Paternity

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Paternity

PG

1981

1h 35m

Comedy

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Madison Square Garden's manager (Burt Reynolds) wants a baby but not a wife, so he hires a surrogate mother (Beverly D'Angelo).

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Although the movie was directed by David Steinberg, a comic actor with a good sense of timing, Paternity's timing is so slowpaced and stately that there are times when this doesn't feel like a comedy, it feels like a historical romance.

Rated: 2/4

Oct 23, 2004

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Bernard Drew

Gannett News Service

It's one of the worst movies [Reynolds has] ever made and, worse, he isn't even good in it.

Oct 4, 2019

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Chuck O'Leary

FulvueDrive-in.com

Burt is at his most appealing and self-deprecating playing a character much like himself at the time: A single, middle-age lothario longing to have a child. Charming and funny.

Rated: 7/10

Feb 18, 2006

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Jun 12, 2005

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Shannon M

One of the great, forgotten movies of the 80s! Charming, funny, and unique! I love the chemistry between Burt Reynolds and Beverly D'Angelo!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/20/17

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Audience Member

I have a seen a ton of Burt Reynolds movies but everyone I've seen he's always playing a tough guy or something similar so watching him in a romantic comedy was a shocker.Not a bad movie by the way but not really something I'd go out & buy or watch again

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Only mildly amusing, mostly it is very predictable and trite. Bland direction and there is not much enthusiasm from the cast, with the exception of Juanita Moore in a supporting role. The stars lack chemistry. It?s just silly.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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45/100. Only mildly amusing, mostly it is very predictable and trite. Bland direction and there is not much enthusiasm from the cast, with the exception of Juanita Moore in a supporting role. The stars lack chemistry. It's just silly.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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David Steinberg

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Burt Reynolds

Buddy Evans

Beverly D'Angelo

Maggie

Lauren Hutton

Jenny Lofton

Norman Fell

Larry

Paul Dooley

Kurt

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Synopsis

Madison Square Garden's manager (Burt Reynolds) wants a baby but not a wife, so he hires a surrogate mother (Beverly D'Angelo).

Director: David Steinberg
Producer: Lawrence Gordon, Hank Moonjean
Screenwriter: Charlie Peters
Production Co: Paramount Pictures
Rating: PG
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 5, 2019
Runtime: 1h 35m

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