Daddy's Home (film)
Daddy's Home is a 2015 American buddy comedy film directed by Sean Anders and written by Anders, Brian Burns, and John Morris.[4] The film is about a mild-mannered stepfather (Will Ferrell) who vies for the attention of his wife's (Linda Cardellini) children when their biological father (Mark Wahlberg) returns.
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| Directed by | Sean Anders |
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| Story by | Brian Burns |
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| Cinematography | Julio Macat |
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| Music by | Michael Andrews |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 96 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $50 million[2] |
| Box office | $242.8 million[3] |
This is the second collaboration between Ferrell and Wahlberg following the 2010 film The Other Guys. Principal photography began on November 17, 2014, in New Orleans, Louisiana. The film was released on December 25, 2015, by Paramount Pictures and grossed $242 million worldwide, becoming Ferrell's highest-grossing live-action film. It received praise for the performances and chemistry between Ferrell and Wahlberg but criticism for its lack of funny ideas and not fully exploring the premise.[5] A sequel, Daddy's Home 2, was released on November 10, 2017.
Plot edit
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Mild-mannered radio executive Brad Whitaker tries hard to be a good stepfather to his wife Sara's two children, Megan and Dylan, and is seemingly sterile after an accident to his testicles. The kids are finally getting closer to him: Dylan confides in him about some older bullies at school and Megan asks him to take her to the father/daughter dance at her school.
One night, however, Dusty Mayron, Sara's ex-husband and the kids' biological father, calls discovering Sara's married to Brad, and announces he will be visiting the next day. She hesitates to let him into their home, but Brad convinces her it is important for the kids to see him and Dusty establish a respectful relationship.
When Dusty arrives, he immediately intimidates Brad by his tough and muscular appearance and his charm with Megan and Dylan. He talks Brad into letting him stay, despite Sara warning about his true nature. Brad soon wises up when it becomes clear he intends to drive Brad out of his kids' lives and reconcile with Sara. After Dusty shows him up repeatedly - getting the kids a dog and finishing a treehouse Brad had been building with Dylan, he makes Brad seem racist after unwillingly firing handyman Griff after a fiasco with Dusty's motorcycle.
Dusty tries to drive a wedge between Brad and Sara by taking them to a fertility doctor, hoping that Brad's inability to impregnate her will send her back into Dusty's arms. Still, the two men appear to reach an understanding after working together to teach Dylan how to defend himself from the bullies. Additionally, the couple is overjoyed to learn that Brad's sperm count has increased significantly, giving them hope of having a child together.
However, Brad is stunned when Dusty reveals that he still intends to drive him out of the family. Desperate, Brad spends tens of thousands of dollars on gifts, including a pony for Megan, and $18,000 tickets to an NBA game for Dylan. At the game, Dusty once again shows Brad up by revealing himself to be friends with the coach of Dylan's favorite team, the Los Angeles Lakers. Brad is even more enraged when he learns that Megan has changed her mind, and has chosen Dusty to take her to the father/daughter dance instead of him. Sara is upset with Brad for his behavior, and the rest of the family sits separately from him.
During half-time, Brad is chosen to try to shoot a basketball to win a prize. Drunk, he goes on a rant about Dusty before accidentally hitting a cheerleader, and a disabled child in a wheelchair in the face with a basketball. Humiliated, Brad moves out of the house; however, when Dusty tries to comfort Sara, she rejects him, and forces him to step up as a father to help his children with their busy schedules.
Four days later, Brad is living in his office at work, depressed. Dusty, meanwhile, is overwhelmed by the responsibilities of being a full-time father. When Dusty decides to call it quits and leave on the day of the dance, Griff convinces Brad to fight for his family. Finding Dusty at a bar, he tries to get him to come back. Dusty admits that he cannot handle the hard parts about being a father, and admires Brad for putting up with everything. Brad says that all of the terrible parts about being a dad are worth it, because in the end, he is doing it for his kids. This convinces Dusty to go to the dance, and they arrive together.
There, they discover that the students who were picking on Dylan at school are girls. They almost fight the father of one of the girls when Dylan physically retaliates, doing what Brad and Dusty taught him to do, under the impression that the bullies were boys. However, Dusty finally decides to follow Brad's lead on being a father, and instead quells the fight by starting a dance-off. Brad and Sara reconcile, and Dusty decides to stay and be a good "co-dad" to his kids.
One-year later, the whole family is happy; Brad and Sara have a new baby boy named after Griff, and Megan and Dylan have finally accepted Brad as their stepfather. Dusty is now a Panda DJ, has become wealthy, and he and Brad are now friends.
