Daddy Day Care | | Cast : | Eddie Murphy, Jeff Garlin, Anjelica Huston | | Director : | Steve Carr (III) | | Studio : | Columbia Tri-Star | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby | | Released Date : | May 09, 2003 | | DVD Released Date : | May 24, 2005 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), French (Dubbed), French (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), English (Original Language), French (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | July 11, 2005 | | Summary | Family Fun! | Content
 | When two dads lose their jobs, they have no money to send their kids to the posh, more-like-a-school day care.So together they start up a day care in their house.With a few children at the start, the dads start finding life as a mother difficult, but a few weeks later, they become best friends with all the kids, and more and more students arrive to their day care.I found this movie amusing, especially when their rival, the lady from the other day care, decides to stuff things up for them, because of her lack of students.She wrecks their fundraising fair, which they had to raise enough money to get a proper area for their day care unit and everything turns out as a mess.Watch this movie, and have 1 and a half hours of family fun. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 03, 2005 | | Summary | Not very good... 2 and 1/2 stars | Content
| Take in mind when you read my review that I'm a high schooler, and not a little kid. I mean, I'm sure that little kids love this movie but it was too babyish and stupid to me. But, I guess it was cute and interesting and a little funny. The movie's simply about a dad that puts up a daycare center...in his house. So in the daycare, there's his little kid and many other little kids. The movie has some really cute little children and a good cast, but.. Well, the movie just didn't do it for me. The people that say this is hilarious..well... I guess they didn't see Office Space or the Farrelly brothers' movies. This isn't what I call funny. Maybe it's funny for little kids when a little kid kicks Eddie Murphy in his leg but that's not what I call funny. So, I hope I made my point that this movie was too babyish to me and not that funny and kind of boring but I guess kids will like it a lot.
Oh, and the only funny thing was "i missed" which a kid says after going to the toilet. A great look on Murphy's face and great music. But besides that..well let's just say it was cute. |
| Rating | | | Date | May 14, 2005 | | Summary | pretty good, but OH, so predictable | Content
| so-so movie. the directors coulda done a better job polishing the plot a bit more. still, it's packed with a few laughs. |
| Rating | | | Date | May 03, 2005 | | Summary | AN EDDIE MURPHY BOMB! | Content
| This movie is as funny as changing an old persons diaper!
Easily Eddie Murphys worst movie. I may have chuckled once
slightly, throughout the whole movie! HIGHLY UNRECOMMENDED! |
| Rating | | | Date | April 04, 2005 | | Summary | Good Family Fun | Content
| Daddy Day Care is reminded of movies done long ago that were made for the whole family to enjoy. This a kiddie movie that kids, grown-ups, and teens will enjoy. It delievers the message in what most family movies do that family is important.
The kids are joyous, the script is decent, and the star cast does great in making this funny-family flick come to life.
The movie is Mr.Mom meets Kindergarden Cop. It starts when Eddie and a co-worker are laid off. When they can't find a job after a couple of weeks the two men decide to open a day-care center for some quick bucks. The two guys in that time aqquire a lot of kids and learn that it's hard to manage children especially when they are on sugar highs or bored. Quickly they recieve complaints from the headmistress at Chapman Academy a pretigious pre-school that dosn't like losing buisness to a fly-by-night to make a quick buck day-care. Quickly a rivarly grows between the two places and when the two Mr. Moms decide they want Daddy Day Care to a permanet establishment all hell breaks loose. But, then the guys get asked to do a job only problem they like what has become of Daddy Day Care and the connection they feel with their kids and the other children. So now the men have to make a career and life choice- daycare or career that offers lots of cash?
You can tell that Eddie has chemistry with the kids and he reminded me of how Arnold Swchwangger was with his kiddie cast in "Kindergarden Cop." The kids are charming and each of them really sparkles on screen and they are simply adorable in the interviews in the special feature portions of this DVD. I wanted to adopt all of them and take them home with me and I can't wait to see these budding youngsters in upcoming movies. Steve Zahn delievers a studded performance as the Trekkie and he too seemed to have a connection with the kids. I love Steve Zahn and I can only hope to see him in more movies to come. I loved watching this movie to see the real on-screen connections with the children. It's a comedic movie that's not over the top or too drawn out going for a million ridiciolous laughs as possible which you normally see in comedies.
With no negative language, offensive behavior, or nudity it's a movie I watch with my kids more than once and is a rare treasure to see. It's an entertaining kiddie comedy. All in all this one of those movies to rent or buy for family movie night! |
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