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When a drunken debate between two college graduates about whose father would win in a fight is taken seriously by their dads, jobs are lost, relationships ruined, and best friends come of age as they come to grips with the identity of their fathers.

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Glenn Kenny

New York Times

A lot of third-tier Farrelly-brothers-influenced gross-out humor.

Aug 3, 2018

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Brian Tallerico

RogerEbert.com

You won't hate the experience of watching it, but you'll forget you saw it before it's even over.

Rated: 1.5/4

Jul 20, 2018

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

A typically underwhelming Happy Madison production...

Rated: 2/4

Jan 20, 2019

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Louisa Moore

Screen Zealots

I suffered through this movie so you don't have to - unless you really, truly feel like wasting ninety minutes of your life.

Rated: 1.5/5

Dec 22, 2018

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Brian Orndorf

Blu-ray.com

Graceless and woefully inspired, adding another bomb to Spade's cratered filmography, also triggering a distinct desire to never see another Tyler Spindel picture.

Rated: D-

Jul 26, 2018

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Renee Schonfeld

Common Sense Media

Raunchy, lowbrow disaster with cursing, slapstick action.

Rated: 1/5

Jul 25, 2018

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Mandy P Wow.. actually terrible. I didn't laugh once, not even a chuckle. The "plot" makes absolutely no sense and the characters are extremely unlikable. The "humor" is just a bunch of recycled, boring jokes that try to be as vulgar as possible and sound like they were written by 6th graders. Don't waste your time with this one. Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 11/02/24 Full Review Ed R Shame that this was a failed Happy Madison production. Terrible comedy and plot. Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 09/20/24 Full Review Jeffrey P Reminds me of a sequel, or prequel, to That’s My Boy though not on the same level as the aforementioned. It does seem to drift from the plot the title suggests and fails to really deliver on the only point that was giving it direction. Rated 1/5 Stars • Rated 1 out of 5 stars 08/28/24 Full Review DanteCarterDC32 Literally a movie to just sit back and laugh at. A true comedy. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/06/23 Full Review JCJ D A decent comedy. I'd watch again Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/02/23 Full Review Ahmad M Fair summer comedy, could've done better and less crap-like. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/05/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Tyler Spindel Director David Spade Wayne Nat Faxon Mardy Joey Bragg Ben Matt Shively Larry Bridgit Mendler Meredith

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Synopsis When a drunken debate between two college graduates about whose father would win in a fight is taken seriously by their dads, jobs are lost, relationships ruined, and best friends come of age as they come to grips with the identity of their fathers.

Director: Tyler Spindel
Producer: Allen Covert, Kevin Grady
Production Co: Happy Madison Productions
Rating: TV-14
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 20, 2018
Runtime: 1h 30m