Paternity (1981)
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16% of users liked it
(77 ratings)
The directorial debut of actor and stand-up comedian David Steinberg concerns a single man who decides that he wants to be a dad -- without the complication of a wife. Burt Reynolds stars as Buddy Evans, the manager of Madison Square Garden. A longtime lothario, Buddy has always been very content as… More The directorial debut of actor and stand-up comedian David Steinberg concerns a single man who decides that he wants to be a dad -- without the complication of a wife. Burt Reynolds stars as Buddy Evans, the manager of Madison Square Garden. A longtime lothario, Buddy has always been very content as a bachelor, but he has begun to feel lately that he'd like to experience fatherhood. His yearnings receive plenty of fuel from his best friends Larry (Norman Fell) and Kurt (Paul Dooley), and from his parental-mentor relationship with a young boy, Tad (Peter Billingsley). So Buddy decides to seek out a woman who will bear his baby for a price, with no strings attached. He finds Maggie Harden (Beverly D'Angelo), a beautiful young music student working as a waitress and yearning for the financial resources to study in Paris. She agrees to serve as Buddy's temporary companion, but as the months pass and her pregnancy progresses, Maggie begins to fall in love with Buddy, who doesn't return her affections -- at first. Steinberg would go on to have greater success as a television sitcom director, calling the shots for several episodes of hit series in the '80s amd '90s. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi
- Directed By
- David Steinberg
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
PG,
- In Theaters
- Oct 2, 1981 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Chuck O'Leary, FulvueDrive-in.com
Burt is at his most appealing and self-deprecating playing a character much like himself at the time: A single, middle-age lothario longing to have a child. Charming and funny.
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Cast
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Burt Reynolds
as Buddy Evans
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Beverly D'Angelo
as Maggie
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Norman Fell
as Larry
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Paul Dooley
as Kurt
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Elizabeth Ashley
as Sophia Thatcher
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Lauren Hutton
as Jenny Lofton
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Juanita Moore
as Celia
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Peter Billingsley
as Tad
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Jacqueline Brookes
as Aunt Ethel
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Kay Armen
as Claudia Feinstein
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Jane Cecil
as Woman at Music School
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Susanna Dalton
as Gloria
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Tony di Benedetto
as Butcher
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Macintyre Dixon
as Nature-Walk Teacher
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Murphy Dunne
as Singing Telegram Man
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Roger Etienne
as Waiter
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Irena Ferris
as Connie Laughing Girl at Bar
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Elaine Giftos
as Woman in Bar
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Linda Gillin
as Cathy
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Frank Hamilton
as Old Man on Boat
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Toni Kalem
as Diane Cassabello
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Mike Kellin
as Tour Guide
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Carol Locatell
as Ms. Werner
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Ken Magee
as Man in Bar
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Bob Maroff
as Ticketman at Garden
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Elsa Raven
as Prenatal Nurse
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Derek Thompson
as Workman at Garden
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Eugene Troobnick
as Falalfel Vendor
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Brad Trumbull
as Salesman in Oak Room
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Alfie Wise
as Cabbie
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Victoria Young
as Patti
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John Gilgreen
as Salesman in Oak Room
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Dick Wieand
as Mario
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Frank Bongiorno
as News Vendor
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Hector Troy
as Carlos
