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World's Greatest Dad (2009) -- Robin Williams stars as Lance Clayton, a man who has learned to settle. He dreamed of being a rich and famous writer, but has only managed to make it as a high school poetry teacher. His only son Kyle (Daryl Sabara) is an insufferable jackass who won't give his father the time of day. He is dating Claire (Alexie Gilmore), the school's adorable art teacher, but she doesn't want to get serious -- or even acknowledge publicly that they are dating. Then, in the wake of a freak accident, Lance suffers the worst tragedy and greatest opportunity of his life. He is suddenly faced with the possibility of all the fame, fortune and popularity he ever dreamed of, if he can only live with the knowledge of how he got there
World's Greatest Dad (2009) -- Lance is a high school teacher who protects his family from shame following the embarrassing accidental death of his son. Lance writes a fake suicide note to cover up the death, but without permission the note is published and becomes an unexpected hit. Keen to be a successful author, Lance produces an entire journal which he passes off as his son's.
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Overview

User Rating:
7.5/10   2,551 votes
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Director:

Bobcat Goldthwait

Writer (WGA):

Bobcat Goldthwait (written by)

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Genre:

Comedy | Drama more

Tagline:

Lance Clayton is about to get everything he deserves.

Plot:

A comedy about a man who learns that the things you want most may not be the things that make you happy, and that being lonely is not necessarily the same as being alone. full summary | full synopsis

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Free Flick of the Day: Sleeping Dogs Lie
 (From Cinematical. 22 October 2009, 7:48 AM, PDT)
In My Opinion: The Best and Worst Movies of 2009 So Far
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User Comments:

Fantastic Film! more (29 total)

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Robin Williams ... Lance Clayton

Alexie Gilmore ... Claire

Daryl Sabara ... Kyle

Michael Thomas Moore ... Chris
Jermaine Williams ... Jason
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Steve Anderson ... News Crew - Boom Holder
Danielle Barnum ... Fantasy Girl
Heidi Barrientes ... Fantasy Girl

Constance Best ... Bookstore Fan

Breighana Campion ... Student / Girl Reading newspaper
Jessi Canlas ... Student
Max Canlas ... Student

Brittany Christine ... Fantasy Girl
Gary ... Low income person

Naomi Glick ... Ginger
Deborah Horne ... Dr. Dana
Bruce Hornsby ... Himself
Toby Huss ... Bert Green

Ellie Jameson ... Jennifer
Tom Kenny ... Jerry Klein

Evan Martin ... Andrew
John McCafferty Sr. ... Teacher
Mitzi McCall ... Bonnie

John Misner ... Book Publisher

Alles Mist ... Ray
Crystal Rainbow Mort ... Student

Morgan Murphy ... Coach Murphy
Gary Nelson ... Low Income Housing Person

T.J. Newton ... Teacher

Lorraine Nicholson ... Heather
Geoffrey Pierson ... Principal Anderson
Zach Sanchez ... Peter
Richard Scott ... Basketball Player

Henry Simmons ... Mike Lane
Melissa Pang Stenoien ... Beautiful LA Person
Mara Stevë ... Low Income Housing Person

Tony V. ... Dr. Pentola

Peter Weinstein ... Publisher
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Additional Details

MPAA:

Rated R for language, crude and sexual content, some drug use and disturbing images.

Parents Guide:

View content advisory for parents

Runtime:

USA:99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #45434)

Filming Locations:

Seattle, Washington, USA

Company:

Darko Entertainment more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Robin Williams has a full frontal nude scene in this movie. more

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: At the very beginning of the movie, when Lance drives his red Volvo, the gear shift is set to neutral position, so the car is actually towed on truck. more

Quotes:

Lance Clayton: I used to think the worst thing in life was to end up all alone. It's not. The worst thing in life is ending up with people who make you feel all alone. more

Movie Connections:

References Cabaret (1972) more

Soundtrack:

The Creeper, (High) more

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51 out of 62 people found the following comment useful.
Fantastic Film!, 20 January 2009
10/10
Author: jimtabery from United States

Just watched this at the Sundance Film Festival. Absolutely great film. Dark, smart comedy in the spirit of Rushmore. The Bobcat is BACK! Very good cast; great soundtrack. He uses very real issues to simply tell a story about the relationship between an ungrateful punk kid and a painfully weak father. In the Q&A after the film, Bobcat pointed out that most of the comedies being made these days are basically R-rated films made for 13-year-olds (mindless, raunchy, etc.). World's Greatest Dad is a comedy for adults: insightful, original, uncomfortable at times...hilarious. Robin Williams manages to be miserable, mean, touching, and funny without any conflict at all, an inspired break from his traditional roles.

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