Daddy Day Camp

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Daddy Day Camp

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Released Aug 8, 2007

1h 29m

Kids & Family

Comedy

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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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Critics Consensus

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

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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

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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

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

It's official. We want the Oscar back, Cuba.

Rated: 0/4.0

Sep 5, 2020

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Micheal Compton

Bowling Green Daily News

Predictably unwatchable with a lazy script, lackluster direction, and bad performances.

Nov 21, 2019

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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

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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

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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

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Stephen C

F**king piece of sh*t!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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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

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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

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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

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Fred Savage

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Cuba Gooding Jr.

Charlie Hinton

Lochlyn Munro

Lance Warner

Paul Rae

Phil Ryerson

Richard Gant

Col. Buck Hinton

Tamala Jones

Kim Hinton

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Daddy Day Camp: Official Clip - Fixing the Camp

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Daddy Day Camp: Official Clip - Camp Training

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Daddy Day Camp: Official Clip - Crazy Kid Campers

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Daddy Day Camp: Official Clip - Pranking the Bad Guy

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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: TriStar Pictures, Davis Entertainment, Blue Star Pictures
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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