Meeting Daddy (1998)
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In this dark comedy, Peter (Josh Charles) is a well-educated Jewish writer from Los Angeles who has fallen in love with Melanie (Alexandra Wentworth), who was born and raised in the Deep South -- where much of her family still lives. Melanie travels to Georgia for a few days to visit her father,… More In this dark comedy, Peter (Josh Charles) is a well-educated Jewish writer from Los Angeles who has fallen in love with Melanie (Alexandra Wentworth), who was born and raised in the Deep South -- where much of her family still lives. Melanie travels to Georgia for a few days to visit her father, Col. Branson (Lloyd Bridges), but Peter soon gets a call from Melanie, begging him to come down and "rescue" her from her family. It isn't until Peter arrives that he fully understands what Melanie is talking about. Most of her relatives can be politely described as "eccentric," while the Colonel is only a few steps away from psychotic, so Josh busily brainstorms a way for he and Melanie to go back to L.A. sooner rather than later. Meeting Daddy also features Beau Bridges, son of star Lloyd Bridges; appropriately enough, Beau plays Lloyd's son. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Written By
- Peter Gould
- Genres
- Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Jun 27, 2000 Wide
- On DVD
- Apr 18, 2006
Critic Reviews
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David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
...the film's flat and awfully slight atmosphere prevents it from becoming much more than a sporadically engaging curiosity...
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Cast
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Josh Charles
as Peter
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Alexandra Wentworth
as Melanie
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Lloyd Bridges
as Col. Branson
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Beau Bridges
as Larry
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Kristy Swanson
as Laura Lee
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Walter Olkewicz
as Dink
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Lucinda Bridges-Cunningham
as Becky Sue
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Edie McClurg
as Dot
- Peter Gould
