Daddy Day Care
It was written by Geoff Rodkey and was directed by Steve Carr. It was produced by Revolution Studios for Columbia Pictures.
Taglines:
D-Day Is Coming
Who's your daddy?
Plot
Charlie Hinton (Eddie Murphy), a busy working father, is laid off after the health division in his company is shut down.
As it became more popular, a nearby school's daycare became less populated, because Charlie's center, Daddy Day Care, is much cheaper. Harridan (Anjelica Huston), the headmistress of the competition school, attempts to shut down Daddy Day Care, but fails.
Charlie and one of his friends are offered a better job and they decide to take it. But not long after, Charlie soon realizes that the job isn't what he really wants to do.
He returns to Daddy Day Care, only to learn that everybody left and went to the expensive school. He successfully convinces the children and their parents to come back, and Daddy Day Care becomes a raging success.
Cast
Eddie Murphy as Charlie Hinton
Jeff Garlin as Phil
Steve Zahn as Marvin
Regina King as Kim Hinton
Anjelica Huston as Ms.
Gwyneth Harridan
Lacey Chabert as Jenny
Kevin Nealon as Bruce
Jimmy Bennett as Flash/Tony
Max Burkholder as Max
Khamani Griffin as Ben Hinton
Elle Fanning as Jamie
Siobhan Fallon Hogan as Peggy
Wallace Langham as Jim Fields
Reception
The movie was generally disliked by critics, receiving a "Rotten" score of 25% on Rotten Tomatoes, and a 39/100 on Metacritic, indicating "generally negative reviews", but due to its family-friendly image, it managed to gross over $164 million worldwide and profited from its considerable $60 million budget.
Sequel
A sequel was released in 2007 titled Daddy Day Camp with Cuba Gooding, Jr.