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Prospective parents everywhere, meet the world's least likely paternal role model: Adam Sandler! In Big Daddy, Sandler plays 30-year-old bachelor Sonny Koufax, a carefree slob who has never much taken... read more read more... to adult responsibilities; he works one day a week as a tollbooth collector, and spends the remainder of his time living off of a $200,000 reward he collected from an auto accident. All told, the life suits him just fine. However, as his old buddies start getting married and drifting away, Sonny realizes that if he doesn't do something soon, he could end up all alone for the rest of his life. When his most recent girlfriend, Vanessa (Kristy Swanson), indicates that she needs some time off because she's sick of being with a man who can't act like a grown-up, he decides that it's time to take drastic action to win her back. Conveniently enough, a little boy named Julian (Cole Sprouse and Dylan Sprouse) turns up on his doorstep, claiming that he's the biological son of Sonny's roommate and friend from law school, Kevin (Jon Stewart). The kid tells Sonny that he's from Buffalo, New York; Kevin has never been to Buffalo, New York, but no matter - Sonny foresees, in Julian, an opportunity to convince Vanessa that he can face adult responsibilities. He thus takes charge of the little boy over a long Columbus Day weekend, pretending to be Kevin. However, the plan doesn't work as expected, and the authorities hone in on a discovery of Sonny's real identity. Meanwhile, Sonny finds himself genuinely drawn to the tyke. Also supporting Sandler in Big Daddy are Joey Lauren Adams, Josh Mostel and Rob Schneider. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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PG-13, 1 hr. 29 min.

Directed by: Dennis Dugan

Release Date: June 25, 1999

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  • bathshebamonk
    November 7, 2011
    bathshebamonk
    I like Adam Sandler. I like that he uses other comics generously in his films. I like that he gets the girl and gets a job but doesn't get to keep his buddy's kid, but gets his own. Saw this on DVD. One particular moment stuck with me, and that was when he was (finally) giving... read more the kid a bath and the kid asked why he had to wear a bathing suit and Sandler said he "didn't know the rules" about that kind of thing which I thought was an interesting way to get around a potentially touchy (NPI) situation and also an interesting statement on his point of view--he's a guy who sees normal life as a set of rules which he doesn't like and which he is intent on either breaking or ignoring and in the end, with just a bit of compromise on his part, the world seems to bend to him. Entertaining and weirdly thought-provoking.
  • fb729949618
    August 9, 2011
    fb729949618
    It's so so, not bad but not good.
  • DreamExtractor
    August 4, 2011
    DreamExtractor
    Not that bad. Big Daddy is about Sonny Koufax, a man who is left with a sweet little boy and must learn to be his father. This movie, was sweet, kind, and funny, but also cheesy, dumb, and nothing new. The plot is basic, but when its not being cheesy, its a sweet hearted comed... read morey. The young Cole and Dylan Sprouce are probably the cutest young actors ever, how there parents ever said no to them I will never know. Adam Sandler pissed me off in this, he was a bad actor and the writers made him turn a sweet kid into a loog spitter. Overall not bad, I mean ic its on tv ill watch it.
  • murphmann93
    June 24, 2011
    murphmann93
    Adam Sandler classic!
  • TheDudeLebowski65
    June 9, 2011
    TheDudeLebowski65
    As far as I'm concerned, Big Daddy is oneof Adam Sandler's last 'watchable" films. Big Daddy was funny and entertaining with all the usually tricks you'd expect from and Adam Sandler film. Along with Happy Gilmore, Big Daddy is the only Sandler film that I can actually watch with... read moreout being too irritated. Big Daddy is silly, but it's also fun. The film is mindless entertainment and it doesn't try to be anything great. The film is really laid back, but it does its job by delivering good laughs. The film is much better than Sandler's previous film, The Water Boy. I enjoyed Big Daddy and laughed quite a bit. Sandler gives a decent comedic performance as Sonny, and the rest of the cast are good too. However Rob Schneider is as usual, not funny, and he plainly sucks like every other film he's done. In every Sandler film, he always plays a character thats irrelevant and not funny. Big Daddy is an average comedy with good laughs and average acting. Theres nothing too special about this film, but its a fun time waster. Sandler will make you for over an hour, but then the film becomes predictable too quickly. But for what it is, Big Daddy is a fun film and one of the few films where Adam Sandler is funny. Recently he has lost his touch. Big Daddy however is a reminder of what he could do, bring on some silly humour thats entertaining and funny.
  • riverdale237
    May 20, 2011
    riverdale237
    Do we really need more proof that Adam Sandler is a genius? Big Daddy has it all for a comedy. Laughter, a good lesson, interesting characters and a cute story without being too cute. It's right up there with Happy Gilmore.

