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My Father, the Hero

PG Released Feb 4, 1994 1h 30m Comedy List
20% Tomatometer 15 Reviews 54% Popcornmeter 10,000+ Ratings
While on a tropical vacation with her father (Gérard Depardieu), a teen (Katherine Heigl) passes him off as her lover, to impress a boy (Dalton James).
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Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly Rated: F Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Pamela Bruce Austin Chronicle Rated: 3.5/5 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times It's amusing, watching a movie like this, to observe the clangingly false notes. Rated: 2/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy The filmmakers find just the right approach to turn what on paper sounds like a sordid plotline into a breezy, likable comedy. Rated: 3/4 Aug 30, 2021 Full Review Andrea Beach Common Sense Media Iffy premise undercuts what could have been a sweet romance. Rated: 2/5 Oct 21, 2014 Full Review Chuck O'Leary Fantastica Daily Rated: 1/5 Oct 9, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Steve D fighting with HOLY MATRIMONY to decide which could be the creepiest film of the year. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Depardieu's accent makes the dialogue hard to understand for half the film and it gets a little uncomfortable when the underage lead in frequently shown in provocative clothing. Not sure what this movie was going for. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review jona i Generally stale performances and often creepy material, though some of it is pretty funny. Some nice quips. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review susan j This was such a waste of time. Embarrassed to post a review but I saw Gerard Depardieu was in it, and really like him as an actor---and the premise seemed so weird I thought it might be weird in a fun way. It was not. It was painfully bad. The 14% Critics rating is far more accurate than the 48% Audience ratings. The premise is trite. The acting is egregiously bad--the characters are really, really, really stupid. The girl is the most ungrateful spoiled unpleasant repugnant I may ever have seen in a film. Depardieu plays a moron, surrounded by legions of other morons. The madcap hijinx and slapstick shenanigans are unbelievably cringey. Seriously: don't watch this. Nothing redeemable here. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Funny, fluffy feel good film. Put your head on a low light and enjoy Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Audience Member I watched this in 2017 and it did not hold up. Way to campy for me. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis While on a tropical vacation with her father (Gérard Depardieu), a teen (Katherine Heigl) passes him off as her lover, to impress a boy (Dalton James).
Director
Steve Miner
Producer
Jacques Bar, Jean-Louis Livi
Screenwriter
Francis Veber, Gérard Lauzier, Charlie Peters
Distributor
Buena Vista Pictures, Laurenfilm S.A.
Production Co
Paramount Pictures, Cité Films
Rating
PG
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 4, 1994, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 18, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$25.3M
Runtime
1h 30m
Sound Mix
Dolby, Surround, Stereo
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