Taglines: D-Day Is Coming.
In the comedy Daddy Day Care, two fathers lose their jobs in product development at a large food company and are forced to take their sons out of the exclusive Chapman Academy and become stay-at-home fathers. With no job possibilities on the horizon, the two dads open their own day care facility, “Daddy Day Care”, and employ some fairly unconventional and sidesplitting methods of caring for children. As “Daddy Day Care” starts to catch on, it launches them into a highly comedic rivalry with Chapman Academy’s tough-as-nails director… who has driven all previous competitors out of business.
Daddy Day Care is an American family comedy film starring Eddie Murphy and co-starring Jeff Garlin, Steve Zahn, Regina King, Anjelica Huston and Lacey Chabert. Written by Geoff Rodkey and directed by Steve Carr, the film was released in theaters on May 9, 2003. It was produced by Revolution Studios and released by Columbia Pictures. Although the film received mostly negative reviews, it was financially successful, grossing $164 million worldwide on a budget of $60 million plus prints and advertising. The sequel, Daddy Day Camp, starring Cuba Gooding, Jr., was panned by critics.
Daddy Day Care
Directed by: Steve Carr
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Jeff Garlin, Anjelica Huston, Regina King, Kevin Nealon, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Lacey Chabert, Laura Kightlinger, Leila Arcieri
Screenplay by: Geoff Rodkey
Production Design by: Garreth Stover
Cinematography by: Steven Poster
Film Editing by: Christopher Greenbury
Costume Design by: Ruth E. Carter
Set Decoration by: Maggie Martin, Chris L. Spellman
Music by: David Newman
MPAA Rating: PG for language.
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Release Date: May 9, 2003