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THAT'S MY BOY (2012)

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Release Date: June 15, 2012
Studio: Columbia Pictures (Sony)
Director: Sean Anders
Screenwriter: David H. Caspe
Starring: Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Leighton Meester, James Caan, Eva Amurri, Susan Sarandon, Milo Ventimiglia, Will Forte, Colin Quinn, Todd Bridges, Vanilla Ice, Ian Ziering
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R (for crude sexual content throughout, nudity, pervasive language and some drug use)
Official Website: ThatsMyBoy-movie.com

STUDIO SYNOPSIS: While still in his teens, Donny (Adam Sandler) fathered a son, Todd (Andy Samberg), and raised him as a single parent up until Todd's 18th birthday. Now, after not seeing each other for years, Todd’s world comes crashing down on the eve of his wedding when an uninvited Donny suddenly shows up. Trying desperately to reconnect with his son, Donny is now forced to deal with the repercussions of his bad parenting skills.

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THAT'S MY BOY (2012) Visual Review by David Bruce

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After not seeing each other for years, Todd’s world comes crashing down on the eve of his wedding when his uninvited father, Donny, suddenly shows up.

The outrageous comedy That’s My Boy begins when a teenage Donny Berger (Adam Sandler) meets the girl of his dreams. Only trouble is she’s his smoking hot teacher, Mary McGarricle. We’ve all had our schoolboy crushes, but Donny’s goes a little too far as Ms. McGarricle is only too happy to add a few lessons about birds and bees to her regular classes. Of course, it all comes crashing down, and Ms. McGarricle goes to jail, leaving Donny to raise their love child, Todd. Donny tried to be a good dad, but was completely unprepared to be a parent.

Now, it’s 30 years later and Todd (Andy Samberg) is all grown up and a successful Wall Street executive – he split from Donny as soon as he got the chance and now hasn’t seen his father in years. But Donny is in trouble, owing tens of thousands to the IRS, and Donny figures that getting in touch with his son is the only way to get the money he needs to stay out of jail. Tracking down Todd on the eve of his wedding to Jamie (Leighton Meester), Donny crashes the party, turning a weekend of wedding festivities upside down. He’ll have a chance to finally bond with his son, but will Donny do what he knows he needs to do to be a good dad?

The Crew: Script Supervisor Ronit Ravich-Boss, Will Forte, Adam Sandler, Cameraman Candide Franklyn, Andy Samberg and Producer Allen Covert

Starring: ADAM SANDLER as Donny and ANDY SAMBERG as Todd Peterson. “This movie is about accepting who you are and where you come from – even if that’s flawed – rather than trying to be something you’re not,” says Samberg. “We all have skeletons in our closet, some more than others. But family is important, no matter how screwy it is.”

Jamie Martin (Leighton Meester) and her dad, Gerald Martin (Blake Clark).Leighton Meester joins in as Todd’s fiancée, Jamie. “She starts out seeming very nice and sweet, like a normal bride,” Meester says. “But she turns into a full-on bridezilla. At first, you can’t really fault her – it’s understandable, when you see what Donny is doing. But then you find out a little more about her….”

EVA AMURRI plays the hot teacher, Mary McGarricle

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Clip:
"Is that Gum in your mouth?"

Subliminal: Lots of symbolism

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Clip: Wassup?
It’s not what you say, but how you say it.

Life Connection: SPENDING TIME TOGETHER, even stupid time, IS GOOD!

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Clip: Tattoo.
Stupid things parents do

Little Buddy, Bud Light. Interesting product placement.

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Clip: “I Was Eight.”
“Andy always saw his character as a guy who is desperate for his father’s love, but who has been burned so many times that he’s built a wall,” says Anders. “Anyone could have played Todd as a character who just hates his dad, then turns it around. But with Andy I feel in every scene that Todd really wants a relationship with his father – he just doesn’t trust him.”

Mise en scene: red and green color clash juxtapose priest and stripper culture clash

Mise en scene: soft colors for family gathering, loud red color for the odd ball out.

Andy Samberg: “Donny is wild, he’s crazy, he has horrible judgment, but he’s a really good guy, and he’s a joyful guy. He’s that friend that everybody has who just makes friends with everyone and anyone; he’s just OK with whatever anybody’s doing. His capacity for joy allows the audience to forgive him a lot of his mistakes and bad judgment.”
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