Paternity | 80's Movie Guide

Taglines: He wants you to have his baby! Paternity movie storyline. Buddy Evans manage events at Madison Square Garden in New York. He is a confirmed bachelor who lives with his housekeeper Celia. After coming into contact with several children, Buddy decides that he is ready to be a father. Buddy decides to hire a surrogate mother in the hope of having a son. With the help of Larry and Kurt, Buddy conducts a search by setting up interviews. However, he offends many of the women who he speaks to, even mistaking an interior decorator for a surrogate applicant. Buddy meets up with Maggie, a waitress at the local coffee shop. She reveals that she is an aspiring musician who works as a food server to make ends meet. Maggie offers to bear Buddy's child, planning to use the money that Buddy is offering to move to Paris and pursue her goal. Buddy and Maggie attempt to conceive with little success. Maggie engages in some seductive role-playing. As Maggie becomes pregnant, she moves into Buddy's apartment. Buddy obsessively supervises Maggie's exercise and diet. Otherwise he pays little attention to her, continuing to date other women. Maggie not only resents being ignored, begins to want to keep her baby. Buddy becomes angry at the thought of losing the son he wants so much. But he begins to develop romantic feelings for Maggie as well. He also becomes fearful of losing the child after Maggie gives birth. Buddy and Maggie marry, and have three daughters. Paternity is a 1981 American comedy film directed by David Steinberg, and stars Burt Reynolds, Beverly D'Angelo, Paul Dooley, Elizabeth Ashley and Lauren Hutton. The film was released on October 2, 1981. Paternity (1981) Directed by: David Steinberg Starring: Burt Reynolds, Beverly D'Angelo, Norman Fell, Paul Dooley, Elizabeth Ashley, Lauren Hutton, Juanita Moore, Peter Billingsley, Jacqueline Brookes, Linda Gillen Screenplay by: Charlie Peters Production Design by: Jack T. Collis Cinematography by: Bobby Byrne Film Editing by: Donn Cambern Costume Design by: Albert Wolsky Set Decoration by: John H. Anderson Art Direction by: Peter Landsdown Smith Music by: David Shire Distributed by: Paramount Pictures Release Date: October 2, 1981