My Father, the Hero

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My Father, the Hero

PG

Released Feb 4, 1994

1h 30m

Comedy

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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

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Pamela Bruce

Austin Chronicle

Rated: 3.5/5

Jan 1, 2000

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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

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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

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Andrea Beach

Common Sense Media

Iffy premise undercuts what could have been a sweet romance.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 21, 2014

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Chuck O'Leary

Fantastica Daily

Rated: 1/5

Oct 9, 2005

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Sean O

I watched this movie when I was 14 years old and thought it was a worthwhile comedy

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/26/25

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Steve Miner

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Gérard Depardieu

Andre

Katherine Heigl

Nicole

Dalton James

Ben

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Megan

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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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