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Daddy Day Camp

Play trailer 2:00 Poster for Daddy Day Camp PG Released Aug 8, 2007 1h 29m Kids & Family Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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Spurred on by their wives' insistence that their children attend summer camp, daycare entrepreneurs Charlie Hinton (Cuba Gooding Jr.) and his friend Phil (Paul Rae) decide to buy their dilapidated alma mater, Camp Driftwood. The men face a near impossible task; not only must they renovate the place, but they face stiff competition from nearby Camp Canola, which is run by Charlie's arch-rival, Lance (Lochlyn Munro). Charlie asks his estranged father for help in restoring Driftwood's former glory.
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A mirthless, fairly desperate family film, Daddy Day Camp relies too heavily on bodily functions for comedic effect, resulting in plenty of cheap gags but no laughs.

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Derek Adams Time Out Even the film stock's colour tint looks cheap and nasty. Don't say we didn't warn you. Rated: 1/5 Nov 18, 2011 Full Review Tim Robey Daily Telegraph (UK) Parents! Hire a bouncy castle. Put on clown paint and make balloon animals. You need not see this. Oct 19, 2007 Full Review Robert Hanks Independent (UK) An unnecessary and unlovable sequel to the Eddie Murphy vehicle Daddy Day Care, though this time the producers have traded down to Cuba Gooding Jr. Not recommended. Oct 19, 2007 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com It's official. We want the Oscar back, Cuba. Rated: 0/4.0 Sep 5, 2020 Full Review Micheal Compton Bowling Green Daily News Predictably unwatchable with a lazy script, lackluster direction, and bad performances. Nov 21, 2019 Full Review Jay Stone Canada.com If they decide to make Daddy Day Spa with Martin Lawrence and Jim Belushi, I don't want to hear about it. Jul 22, 2014 Full Review Read all reviews

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Mark M A good movie for kids but not enjoyable for older ages. To me, the characters are annoying and the acting is unconvincing. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 12/26/23 Full Review Melissa D This is such a weird sequel to Daddy Day Care because that was such a classic and was really well done. Daddy day camp definitely had less of a budget but it was still a VERY enjoyable family movie. It was just easy to watch and a bit of a laugh. I'd watch it again and I don't even like movies. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/06/23 Full Review Stephen C F**king piece of sh*t!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Red T Worst than the first one. The acting is bad, the grandfather colonel is out of place, Phil & Charlie give lazy performances with terrible slapstick and juvenile gross out gags. The kids lack any charm at all and no one has any chemistry. The villian is just as stupid as the first. The cinematography is bad as well. The camerawork is basic and uninspired, every other shot is filled with gross out humor or toilet jokes and the location is boring as well. The music isn't that good even for just being generic overall, it feels like its just the same as the first but it doesn't fit as "well" (use that term very loosely). The editing isn't good and the pacing is terrible. Things just happen and half this movie is montages. The kids half the time don't even have arks outside of the bed wetter, Ben I guess learning to climb and the stupid love story. Skip this completely even if you somehow "Liked" the first one. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Regal R 70/100 - old slapstick comedy. dont listen to the critics who rate it 1 star and say "the color tint is cheap" Like???? What are they on? its an old film made for kids. its a family comedy.... its an entire genre that lasted for over a decade. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review TWMax65 Some of the humor in this movie is very gross and over the top, sure. But I can say that this is a good movie for just kids to watch since they would find it entertaining. It would've been better with Eddie Murphy and Jeff Garlin (who probably weren't going to be paid enough with this movie's budget) and I actually liked Daddy Daycare much more. The other thing is that in the final act, this movie basically sends the message that cheating is okay to do in revenge (even though the grandfather says that you have to out-smart cheaters, but all they do is cheat in some of the competitions right back with their unique kids/characteristics)! Lazy writing. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 10/16/22 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Spurred on by their wives' insistence that their children attend summer camp, daycare entrepreneurs Charlie Hinton (Cuba Gooding Jr.) and his friend Phil (Paul Rae) decide to buy their dilapidated alma mater, Camp Driftwood. The men face a near impossible task; not only must they renovate the place, but they face stiff competition from nearby Camp Canola, which is run by Charlie's arch-rival, Lance (Lochlyn Munro). Charlie asks his estranged father for help in restoring Driftwood's former glory.
Director
Fred Savage
Producer
William Sherak, Jason Shuman
Screenwriter
David N. Weiss, Geoff Rodkey, J. David Stem
Distributor
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co
Blue Star Pictures, TriStar Pictures, Davis Entertainment
Rating
PG (Language)
Genre
Kids & Family, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 8, 2007, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA)
$13.2M
Runtime
1h 29m
Sound Mix
Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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