Taglines: Lance Clayton is about to get everything he deserves.
World’s Greatest Dad movie storyline. A thoughtful but outrageous comedy from Bobcat Goldthwait, “World’s Greatest Dad” is a story about a man that learns the things you want most may not be the things that make you happy, and that being lonely is not necessarily the same as being alone.
Robin Williams stars as Lance Clayton, a man who has learned to settle. He dreamed of being a rich and famous writer, but has only managed to make it as a high school poetry teacher. His only son Kyle (Daryl Sabara) is an insufferable jackass who won’t give his father the time of day. He is dating Claire (Alexie Gilmore), the school’s adorable art teacher, but she doesn’t want to get serious — or even acknowledge publicly that they are dating.
Then, in the wake of a freak accident, Lance suffers the worst tragedy and greatest opportunity of his life. He is suddenly faced with the possibility of all the fame, fortune and popularity he ever dreamed of, if he can only live with the knowledge of how he got there.
World’s Greatest Dad is a 2009 American satirical black comedy-drama film, written and directed by Bobcat Goldthwait. It stars Robin Williams, Daryl Sabara, and Alexie Gilmore. The film was released on July 24, 2009 on video on demand providers before its limited theatrical release on August 21, 2009.
The film was shot in Seattle, Washington, largely at the former F.A. McDonald School in Wallingford.[5] Seattle resident and former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic has a wordless cameo while consoling Robin Williams’ character at a newspaper stand (Goldthwait had previously opened for Nirvana). Bruce Hornsby appears as himself at the library dedication.
World’s Greatest Dad (2009)
Directed by: Bob Goldthwait
Starring: Robin Williams, Alexie Gilmore, Daryl Sabara, Henry Simmons, Mitzi McCall, Naomi Glick, Zachary Vitale, Ellyn Jameson, Jermaine Williams, Lorraine Nicholson, Melissa Pang
Screenplay by: Bob Goldthwait
Production Design by: John Paino
Cinematography by: Horacio Marquínez
Film Editing by: Jason Stewart
Costume Design by: Sarah de Sa Rego
Set Decoration by: Rachel M. Thompson
Music by; Gerald Brunskill
MPAA Rating: R for language, crude and sexual content, some drug use and disturbing images.
Distributed by: Magnolia Pictures
Release Date: August 21, 2009
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