Big Daddy (1999 film)

Big Daddy
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Dennis Dugan
Screenplay by	Steve Franks Tim Herlihy Adam Sandler
Story by	Steve Franks
Produced by	Sid Ganis Jack Giarraputo
Starring	Adam Sandler Joey Lauren Adams Jon Stewart Rob Schneider Cole Sprouse Dylan Sprouse Leslie Mann
Cinematography	Theo van de Sande
Edited by	Jeff Gourson
Music by	Teddy Castellucci
Production companies	Columbia Pictures Out of the Blue... Entertainment Jack Giarraputo Productions
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing
Release date	June 25, 1999 (1999-06-25)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$34.2 million[1]
Box office	$234.8 million[1]

Big Daddy is a 1999 American comedy-drama film directed by Dennis Dugan, written by Steve Franks, Tim Herlihy, and Adam Sandler from a story conceived by Franks, and produced by Sid Ganis and Jack Giarraputo. The film stars Sandler, Joey Lauren Adams, Jon Stewart, Rob Schneider, Dylan Sprouse, Cole Sprouse, and Leslie Mann, with Allen Covert and Josh Mostel in supporting roles. The plot follows a 32-year-old man who gets dumped by his girlfriend for not accepting responsibility and then tries to be responsible by adopting a five-year-old boy who appears on his doorstep.

Produced by Giarraputo's Jack Giarraputo Productions in association with Out of the Blue... Entertainment, Big Daddy was released in the United States on June 25, 1999, by Columbia Pictures. Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, the film was a success at the box office, grossing $235 million on a $34 million budget and becoming Sandler's highest-grosser domestically until Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015).^[2] The film was nominated for five Razzies and Sandler won the Worst Actor category.^[3]