That's My Boy
While in his teens, Donny fathered a son, Todd, and raised him as a single parent up until Todd's 18th birthday. Now, after not seeing each other for years, Todd's world comes crashing down when Donny resurfaces just before Todd's wedding.
What critics thought
One of Adam Sandler's most roundly rejected films, landing with critics as lazy, mean-spirited, and morally bankrupt rather than merely crude. The film was widely condemned not just for poor comedy but for treating statutory rape, incest, and child neglect as sources of laughs — a line most reviewers felt it crossed without any redemptive wit to justify it.
“an ugly, tasteless, deadly and mean-spirited piece of filmmaking”
Richard Roeper·RichardRoeper.com
“a shameless celebration of degenerate behavior, a work of relentless vulgarity and staggering moral idiocy”
Justin Chang·Variety
Parents guide
- Violence
- mild
- Sex
- severe
- Profanity
- severe
- Substances
- moderate
- Intensity
- none
Genres
Comedy
Cast & Crew
Sean AndersDirector
Adam SandlerDonny Berger
Andy SambergTodd Peterson
Leighton MeesterJamie Martin
Vanilla IceVanilla Ice
Tony OrlandoSteve Spirou
Will FortePhil
Milo VentimigliaChad
Susan SarandonMary McGarricle (Present Day)
James CaanFather McNally
Blake ClarkGerald
Nick SwardsonKenny
Eva AmurriMs. McGarricle
Rupert Gregson-WilliamsComposer
Brandon TrostCinematographyThat's My Boy
While in his teens, Donny fathered a son, Todd, and raised him as a single parent up until Todd's 18th birthday. Now, after not seeing each other for years, Todd's world comes crashing down when Donny resurfaces just before Todd's wedding.
What critics thought
One of Adam Sandler's most roundly rejected films, landing with critics as lazy, mean-spirited, and morally bankrupt rather than merely crude. The film was widely condemned not just for poor comedy but for treating statutory rape, incest, and child neglect as sources of laughs — a line most reviewers felt it crossed without any redemptive wit to justify it.
“an ugly, tasteless, deadly and mean-spirited piece of filmmaking”
Richard Roeper·RichardRoeper.com
“a shameless celebration of degenerate behavior, a work of relentless vulgarity and staggering moral idiocy”
Justin Chang·Variety
Parents guide
- Violence
- mild
- Sex
- severe
- Profanity
- severe
- Substances
- moderate
- Intensity
- none
Genres
Comedy
Cast & Crew
Sean AndersDirectorAdam SandlerDonny BergerAndy SambergTodd PetersonLeighton MeesterJamie MartinVanilla IceVanilla IceTony OrlandoSteve SpirouWill FortePhilMilo VentimigliaChadSusan SarandonMary McGarricle (Present Day)James CaanFather McNallyBlake ClarkGeraldNick SwardsonKennyEva AmurriMs. McGarricleRupert Gregson-WilliamsComposerBrandon TrostCinematography