Themes: Mischievous Children, Fish Out of Water, Nannies and Caregivers
Main Cast: Eddie Murphy, Jeff Garlin, Steve Zahn, Regina King, Kevin Nealon, Anjelica Huston
Release Year: 2003
Country: US
Run Time: 92 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG
Plot
Two fathers get a crash course in caring for kids other than their own in this family-friendly comedy. Charlie Hinton (Eddie Murphy) is an advertising executive whose job monopolizes his time, making it difficult for him to stay in touch with his young son, Ben (Khamani Griffin). However, after Charlie and his partner, Phil (Jeff Garlin), are given their pink slips in the wake of a disastrous campaign for a new breakfast cereal, Charlie's wife, Kim (Regina King), goes back to work, and with the family budget tighter than before, Charlie becomes a stay-at-home dad. After pulling Ben out of an expensive and exclusive daycare center run by the humorless Gwyneth Harridan (Anjelica Huston), Charlie comes up with a brainstorm -- since he and Phil watch their own children every day, how much harder could it be to watch a few more kids and open their own day care center? Charlie and Phil discover there's much more to running a daycare center than they ever imagined, but after a very rough start, with the help of likable slacker Marvin (Steve Zahn) their new business becomes a success -- so much so that Harridan finds herself losing customers to the upstart fathers, and she starts searching for a way to shut them down. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Jonathan Katz - Dr. Dan Kubitz; Siobhan Fallon-Hogan - Peggy; Lisa Edelstein - Crispin's Mom; Elle Fanning - Jamie; Lacey Chabert - Jennifer; Michelle Krusiec - English Teacher; Laura Kightlinger - Sheila; Leila Arcieri - Kelly; Khamani Griffin - Ben Hinton; Cheap Trick - Themselves; Dennis Cockrum - Marketing Guy; Annabelle Gurwitch - Becca's Mom; Wallace Langham - Jim Fields; Mary Portser - Tony's Mom; Roger E. Reid - Parks Employee; Tracy Lynch Britton - Office Worker; Don Winston - Marketing Guy; Sonya Eddy - Waitress; Fred Stoller - Job Counselor; Makenzie Vega - Bridget; Bess Meisler - Old Gypsy Woman; Rachael Harris - Co-Worker Elaine; Gary Owen - Mr. Carrott; Parker McKenna Posey - Georgia; McNally Sagal - Enraged Mom; Mark Griffin - Co-Worker Steve; Sloane Momsen - Beth-Anne; Paul Anthony Reynolds - Marty; Damani Roberts - German Speaking Boy; Nathan Carter - Focus Group Kid; Felix Achille - Dylan; Brie Arbaugh - Jaime's Mom; Shane Baumel - Crispin; Jimmy Bennett - "The Flash"/Tony; Joan Blair - Day Care Lady; Max Burkholder - Max; Connor Carmody - Duncan; Timmy Deters - Tony's Brother; Cesar Flores - Sean; Bridgette Ho - Erin; Hailey Johnson - Becca; Kennedy McCullough - Jeannie; Tara Mercurio - SAT Teacher; Lisa Oliva - Marketing Girl; Brian Palermo - Skeptical Father; Susan Santiago - Sean's Mom; Alyssa Shafer - Juel; Kris Cruz Toledo - Interested Mom; Arthur Young - Nicky
Credit
Chris Cornwell - Art Director, Rufus Gifford - Associate Producer, Harrison D. Marsh - Boom Operator, Jeanne McCarthy - Casting, Juel Bestrop - Casting, Marguerite Derricks - Choreography, Allison Wilke - Coordinator, Jack Brodsky - Co-producer, Ruth E. Carter - Costume Designer, David A. Butler - Costume Designer, Elizabeth Frank - Costume Designer, Gilbert S. Hernandez - Costume Designer, Jalene S. Murphy - Costume Designer, Kelli Stallings - Costume Designer, Donald Sparks - First Assistant Director, Steve Carr - Director, Christopher Greenbury - Editor, Joe Roth - Executive Producer, Dan Kolsrud - Executive Producer, Heidi Santelli - Executive Producer, Lana Heying - Hair Styles, Stacey Morris - Hair Styles, Violet Ortiz - Hair Styles, Scott Allen Logan - Location Manager, David Newman - Composer (Music Score), Spring Aspers - Musical Direction/Supervision, Mustaq Ashrafi - Makeup, Megan Moore - Makeup, Vera Steimberg - Makeup, Gregory W. Smith - Camera Operator, Michael Scott - Camera Operator, Garreth Stover - Production Designer, Steven Poster - Cinematographer, John Davis - Producer, Matt Berenson - Producer, Wyck Godfrey - Producer, Dawn Snyder - Set Designer, Natalie Richards - Set Designer, Louisa Bonnie - Set Designer, Maggie Martin - Set Designer, Barbara Mesney - Set Designer, Chris Spellman - Set Designer, Pacific Vision Productions Inc. - Special Effects, David MacMillan - Sound/Sound Designer, Larry Kemp - Sound Editor, Solange