- Release Date: 1999
- Runtime: 93 min
- Genre: Comedy, Drama
- Starring: Adam Sandler, Joey Lauren Adams, Jon Stewart, Cole Sprouse ... see all
- Director: Dennis Dugan
- Plot: 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.
User Reviews
A very hilarious and moving movie
Apr 21, 2008
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Big Daddy was a funny movie done by Adam Sandler. He is an amazing actor and he really knows what comedy is about. Big Daddy is about Sonny Kofax getting a son that isn\'t even his and taking care of it.... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Sep 04, 2008Urban Cinefile
Ultimately though, it's Sandler's film and, if you like him, you'll have a fun time.
Sometimes you look at the poster for a movie (in this case Adam Sandler and a young boy urinating against a wall) and know for a fact that there's no way you're going to enjoy one second of the film.
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| Mar 11, 2004Houston Chronicle
Director Dennis Dugan has a nice courtroom scene, a skillful mix of naked sentiment and Marx Brothers humor.....Sandler's comedies lay more complex humor beneath the gross jokes..... ... Full Review
| Dec 13, 2002Beliefnet
This is not a profound movie, but adolescents (and those with adolescent humor) will enjoy it..... ... Full Review
| Nov 05, 1999Entertainment Weekly
this oddly phlegmatic movie is celebrating.....his blase, I-just-work-here (and-don't-blame-me-if-they-pay-me-almost-20-mil) quality makes Sandler the ideal star for the age of video --.... ... Full Review
| Jun 25, 1999San Francisco Chronicle
Sandler also has the power to motivate the next generation of men, but instead he's made ``Big Daddy,'' a noxious movie that opens today at Bay Area theaters.
Co-written by Sandler and directed by Dennis Dugan, ``Big Daddy'' is the story of Sonny Koufax, a 32-year-old slacker who coaches his roommate's 5-year-old son in the art of being of slob.
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The Adams Sandler DVD Collection
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2006-05-11
In Big Daddy , Adam Sandler stars as Sonny Koufax, a thirty-two-year-old law school graduate determined to avoid adult responsibilities.In a misguided attempt to impress his soon-to-be-ex-girlfriend, Sonny accepts custody of five-year-old Julian (Cole and Dylan Sprouse). ... Full Article
Tsotsi - Film Review
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2006-03-17
The plot of 'no-good manboy set on steep learning curve by the accidental acquisition of a child' isn't new: Adam Sandler grew up for Big Daddy and Tom Selleck went ga-ga in Three Men And A Baby. ... Full Article

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