talullah out of this?
 * Jack Lawrence: Iris and Debbie.
 * Carrie Lawrence: Whatever!


 * Jack Lawrence: You're a tragic hero. You're Lou Gehrig.
 * Dale Putley: Who?
 * Jack Lawrence: Lou Gehrig. Everybody knows Lou Gehrig. The baseball player. He died of Lou Gehrig's Disease.
 * Dale Putley: Wow, what are the odds on that?


 * Dale Putley: How did you get her husband to talk?
 * Jack Lawrence: I head-butted him.
 * Dale Putley: How Joe Pesci of you. What are gonna do with her, run her through the Visa machine?


 * Dale Putley: Jack, look at this.
 * Jack Lawrence: It's money. I remember it from when I was single.


 * Nikki: Well, Scotty, you're boring. I liked you for a while, but now I can't stand looking at you. Even your voice makes me sick.
 * Dale Putley: That was lovely.
 * Jack Lawrence: Yes, Hallmark is waiting for you.


 * Rose: Where do you like to stay?
 * Jack Lawrence: My house, but it's in Los Angeles.


 * Jack Lawrence: What happened?
 * Dale Putley: He poured hot coffee all over me. Took my clothes and he ran away.
 * Jack Lawrence: Don't cry! Now where is he?
 * Dale Putley: I don't know.
 * Jack Lawrence: I don't like you.


 * Dale Putley: Do you have a boyfriend?
 * Woman with broken car: No!
 * Dale Putley: Good! Me neither!


 * Jack Lawrence: This kid is a major pain in the ass, he's just so damn annoying.
 * Carrie Lawrence: You don't like anything that's annoying.
 * Jack Lawrence: Who does?
 * Carrie Lawrence: [serious] No, I mean that's a special thing for you.

Taglines

 * The reason why some animals eat their young.
 * All she said was "My son is yours." Unfortunately, she said it to both of them.
 * One kid. Two dads. A who done it.

Cast

 * Robin Williams - Dale Putley
 * Billy Crystal - Jack Lawrence
 * Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Carrie Lawrence
 * Nastassja Kinski - Collette Andrews
 * Charlie Hofheimer - Scott Andrews
 * Bruce Greenwood - Bob Andrews
 * Charles Rocket - Russ Trainor
 * Patti D'Arbanville - Shirley Trainor
 * Jared Harris - Lee
 * Louis Lombardi - Matt