S. Schwalbe - Sound Editor, Steve Bissinger - Sound Editor, Kira Roessler - Sound Editor, Bennie Moore - Stunts, Ron Stein - Stunts, Eugene Collier - Stunts, Danny Rogers - Stunts, Matthew Taylor - Stunts, Dave A. Powledge - Stunts, Manny Perry - Stunts Coordinator, David D. Johnson - Special Effects Supervisor, Stephen J. Lim - Unit Production Manager, Geoff Rodkey - Screenwriter, Joel Elliott - Production Assistant, Crisoforo Aguilar - Production Assistant, Damon E. Burke - Production Assistant, Michael J. Castro - Production Assistant, Abby Cobelli - Production Assistant, Melissa J. Daniel - Production Assistant, Randall Flosi - Production Assistant, Sean B. Haley - Production Assistant, Nancy Heinze - Production Assistant, Lucy Jacobson - Production Assistant, Christina M. Johnson - Production Assistant, Tanner Kling - Production Assistant, Sheredia Norris - Production Assistant, Benjamin A. Sutor - Production Assistant, Rusty F. Tinder - Production Assistant, R. Dawn Vigil - Production Assistant, Studio Animal Services - Animal Trainer/Wrangler, Rob Harris - Unit Publicist, Custom Film Effects - Digital Effects, Norman Parker - First Assistant Camera, John Scott - First Assistant Camera, Thomas G. Nead - Gaffer, Robert Ikeda - Grip, Ismael Araujo Jr. - Grip, Michael A. Savage - Grip, Mike Starkey - Grip, Vidal D. Cohen - Key Grip, Richard A. Harrison - Music Editor, J.J. George - Music Editor, Jim Conrads - Post Production Supervisor, Trish Gallaher Glenn - Properties Master, Gary Rizzo - Re-Recording Mixer, Jonathan Taylor - Re-Recording Mixer, Nancy Karlin - Script Supervisor, Dieter H. Busch - Second Assistant Director, Larz Anderson - Special Effects Coordinator, Gregory W. Smith - Steadicam Operator, Bruce McBroom - Still Photographer, John Joseph Thomas - Supervising Sound Editor, Howard London - ADR Mixer, Dana Rebecca Woods - Assistant Costumer Designer, Richard J. Lee Jr. - Assistant Chief Lighting Technician, Cameron Smith - Assistant Chief Lighting Technician, Isaac D. Ardolino - Assistant Location Manager, Kerri Smeltzer - Assistant Production Coordinator, Michael Dimperio - Assistant Properties, Melissa A. Feinberg - Assistant Properties, Bryan D. Garofalo - Assistant Properties, Doug Hinton - Assistant Sound Editor, Ron Vignone - Assistant Sound Editor, J.A. Byerly - Best Boy Electric, Bent Haller - Best Boy Grip, William Ambrose - Best Boy Grip, Juan M. Garcia - Best Boy Grip, John McCabe - Buyer, Robin L. Bursey - Camera Loader, John Srednicki - Casting Assistant, Blythe Cappello - Casting Associate, Elan Yaari - Chief Lighting Technician, David Elliott - Construction Coordinator, Hope Slepak - Costumes Supervisor, Eric Whitehead - Dolly Grip, Jaime Young - Dolly Grip, Guy Logan - Electrician, Willie E. Dawkins - Electrician, Jack M. Guberman - Electrician, Dan Jones - Electrician, Michael Tolochko - Electrician, Chris Bennett - Electrician, Stephenie Blakemore - Electrician, Stefan Duschaine - Electrician, Michelle Le Doux - Electrician, Matthew Cassel - First Assistant Editor, Sam Seig - First Assistant Editor, Julie Garcés - First Assistant Editor, Vincent Guisetti - Foley Artist, Pamela Nedd Kahn - Foley Artist, Sean Givevan - Leadman, David C. Potter - Leadman, Jemal D. Guillory - Personal Assistant, Donnie R. Johnson - Personal Assistant, Bryce Olson - Personal Assistant, Erik Stone - Personal Assistant, Randy L. Webster - Personal Assistant, Monnie Wills - Personal Assistant, Cheli Clayton-Samaras - Second Assistant Camera, Larissa Supplitt - Second Assistant Camera, Marisa Ferrey - Second Second Assistant Director, Evan L. Gilner - Second Second Assistant Director, James Leo Meehan - Set Dresser, Fetteroff Colen - Set Dresser, Jimmy Jackson - Set Dresser, James Daniel Fernandez - Set Dresser, Cameron Matheson - Set Dresser, D.S. Owen - Set Dresser, Chris Parker - Set Dresser, Trevor Goring - Storyboard Artist, Marc Vena - Storyboard Artist, The Reel Team - ADR Loop Group, Reyes Rodriguez - Construction Foreman, Kyle Rochlin - Foley Mixer, Gary Burritt - Negative Cutter, Chris Kenny - Production Secretary, Samuel M. Cobb - Set Medic/First Aid, John B. Hagey - Special Effects Technician, Mark R. Lilienthal - Special Effects Technician, David Simmons - Special Effects Technician, Vanessa Ashley Lapato - Supervising ADR Editor, Bradford S. Ralston - Video Assist, Melissa Mollo - Graphic Design, Al Lewis - Art Department Coordinator, Jim Hill - Assistant Editor, Lisa Shaw - Assistant Editor, Marie-Ange Ripka - Department Head Hair, David Forrest - Department Head Makeup, Eric Francis DeYoung - Properties Maker Gang Boss, Frank R. Fontes - Properties Maker Gang Boss, Hugh Hanna - Properties Maker Gang Boss, Steven D. Powell - Properties Maker Gang Boss, R. Lucas Stewart - Properties Maker Gang Boss
