Paternity

Paternity (1981)

He wants YOU to have his baby!

Buddy Evans manages events at Madison Square Garden in New York City. He is a confirmed bachelor who lives with his housekeeper Celia. After coming into contact with several children, Buddy decides that he is ready to be a father. Buddy decides to hire a surrogate mother in the hope of having a son.

Date of release
1981-10-02
TMDB
5.2 / 10 (17)
Runtime
1h 34m
Genres
Comedy
Director
David Steinberg

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: New York City
  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 1. Including: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song

Paternity is a 1981 American comedy film directed by David Steinberg, and starring Burt Reynolds, Beverly D'Angelo, Norman Fell, Paul Dooley, Elizabeth Ashley and Lauren Hutton.

Production

There was publicity that Burt Reynolds' role in the film was him trying to become Cary Grant. "The studios aren't behind it this time," said Paddy Chayefsky who was a friend of David Steinberg. "This is the public recognizing the potential in the man and telling the studios that they want this guy to do their sophisticated comedy thing. I look for more intense stuff from him, more complex. Remember, Cary Grant didn't just do Grant.

Steinberg said "I can ask Burt to re-create a moment he did for me five days ago - and after three takes, he can do it. He uses everything - stage technique, recall, working from the inside out, method."

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