Adam Sandler acquits himself admirably, but his charm isn't enough to make up for Big Daddy's jarring shifts between crude humor and mawkish sentimentality.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Dennis Dugan -
Producer -
Sidney Ganis , Jack Giarraputo -
Screenwriter -
Steve Franks , Steve Franks , Tim Herlihy , Adam Sandler -
Distributor -
Columbia Pictures -
Production Co -
Jack Giarraputo Productions , Out of the Blue... Entertainment -
Rating -
PG-13 (Some Crude Humor|Language) -
Genre -
Comedy -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jun 25, 1999, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Apr 16, 2012 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$163.5M -
Runtime -
1h 33m -
Sound Mix -
Surround , Dolby Stereo , DTS , SDDS -
Aspect Ratio -
Flat (1.85:1)