John Davis
Wyck Godfrey
Matt Berenson Associate Producer:
Rufus Gifford Co-Producer:
Jack Brodsky Executive Producer: Joe Roth
Dan Kolsrud
Heidi Santelli
Daddy Day Care is a 2003Americancomedy film, starring Eddie Murphy. It was written by Geoff Rodkey and was directed by Steve Carr. It was released in theaters on May 9, 2003. It was produced by Revolution Studios.
The story begins with Charlie Hinton, A busy working father and his wife Kim Hinton who has just gone back to work as a lawyer. They enroll their son in the Chapman Academy, a very strict, military-like day care headed by Mrs. Harridan. Soon after, Charlie is laid off after the health division in his company is shut down. Desperate for money and no job offers on the horizon for six weeks, he opens up a day care center under the name of "Daddy Day Care" with the help of his best friend Phil. Due to "Daddy Day Care" being significantly cheaper and more laid back than the Chapman Academy, the Chapman Academy begins to lose popularity. As a result, Mrs. Harridan attempts to shut down Daddy Day Care by notifying Child services that Charlie and Phil are not following the Child services codes.
Mr Cubitz, A director of child services notifies them of the codes that need to be fixed, which Charlie and Phil quickly correct. Daddy Day Care grows in popularity and attracts more children. Miss Harridan finds out and yet again calls Child Services. Mr. Cubitz informs Phil and Charlie that they need another employee to take care of the children as they had 11 children and the ratio of children to carers was 5:1. Luckily, Marvin(a mailroom employee at their old job) had dropped by to drop off Phil and Charlie's last paycheck. Charlie tells Mr. Cubitz that they have hired Marvin. Later, Mr. Cubitz tells them they have too many kids to hold their day care at Charlie's residence. After searching for a new location they find an abandoned building with the potential to hold the day care, However they don't have the money to buy it. In order to raise the money, They hold a fund raising festival called "Rock for Daddy Day Care" which Mrs. Harridan soon finds out about. In an attempt to put a halt to Daddy Day Care, Mrs. Harridan and her assistant go about wrecking the festival by unplugging a bouncy castle causing the kids to get trapped inside, filling all the food with cockroaches and releasing Animals from the petting zoo. Following this Daddy Day Care doesn't raise anywhere near the amount of money required to buy the new facility. Shortly after, Charlie and one of his friends are offered a better job and decide to take it, accepting Mrs. Harridan's offer to take the kids back to the Chapman Academy.
Charlie soon realizes that the job is not what he really wants to do and decides to go to the Chapman Academy and successfully convinces the children and their parents to return to Daddy Day Care making it a raging success and causing the Chapman Academy to be shut down. Mrs. Harridan now takes a job as a crossing guard and her former assistant as an employee of Daddy Day Care at the new facility.
The film was generally well-received by critics, receiving a "Fresh" score of 79% on Rotten Tomatoes, and a 79/100 on Metacritic, indicating "generally positive reviews". It also won two Academy Awards in 2003, for Best Screenplay and Best Actor. A commercial success as well, it managed to gross over $164 million worldwide and profited from its considerable $60 million budget making the film a box-office success. However, its Murphy-less sequel did not perform as well at the box office.
Sequel
A sequel was released in 2007 titled Daddy Day Camp with Cuba Gooding, Jr. replacing Eddie Murphy's role as Charlie Hinton. The sequel was panned by critics and is considered a major flop at the box office even though it tripled its budget (barely making over 18 million dollars). The only characters to return from the original movie were Charlie, Phil, Ben, Max, Kim and Becca. In 2007 the film won the Razzie Award for "Worst Prequel or Sequel".
