World's Greatest Dad
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December 8, 2009
- Synopsis
- A high school poetry teacher and single father discovers that the thing he covets most in life may not be what makes him truly happy in this pitch-black comedy directed by Bobcat Goldthwait, and starring Robin Williams....
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- Starring
- Robin Williams, Daryl Sabara, Alexie Gilmore, Tom Kenny, Geoffrey Pierson
- Director(s)
- Bobcat Goldthwait
- Distributor(s)
- Magnolia
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 99 min.
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The Onion (A.V. Club) | Nathan RabinAdd Critic to Favorites
With Dad and his last writer-director effort, "Sleeping Dogs Lie," Goldthwait has accomplished the formidable feat of making wry, tender, fundamentally sweet comedies about the human condition that just happen to center on acts of autoerotic asphyxiation and bestiality, respectively. That isn’t easy.Read the full review
Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites
Williams hasn't been this sympathetic in years.Read the full review
Los Angeles Times | Glenn WhippAdd Critic to Favorites
For all of its cutting cynicism, "Dad" proves unexpectedly moving in its portrait of a middle-aged man leaving childish things behind.Read the full review
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Free Flick of the Day: Sleeping Dogs Lie
10/21/09 You may have heard about Bobcat Goldthwait's current film, World's Greatest Dad , possibly from all the raving various people at Cinematical have done about it. | Cinematical.com -
Williams' Daughter Horrified At Dad's Nude Scene
09/17/09 Robin Williams ' actress daughter Zelda was left cringing with embarrassment at the recent premiere of her father's new movie World's Greatest Dad - because the comedian failed to warn her about his nude scene. | The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) -
How will you watch Rob Zombie's El Superbeasto?
09/05/09 With cable on demand and quick transitions to DVD, that timeframe has been completely destroyed for me. | TV Squad -
Capone has the Winners' Names for the Chicago WORLD'S GREATEST DAD screening with Bobcat Goldthwait Q&A!!!
08/29/09 Capone here, with the list of winners for tickets to see the Chicago premier of WORLD'S GREATEST DAD on Wednesday, September 2 at 7:00 pm, with a special post-screening Q&A with writer-director Bobcat Goldthwait. | Ain't It Cool News -
Robin Williams Joins 'Wedding Banned'
08/28/09 Moviefone As a child of the 80s, it's hard not to love Robin Williams . | Cinematical.com -
Robin Williams Leads the Wedding Banned
08/27/09 Robin Williams will follow up "World's Greatest Dad" with "Wedding Banned," a Touchstone romantic comedy about "a long-divorced couple who kidnap their daughter on her wedding day to prevent her from making the same mistakes they did." | Rotten Tomatoes -
Robin Williams crashes 'Wedding'
08/27/09 Robin Williams is getting on one knee for "Wedding Banned," a romantic comedy for Touchstone. | The Hollywood Reporter