Dusty remarries to Karen, who has a daughter Adrianna, thus making Dusty a stepfather himself. In an ironic twist of fate, Dusty is now in exactly the same position that he put Brad in a year ago – visibly intimidated by Adrianna's more muscular father, Roger.
Cast edit
- Will Ferrell as Brad Whitaker, the stepfather
- Mark Wahlberg as Dusty Mayron, the rivaling biological father
- Linda Cardellini as Sara Whitaker
- Scarlett Estevez as Megan Mayron
- Owen Vaccaro as Dylan Mayron
- Thomas Haden Church as Leo Holt
- Hannibal Buress as Griff
- Bobby Cannavale as Dr. Emilio Francisco
- Bill Burr as Jerry
- Jamie Denbo as Doris
- Alessandra Ambrosio as Karen
- Didi Costine as Adrianna
- John Cena as Roger (cameo)
- Mark L. Young as Dental hygienist
- Paul Scheer as DJ "The Whip"
- Billy Slaughter as Man in Squidward tie
- Chris Henchy as Jason Sinclair / Panda DJ
- Reba Elizabeth Carston as Serendipity
- LaMonica Garrett as Marco
- Kobe Bryant as himself (cameo)
Production edit
Casting edit
On November 5, 2014, it was confirmed that Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg would play the lead roles in the film.[6][7] On November 12, Linda Cardellini joined the cast of the film, to play Ferrell's character's wife.[8] On November 18, Hannibal Buress joined the film to play a sarcastic handyman.[9] On January 28, 2015, Paul Scheer was added to the cast of the film, playing The Whip, a crazy DJ.[10]
Filming edit
Principal photography began on November 17, 2014, in New Orleans, Louisiana.[11][12] On November 24 and 25, filming took place at Edward Hynes Charter School.[13] On January 12, 2015, actors were spotted filming in the Lakeview area.[14] On January 21, 2015, a scene was shot during a New Orleans Pelicans and Los Angeles Lakers game where Ferrell smashed a cheerleader (played by stuntwoman/wrestler Taryn Terrell) in the face with a basketball.[15] Tony Hawk was the stunt double for Ferrell in a skateboarding scene, who got hurt on the set.[16] Filming was scheduled to wrap on February 3, 2015, but lasted through February 6.[17][18]
Release edit
The film premiered in the United Kingdom on December 9, 2015 and was theatrically released in the United Kingdom on Boxing Day, December 26, 2015[19] by Paramount Pictures.[20]
Home media edit
Daddy's Home was released digitally on March 8, 2016, before being released on Blu-ray and DVD on March 22, 2016.[21]
Reception edit
Box office edit
Daddy's Home grossed $150.4 million in North America and $92.4 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $242.8 million, against a budget of $69 million.[3] It is Ferrell's highest-grossing live-action film, surpassing Elf ($220.4 million).[22]
In the United States and Canada, the film opened on December 25, 2015 alongside Point Break, Joy, Concussion, and the wide release of The Big Short. In its opening weekend the film was projected to gross $20–25 million from 3,271 theaters.[23] However, after grossing $1.2 million from its early Thursday showings and $15.7m on its opening day, weekend projections were increased to $43–46 million.[24] The film ended up grossing $38.7 million in its opening weekend, finishing second at the box office behind Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($149.2 million). It was the second biggest non-animated opening of Ferrell's career, behind Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby ($47 million).[22]
Critical response edit
On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, Daddy's Home has an approval rating of 30% based on 123 reviews and an average rating of 4.9/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg have proven comedic chemistry, but Daddy's Home suffers from a dearth of genuinely funny ideas – and lacks enough guts or imagination to explore the satirical possibilities of its premise."[5] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 42 out of 100, based on 30 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[25] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.[26]
Accolades edit
Will Ferrell was nominated for a Teen Choice Award in the category Choice Movie Actor in a Comedy.[27] Daddy’s Home was nominated a Kid’s Choice Award in the category Favorite Movie while Will Ferrell won the award in the category Favorite Movie Actor.
Sequel edit
In April 2016, a sequel was announced with Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg reprising their characters. Anders and John Morris wrote the script and Anders directed.[28] In January 2017, Paramount Pictures courted Mel Gibson and John Lithgow to star in the sequel.[29] The two were later confirmed to star in the film. Linda Cardellini, Owen Vaccaro and Scarlett Estevez also reprise their roles.[30] John Cena reprised his role as Roger.[31] It was released on November 10, 2017.[32]
In an interview, Mark Wahlberg mentioned that they would like to get Liam Neeson for the third installment of the film.[33][34]
References edit
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External links edit
- Daddy's Home at IMDb
- Daddy's Home at Box Office Mojo
- Daddy's Home at Rotten Tomatoes
- Daddy's Home at Metacritic