Big Daddy
Short description
Big Daddy centers on Sonny Koufax, a law school graduate in his early thirties who has avoided adult responsibility for years, living off a settlement from a traffic accident and showing little interest in steady work. After his girlfriend grows tired of his immaturity and leaves him, he decides on a drastic step: taking in Julian, a five-year-old boy who has been left with him, and presenting himself as the child's father.
What follows is a comedy about an immature man learning to raise a child, with Sonny's permissive approach to parenting producing both mishaps and a genuine bond with the boy. Adam Sandler stars as Sonny and co-wrote the screenplay with Tim Herlihy and Steve Franks. Dennis Dugan directed; the film is the fourth of the fourteen he has directed, following Beverly Hills Ninja and preceding Saving Silverman. Joey Lauren Adams, Jon Stewart, Josh Mostel and twins Cole and Dylan Sprouse round out the main cast, which numbers forty-seven credited performers.
Released in June 1999, the film cost about 34 million dollars and took roughly 235 million dollars worldwide, a strong return for a mid-budget comedy. On IMDb it holds 6.5 out of 10 from about 251,000 votes, and on TMDB it also stands at 6.5 from a much smaller base of 3,661. A critics' rating of 5.1 from 92 reviews places professional notices below the audience scores.
What's left behind the scenes
- The figure known as "Scuba Steve" in the film was conceived and made by Adam Sandler. It was based on a toy figure he had as a child, called "Deep Sea Dan." "Deep Sea Dan" makes a brief appearance at the beginning of director Dennis Dugan’s other film, *Problem Child* (1990).
- Adam Sandler’s wife played the waitress in the bar. This began Sandler’s tradition of casting her in a cameo role in every film in which he stars.
- While filming was underway, Frank Coraci's "Bedtime Stories" (1998) became a box office success, and Sony informed the film crew and actors that the film's budget had been increased, allowing them to expand already-shot scenes or shoot new ones. This allowed for the expansion of supporting roles played by Rob Schneider and Steve Buscemi.
- During filming, Julian Cole Sprouse and Dylan Sprouse lost their baby teeth, which had to be replaced with prosthetics. Dylan Sprouse lost a tooth right in the middle of filming one of the takes. Adam Sandler's character says to Julian near the end of the film: “Hey, are you still walking around without a tooth?”
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