    Obviously, the laugs are what make this movie so grea... read moret. Sandler can be very funny when he's having trouble raising Julian...errrr "Frankenstein", especially in the early stages. He practically goes nuts.

    Once again, Sandler does a great job of picking a supporting cast. Stev Buscemi did a downright hillarious performance as the homeless guy, and Rob Shneider did a very good job too. There arguement at the law case gives a bit of a brighter premise.

    This movie has a lot of heart too, especially for a Sandler film. As the film goes on, Sunny begins to bond with Julian, and there are a few scenes that are actually really sweet. I almost cried at the ending (I won't spoil it for you)

    Even the acting is believeable, one of the big negatives in some Sandler films. Whether it was Sandler, Lauren Adams, or even Dylan and Cole Sprouse, they did a good job.

    Big Daddy easily ranks as one of my favorites all time.
  • erika250
    May 18, 2011
    erika250
    Big Daddy is about 32 year old Sonny (Adam Sandler) that does not know how to be grown up. When his gf dumps him he adopts a kid to show his ex that he can be grown up. Over time he learns how to take care of a kid and will do nay thing in his power to keep the kid.
    Pros
    Good plo... read moret
    Good acting
    I really like the kid in the film.
    Kid was so funny
    Cons
    Adam Sandler did bad job acting.
    If u likes Adam Sandler you should give this a try.
  • SirPant
    January 6, 2011
    SirPant
    I'm not much of an Adam Sandler fan to be honest but I don't hate him. This film is inoffensive enough with a wry sense of humour that I actually admired in places but overall, it's not particularly funny, original or memorable.
  • theunknownhobo
    November 16, 2010
    theunknownhobo
    Steve Buscemi is at his best in this movie as far as cameos go and he has ALOT of them.
  • bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb1
    June 24, 2010
    bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb1
    nothing special but good. B-

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Lisa Alspector
June 2, 2008
Lisa Alspector, Chicago Reader

This light yet earnest drama starring Adam Sandler deals openly with one of the most insidious elements in popular filmmaking -- the male screenwriter's relationship with his own father. Full Review

Jeff Millar
July 21, 2005
Jeff Millar, Houston Chronicle

Funny-sweet, understand, not bleccchh sweet. Full Review

Edward Guthmann
June 18, 2002
Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle

Worst of all is the way Sandler wants to have it both ways: to muck around in gross-out humor one minute and then turn schmaltzy the next minute with some fraudulent business about how much he loves t... Full Review

Rick Groen
March 19, 2002
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail

How's this for a novel complaint: Big Daddy just isn't stupid enough. Full Review

Kenneth Turan
February 14, 2001
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times

There's no doubt Sandler is talented, but if he persists in believing that, like Elvis, his presence alone covers a multitude of omissions and inconsistencies, he will squander his gift and make a ser... Full Review

Bob Fenster
January 1, 2000
Bob Fenster, Arizona Republic

Big Daddy is surprisingly sentimental and consistently amusing.

Tom Keogh
January 1, 2000
Tom Keogh, Film.com

Doesn't offer any of the quasi-adult charm of Sander's more recent The Wedding Singer or the wall-to-wall loopiness of last year's The Waterboy.

Peter Rainer
January 1, 2000
Peter Rainer, New York Magazine

Adam Sandler's new comedy is being touted as a step forward for him, which I find funnier than anything in the movie. Full Review

Kevin Maynard
January 1, 2000
Kevin Maynard, Mr. Showbiz

Big Daddy is all about Sonny's maturation, but there's nothing new or unexpected about Sandler's latest.

Tom Maurstad
January 1, 2000
Tom Maurstad, Dallas Morning News

Gratuitously gross and/or provocative humor. Full Review

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