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Overview

User Rating:
6.3/10   25,036 votes
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Director:
Kevin Smith
Writer (WGA):
Kevin Smith (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
26 March 2004 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
Forget about who you thought you were, and just accept who you are. more
Plot:
After his career is sidelined from an unexpected tragedy and a personal blowup, a single man must take care of his precocious daughter. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(138 articles)
'Glee' Shines at the World Series
 (From Extra. 1 November 2009, 2:36 PM, PST)

New Jersey Housewife May Be New Jersey Homeless
 (From E! Online. 23 October 2009, 2:42 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
A new direction for Smith. more (344 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Betty Aberlin ... Teacher
Matt McFarland ... Boy #1
Sarah Stafford ... Girl #1

Paulie Litt ... Bryan (as Paulie Litowsky)

Christian Fan ... Boy #3
Victor Chavez ... Boy #4
William Mace ... Boy #5

Raquel Castro ... Gertie Trinke

Ben Affleck ... Ollie Trinke

Jennifer Schwalbach Smith ... Susan (as Jennifer Schwalbach)

Jennifer Lopez ... Gertrude Steiney

George Carlin ... Bart Trinke

Stephen Root ... Greenie

Mike Starr ... Block
S. Epatha Merkerson ... Doctor #1
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Fatherhood Project (USA) (working title)
Untitled Kevin Smith Project (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 on appeal for language and sexual content including frank dialogue.
Runtime:
102 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
Iceland:L | Malaysia:U | Netherlands:6 | Portugal:M/12 | Germany:6 | South Korea:12 | Sweden:Btl | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:PG | Finland:K-11 | Hong Kong:IIA | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:NC-16 (DVD rating) | Singapore:PG (original rating) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12A | USA:PG-13 (re-rating on appeal) (certificate #39360) | USA:R (original rating) | Brazil:Livre
Filming Locations:
New Jersey, USA more
Company:
Miramax Films more

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Trivia:
While generally not considered part of Kevin Smith's so-called "Askewniverse" series, the film does have one potential tie-in character/actor: Betty Aberlin portrays an unnamed nun in both this film and Dogma (1999), her role being substantially larger in this film. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: When Ollie Trinke exits the Holland Tunnel circa 1995, three American flags are suspended over the tunnel entrance. These flags were not put up until after 11 September 2001. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Teacher: Everyone, please take your seats. You heard the bell. You know what it means. Last week, the assignment was to write an essay about your family. Who they...
Teacher: [class: "Are!"] And what they...
Teacher: [class: "Mean to us!"] Excellent droning.
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Movie Connections:
References "Great Performances: Cats" (1998) more
Soundtrack:
Johanna more

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22 out of 29 people found the following comment useful.
A new direction for Smith., 29 March 2004
8/10
Author: Aragorn1683 from SC, USA

Overall this was a good, heartwarming and funny film from Kevin Smith, much different than his previous Jersey flicks. In typical Smith fashion, Affleck stars with cameos by Jason Lee and Matt Damon, and when Affleck's daughter wants to do a musical for her school talent show, she doesn't choose something sweet and simple, but a song from Sweeney Todd.

There are some cliched moments, such as Affleck being torn between a job interview and going to his daughter's talent show, and of course choosing the talent show and staying in NJ, but this was a pretty good film. Don't expect Jason Mewes and his homously foul mouth to be popping up anywhere, just expect to be pleased with Smith's ability to embrace the mainstream while playing fast and loose with the rules.

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