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Daddy Day Camp (also known as Daddy Day Care 2) is a 2007 American children's comedy film directed by Fred Savage in his feature film directorial debut. The film stars Cuba Gooding Jr., with a supporting casts of Lochlyn Munro, Richard Gant, Tamala Jones, Paul Rae, and Brian Doyle-Murray.
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Slapstick Comedy Family. Seeking to offer his son the satisfying summer camp experience that eluded him as a child, the operator of a neighborhood day care center opens his own camp, only to face financial hardship and stiff competition from a rival camp. Director. Fred Savage. Writers. Geoff Rodkey. J. David Stem. David N. Weiss. Stars.
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- Comedy, Family
- Fred Savage
- 2007-08-08
Parents need to know that Daddy Day Camp is a 2007 comedy in which Cuba Gooding Jr. plays a dad trying to save his childhood summer camp from bankruptcy, his own ineptitude, and a rival summer camp. The movie relies heavily on potty and gross-out humor.
- Fred Savage
- Sandie Angulo Chen
- Cuba Gooding Jr., Lochlyn Munro, Richard Gant
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Reception
Four years after starting their daycare, Charlie and Philtake their kids to Camp Driftwood, a camp they attended as kids back in 1977. But once there, they discover that Driftwood is now completely falling to ruins and no longer the kindhearted camp site of their time. To save the run down site, Charlie and Phil buy a partnership from the older man...
Cuba Gooding Jr. as Charlie Hinton, the co-owner of Daddy Day Camp and teacher. He was played by Eddie Murphyin the original film.Lochlyn Munro as Lance Warner, Charlie's childhood enemy, and the owner of the rival camp Canola.Richard Gant as Col. Buck Hinton, Charlie's estranged father. He is a military officer who takes army tasks very seriously. However, he displays a soft spot for his grandson, Ben, as well as the ot...Paul Rae as Phil Ryerson, co owner of Daddy Day Camp, Charlie's best friend. He was played by Jeff Garlinin the original film.In August 2003, soon after the release of Daddy Day Care, Murphy was lured into making a sequel movie, although he hadn't signed up for the film. From August 23–October 4, 2006, Daddy Day Camp was set and filmed in Park City, and Provo, Utah.
Box office
Daddy Day Camp grossed $13.2 million in the United States and Canada, and $4.9 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $18.2 million. On opening day Daddy Day Campgrossed $773,706, and grossed $3,402,678 on opening weekend on over 2,000 screens, coming in 9th place. It went on to gross $18.2 million worldwide making it a modest box office success.
Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes the film holds an approval rating of 1% based on 79 reviews, with an average rating of 2.28/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "A mirthless, fairly desperate family film, Daddy Day Camp relies too heavily on bodily functions for comedic effect, resulting in plenty of cheap gags, but no laughs." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 13 out of 100, based on 19 critics, indicating "overwhelming dislike". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film...
Home media
Daddy Day Camp was released on DVD in Region 1 in the United States on January 29, 2008, and also Region 2 in the United Kingdom on 18 February 2008, it was distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
Daddy Day Camp is a 2007 American children's comedy film directed by Fred Savage in his feature film directorial debut. The film stars Cuba Gooding Jr., with a supporting casts of Lochlyn Munro, Richard Gant, Tamala Jones, Paul Rae, and Brian Doyle-Murray.
- Fred Savage
Aug 8, 2007 · Comedy, Family. PG. 1h 29m. By Matt Zoller Seitz. Aug. 8, 2007. This slapdash sequel to “Daddy Day Care” finds its hero, Charlie Hinton (Cuba Gooding Jr., replacing the original film’s star,...
Comedy: Two men try to translate their success of running a daycare facility into doing the same for a summer day camp, all while having to deal with the adult bully who runs a rival, upscale camp and wants to buy theirs for the land.
