Big Daddy
A directionless law graduate living off a settlement must confront his own laziness and win back his girlfriend when an abandoned five‑year‑old boy appears on his doorstep, forcing him to become the responsible parent he never wanted to be.
“Nature called. Look who answered.”
Synopsis
A lazy law school graduate adopts a child in an attempt to impress his girlfriend, but things do not go as planned. He is now forced to mature as he faces the challenges of fatherhood.
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The scale of the collaboration
A crew of 260+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Jeff GoursonShot by Theo Van De SandeScored by Teddy CastellucciDesigned by Perry Andelin BlakeSound by Christopher BoyesCostumes by Ellen LutterStunts by G A AguilarVFX by Sheena Duggal
Box Office
1999 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 6.9× its budget
Why 2.5×?
Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).
Worldwide gross
$234.8M
US & Canada: $163.5M — 70% of worldwide · International: $71.3M (30%)
Opening weekend: $41.5M — 25% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $70.5M — 43% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 3,027 theaters
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Also known as
- Un papá geniales
- Big Daddy - Un papà specialeit
- Big Daddy - Un papà troppo forteit
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Cast & Crew
260 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Adam Sandler
as Sonny Koufax
Joey Lauren Adams
as Layla Maloney
Cole Sprouse
as Julian McGrath
Jon Stewart
as Kevin Gerrity
Dylan Sprouse
as Julian McGrath
Josh Mostel
as Arthur Brooks
Leslie Mann
as Corinne Maloney
Allen Covert
as Phil D'Amato
Rob Schneider
as Delivery
Jonathan Loughran
as Mike
Kristy Swanson
as Vanessa
Peter Dante
as Tommy Grayton
Supporting cast
49Joseph Bologna
as Lenny Koufax
Steve Buscemi
as Homeless Guy
Tim Herlihy
as Singing Kangaroo
Edmund Lyndeck
as Mr. Herlihy
Larkin Malloy
as Restaurant Owner
Samantha Brown
as Employee
Neal Huff
as Customer
Geoffrey Horne
as Sid
Greg Haberny
as NYU Student
Jackie Sandler
as Waitress
George Hall
as Elderly Driver
Peggy Shay
as Lady at Tollbooth
Alfonso Ramirez
as George (as Alfonso Ramirez)
Salvatore Cavaliere
as Angry Motorist
Kelly Dugan
as Kelly
Jared Sandler
as Jared
Jillian Sandler
as Jillian
Helen Lloyd Breed
as Ms. Foote
Chloe Hult
as Schoolteacher
Carmen De Lavallade
as Judge (as Carmen deLavallade)
Steven Brill
as Castellucci
Deborah S Craig
as Paralegal
Glen Trotiner
as Bailiff
Al Cerullo
as Helicopter Pilot
Jorge Buccio
as Jorge Buccio
Dennis Dugan
as Reluctant Trick-or-Treat Giver (uncredited)
Cat Jagar
as Receptionist
Laurie Wallace
as Hooters Waitress (uncredited)
Nicholas Taylor
as Older Kid
Cole Hawkins
as Cole
Gabriel Jacobs
as Jeff
Michael Arcate
as Broken Arm Kid
Gaetano Lisi
as Hot Dog Vendor
Michael Giarraputo
as Hoboken Motorist
Steve Glenn
as Man at Party
Ethan Aronoff
as Singer
Diana Berry
as Waitress in Bistro
Dar Billingham
as Hooter's Girl
Brian Canberg
as NYU Student
Craig Castaldo
as Radioman
David Seth Cohen
as Skater in Washington Square Park
John Forker
as Party guest
Spencer Kayden
as Secretary
Marshall Dancing Elk Lucas
as Crashing Rollerblader
George F Miller
as Pedestrian
Lian Moy
as Student
Mariesa Outridge
as Child
Stephanie
as Kid on Video
Waneeki Yokomee Fung
as Mother
Directors
1Writers
4Producers
11Adam Sandler
executive producer
Alex Siskin
co-producer
Allen Covert
associate producer
Brooks Arthur
score producer
Grant Boucher
visual effects executive producer (uncredited)
Jack Giarraputo
Producer
Joseph M Caracciolo
executive producer
Julia Frey
visual effects producer: Sony Pictures Imageworks (as Julia Rivas)
Michelle Holdsworth
associate producer
Robert Simonds
executive producer
Sidney Ganis
Producer
Other crew
196Cody Dorkin
adr cast
Michael Mcelroy
adr loop group (uncredited)
Paul Drenning
adr mixer
Lynnanne Zager
adr voice (uncredited)
Heather Collier
apprentice editor
David Campbell
arranger: conductor (uncredited)
Rick Butler
Art Director
Jason Farrar
assistant accountant (uncredited)
Carlos Menendez
assistant art director
Loren Weeks
assistant art director
Rennie Cowan
assistant avid technician (uncredited)
Petr Hlinomaz
assistant chief lighting technician
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