Welcome to the sister article to Comedy Clicks! Each week, we will be taking an in depth look at some of the best comedy films that the world of cinema can offer! Today we will be looking at Daddy Day Care

About the Film

Summary of Plot

Two men named Charlie Hinton and Phil Ryerson get laid off and have to become stay-at-home fathers when they can’t find jobs. This inspires them to open their own day care center.. – iMDB

Year Of Release

2003

Running Time

1 Hour 32 Minutes

Director

Steve Carr

Tagline

D-Day Is Coming

Opening Weekend US & Canada

$27,623,580

Trailer

Starring

Eddie Murphy – Charlie Hinton
Jeff Garlin – Phil
Anjelica Huston – Mrs Gwyneth Harridan
Steve Zahn – Marvin
Regina King – Kin Hinton
Kevin Nealon – Bruce
Jonathan Katz – Dan Kubitz

Song From the OST

Trivia

• When Marvin drops the crates of snacks and falls over the gate of the new day-care center, Steve Zahn fractured his wrist. His final scenes were edited out because he needed a cast.
• John Goodman was considered for Phil.
• The band Cheap Trick actually plays in the fundraising carnival scene
• Lacey Chabert turned 20 years old during production of Daddy Day Care.
• There is a running gag about Star Trek. Eddie Murphy was considered for a role in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986), but never made it into the Trek universe.