Why Him?
When Stanford student Stephanie brings her eccentric billionaire boyfriend home for a family reunion, she must keep the weekend from spiraling into chaos as his vulgar antics threaten to ruin both his reputation and her family's fragile bonds.
“Of all the guys his daughter could have chosen...”
Synopsis
A father develops a bitter rivalry with his daughter.
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A crew of 69+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by William KerrShot by Kris KachikisScored by Theodore ShapiroDesigned by Matthew Holt
Box Office
2016 · Box office
✅ Made its money back — grossed 3.1× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$118.1M
US & Canada: $60.3M — 51% of worldwide · International: $57.8M (49%)
Opening weekend: $11.0M — 18% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $24.6M — 41% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 2,917 theaters
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Also known as
- Why Him?de
- ¿Tenía que ser él?es
- Pourquoi lui ?fr
- The boyfriend - pourquoi lui ?fr
- Proprio lui?it
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Cast & Crew
69 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Zoey Deutch
as Stephanie Fleming
Bryan Cranston
as Ned Fleming
James Franco
as Laird Mayhew
Tangie Ambrose
as Patty Dunne
Cedric The Entertainer
as Lou Dunne
Megan Mullally
as Barb Fleming
Bob Stephenson
as Jerry in Graphics
Griffin Gluck
as Scotty Fleming
Keegan Michael Key
as Gustav
Kaley Cuoco
as Justine (voice)
Zack Pearlman
as Kevin Dingle
Jee Young Han
as Marnie Dingle
Supporting cast
45Grace Hazelett
as Vanessa Dingle
Sadie Hazelett
as Vanessa Dingle
Casey Wilson
as Missy Pederman
Andrew Rannells
as Blaine Pederman
Adam Devine
as Tyson Modell
Steve Bannos
as Burt
Steve Aoki
as DJ Steve Aoki
Richard Blais
as Richard Blais
Elon Musk
as Elon Musk
Gene Simmons
as Gene Simmons
Paul Stanley
as Paul Stanley
Peter Criss
as Peter Criss
Chris A Liscomb
as Chris A. Liscomb
Mary Pat Gleason
as Joyce
Jacob Kemp
as Randy
Juliette B Reiss
as Applebee's Waitress
Melissa Graver
as Applebee's Waitress
Steffen Dziczek
as Applebee's Waiter
Jimmy Badstibner
as Fleming Company Employee
Ramy Youssef
as Coder in Kitchen
Brenda Good
as Laird's Employee
Harrison Bieker
as Laird's Employee
Greg Worswick
as Bartender
George Kareman
as Party Waiter
Toby Turner
as Party Guest
Craig Hosking
as Helicopter Pilot
Lucy Angelo
as Gamer Girl (uncredited)
Katelyn Brooke
as Kissing Woman (uncredited)
Isabel Dresden
as Quirky Waitress (uncredited)
Lynly Ehrlich
as Printer Employee (uncredited)
Stevens Gaston
as Keith (uncredited)
Liam Gillen
as Choir Member #4 (uncredited)
Braxton Goe
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Alex J Joseph
as Underwear Swimmer (uncredited)
Jocelyn Marie
as Steph's Friend (uncredited)
Derek Mcentire
as Video Game Coder (uncredited)
Arber Mehmeti
as Serbian Guard 1 (uncredited)
Isabelle Menard
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Tim Neff
as Kissing Man (uncredited)
Saul Preciado Garcia
as Peruvian Villager (uncredited)
Evan Seidlitz
as Bartender (uncredited)
Lee Stickler
as Choir Member #2 (uncredited)
Caleb Thomas
as Scotty (uncredited)
Emely Von Oest
as Ned's Friend (uncredited)
Burnie Burns
as Self
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