''Father of the Year'' is a 2018 American

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film directed by Tyler Spindel. The film stars David Spade, Nat Faxon,

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, and Bridgit Mendler. The film was released on July 20, 2018 by

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. It was panned by critics.

Plot

When a debate between two college graduates about whose father would win in a fight is taken seriously by their dads, jobs are lost, relationships ruined, and best friends come of age as they come to grips with the identity of their fathers.

Cast

* David Spade as Wayne, Ben's dimwitted unemployed father * Nat Faxon as Mardy, Larry's scientist father *

as Ben, Wayne's son who is a recent college graduate and Larry's best friend *

Matt Shively Matthew James Shively Jr. (born September 15, 1990)
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as Larry, Mardy's son and Ben's best friend * Bridgit Mendler as Meredith, Ben's love interest * Jackie Sandler as Krystal, Mardy's wife, Larry's stepmother, and Aiden's mother * Mary Gillis as Ruth Franklin, Larry's neighbor * Jared Sandler as Nathan, Ben's and Larry's friend * Bill Kottkamp as PJ, Ben's and Larry's friend * Camille Clark as Caryssa, the hot townie * Kevin Nealon as Peter Francis, CEO of ISG Energy * Peyton Russ as Aiden, Krystal's son, Mardy's stepson, and Larry's stepbrother * Moses Storm as Trey, Larry's drug dealer * Dean Winters as Geoff, a neighbor who runs in the "wife carrying race" *

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as Olivia, Mardy's lab assistant

Production

In July 2017, it was announced that David Spade, Nat Faxon, Bridgit Mendler,

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, and Jackie Sandler would star in ''Who Do You Think Would Win?'' for

. The film was eventually re-titled ''Graduates'' and then later ''Father of the Year''. Principal photography took place in

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and

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(a suburb just under an hour from Boston) in June 2017. Additional footage was gathered during multiple days of filming at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Release

The film was released on July 20, 2018. It had previously been scheduled for release on June 29, 2018.

Reception

Rotten Tomatoes gives ''Father of The Year'' an approval rating of , based on 11

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reviews.

References

External links

* {{Happy Madison Productions American comedy films 2018 comedy films English-language Netflix original films Happy Madison Productions films 2010s English-language films 2018 films Films produced by Allen Covert 2010s American films