My Father the Hero (1994 film)
My Father the Hero | |
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Directed by | Steve Miner |
Screenplay by | Francis Veber |
Based on | Mon père, ce héros by Gérard Lauzier |
Produced by | Jacques Bar |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Daryn Okada |
Edited by | |
Music by | David Newman |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Countries | France United States |
Languages | French English |
Box office | $45 million[1] |
My Father the Hero is a 1994 French-American comedy-drama directed by Steve Miner and starring Gérard Depardieu and Katherine Heigl. It is an English-language remake of the 1991 French film Mon père, ce héros, which also starred Depardieu in a similar role.
Plot[]
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André Arnel (Gérard Depardieu), a Frenchman divorced from his wife, takes his teenage daughter, Nicole (Katherine Heigl), on vacation with him to The Bahamas. She is desperate to appear as a woman and not a girl, so in order to impress a local boy Ben (Dalton James), she makes up more and more ridiculous stories, starting with André being her lover and leading to some bizarre assumptions by the rest of the community.
André is desperate to make Nicole happy (especially as she is increasingly upset by his relationship with girlfriend Isobel) and so plays along with her crazy games, and the stories they make up get increasingly bizarre.
Cast[]
- Gérard Depardieu as André Arnel, Nicole's father
- Katherine Heigl as Nicole Arnel, André's daughter
- Dalton James as Ben
- Lauren Hutton as Megan Arnel, André's ex-wife and Nicole's mother
- Faith Prince as Diana
- Stephen Tobolowsky as Mike
- Ann Hearn as Stella
- as Doris
- Frank Renzulli as Fred
- as Raymond
- Jeffrey Chea as Pablo
- Stephen Burrows as Hakim
- as Tom
- Robert Miner as Mr. Porter
- as Mrs. Porter
- Emma Thompson as Isobel, André's girlfriend (uncredited)
- Roberto Escobar as Alberto
Filming[]
Filming occurred during the summer of 1993. It was filmed on Paradise Island, Bahamas at the One & Only Resort, now known as The Ocean Club by Four Seasons Resort.
Reception[]
Box office[]
The film debuted at number 4 at the US box office behind Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Mrs. Doubtfire and Philadelphia.[2] It went on to gross $25.5 million in the United States and Canada and $19.3 million internationally for a worldwide total of $44.8 million.[3][1]
Critical response[]
The film received negative reviews from critics.[4][5][6] On Rotten Tomatoes, it has a rating of 20%, based on 15 reviews, with an average score of 4.4/10.[7]
Year-end lists[]
- Top 10 worst (alphabetical order, not ranked) – William Arnold, Seattle Post-Intelligencer[8]
Soundtrack[]
The film featured music and appearances by the Bahamian junkanoo band Baha Men. The group's songs create the movie's island soundtrack.
- "Back to the Island"
- "Mo' Junkanoo"
- "Gin and Coconut Water (Traditional)"
- "Land of the Sea and Sun"
- "Oh, Father"
- "Island Boy"
References[]
- ^ a b "Worldwide rentals beat domestic take". Variety. February 13, 1995. p. 28.
- ^ Fox, David J. (February 8, 1994). "Weekend Box Office : 'Ace Ventura' Detects a Winning Take". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
- ^ "My Father, the Hero". Box Office Mojo. IMDB.com, Inc. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
- ^ Maslin, Janet (February 4, 1994). "Review/Film; Depardieu's Bahamian Vacation". The New York Times. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
- ^ Rainer, Peter (February 4, 1994). "MOVIE REVIEW : 'My Father' a Sordid Remake of a Sex Comedy". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
- ^ Ebert, Roger (February 4, 1994). "My Father the Hero". RogerEbert.com. Ebert Digital LLC. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
- ^ "My Father, the Hero (1994)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
- ^ Arnold, William (December 30, 1994). "'94 Movies: Best and Worst". Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Final ed.). p. 20.
External links[]
- 1994 films
- 1994 romantic comedy films
- American romantic comedy films
- American films
- 1990s English-language films
- Films directed by Steve Miner
- Films shot in the Bahamas
- Films shot in New York City
- Touchstone Pictures films
- American remakes of French films
- Films about vacationing
- Films scored by David Newman
- Father and daughter films