Phil then tells Jack not to go "number two" for a while since the clover he previously used to wipe was actually poison ivy. Daddy Day Camp is a 2007 American comedy film starring Cuba Gooding Jr., and directed by Fred Savage in his feature film directorial debut. Billy confesses to Phil that he has a problem wetting the bed at night, with Phil saying he did as well as a boy. window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; Tense FamilyScenes We see Mullet Head with bad poison ivy blisters on his face. Lance displays the "spear of honor" designed to go along with the intercamp Olympiad. His defeat was getting kicked in the shin and he fell to the ground, resulting to the climbing wall toppling and crushing his trophies. Charlie then goes and looks inside (we only see his face) and looks disgusted, especially when some vomit drips down onto his face. See production, box office & company info, The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 3-D, World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade (2004). Played for comedy, some characters strike others, while various bits of slapstick style material are also present. Official Sites Its actually quite surprising this film got a theatrical run. Nathan Rabin from The A.V. He comes in to help run the camp and assist the kids in defeating their rivals. Bobby, fed up with Lance's attitude and denying of being his father, angrily turns against Lance and kicks him for it, making him stumble backward on the wall's support. They include brothers Robert (TAD D'AGOSTINO) and Carl (TAGGART HURTUBISE), the latter of whom might be younger than the former, but is always giving him advice about how to attract the pretty Juliette (TELISE GALANIS). However, his campmates encourage him to keep going and Becca even shows everyone that Lance greased the wall, corroborating the truth that Lance cheated in every game in the Olympiad to everyone including Charlie, and had in fact been doing so for years. Charlie calls his military father, Colonel Buck Hinton, for help to whip the kids into shape, since they have problems following orders. That includes grabbing a boy and giving him a wedgie, and shooting many kids and adults with paint guns (and seemingly hitting others with paint-filled balloons -- with Billy hitting one of his camp-mates with one of them). It was distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Zachary Allen (Mullet Head) Sean Patrick Flaherty (Bobby J) Richard J. Clifford (Edward Thumson) . That ends with a pie to his face. Talon G. Ackerman as Jack Mayhoffer, a nerdy boy (and presumably, the youngest of all the campers). Cuba Gooding Jr. and Paul Rae star as Charlie Hinton and Phil Ryerson, a pair of fathers who attempt to keep their summer camp afloat even though they are under dire economic strain. When that doesn't work, he kicks the wall, causing the shack to fall open. Lance says his son isn't his son, and that he hates kids. Profanity For mild bodily humor and language. Lance's son kicks him in the lower leg, causing his dad to fall backwards and knock down a portable climbing wall, with it crashing down onto a bunch of trophies. Other new and recent reviews include: Moments later, Mullet Head and other kids spot a flock of birds overhead and open fire on them (we don't see if any are hit), with the arrows landing all around Charlie. "DADDY DAY CAMP" Phil?" Uncle Morty drives off, briefly dragging Charlie (on his feet) down the dirt road. Finally, the Daddy Day Camp script is here for all you fans of the Cuba Gooding Jr. movie. Comedy Family Seeking to offer his son the satisfying summer camp experience that eluded him as a child, the operator of a neighborhood daycare center opens his own camp, only to face financial hardship and stiff competition from a rival camp. Lance and his campers disrupt Camp Driftwood by blasting through on their ATVs. gtag('config', 'G-6VYSQ581R3'); Nevertheless, wife Kim (TAMALA JONES) sends him off with their young son, Ben (SPENCIR BRIDGES), and it's not long before they, Phil, and his son, Max (DALLIN BOYCE), arrive at Camp Driftwood. WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: PG Abusing and tormenting Charlie.Showing poor sportsmanship.Being rude to other people. Buck has the kids wear leaf camouflage to sneak up on the rival camp. At least 2 craps, 1 hell and 1 use of "For the love of God." As they train, the kids admire Buck because of his military ways and support, but Charlie disapproves as he recounts that he doesn't want the kids to become like Buck because Charlie believes that Buck has always only cared about toughness and that Charlie was a disappointment to him. That includes grabbing a boy and giving him a wedgie, and shooting many kids and adults with paint guns (and seemingly hitting others with paint-filled balloons -- with Billy hitting one of his camp-mates with one of them). Due to Driftwood's victory, all of the parents who sent their kids to Canola originally, including those who pulled their kids from Driftwood, then tell Charlie that Canola might not set the best example for their kids and request permission to send their kids to Driftwood, thus saving it from foreclosure. The film was theatrically released in the United States on August 8, 2007. He figures he and Phil can apply their Daddy Day Care knowledge to running the camp and turn the business around, but they aren't ready for the chaos brought about by their new charges. As they walk off, we hear Carl saying, "First you got a bird. As Uncle Morty unexpectedly leaves, Charlie races up and grabs hold of the spare tire on the back of his vehicle. However, Mullet Head injures his ankle from falling in the three-legged race (or so it appears) so Charlie lets Ben do the climbing course instead, as Ben also knows how to climb by instinct, but he falls. Charlie tells the kids a white lie about the contents of a note Buck left for him. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. The rest of the group, Mullethead included, makes for a brilliant argument as to why the Roe v. Wade decision should never be overturned. None. Origin Facing a lien on the camp and thus, by extension his own place, Charlie reluctantly asks his father, retired Marine Col. Buck Hinton (RICHARD GANT) for help, but isn't pleased when he learns that his father's controlling and demeaning ways haven't changed. HOW OTHERS RATED THIS MOVIE Lance makes various disparaging, age-based remarks toward Buck, including "Old man," "Relax, General Depends" and "Lt. prune juice." Four years after starting their daycare, Charlie and Phil take their kids to Camp Driftwood, a camp they attended as kids back in 1977. Robert tells his younger brother to tell him everything he knows about girls. Seeking to offer his son the satisfying summer camp experience that eluded him as a child, the operator of a neighborhood day care center opens his own camp, only to face financial hardship Seeking to offer his son the satisfying summer camp experience that eluded him as a child, the operator of a neighborhood day care center opens his own camp, only to face financial hardship and stiff competition from a rival camp. WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT? It's a rundown place with no customers, only one staffer, new guy Dale (JOSH McLERRAN), and an owner, Uncle Morty (BRIAN DOYLE-MURRAY), who doesn't seem to care about anything. From August 23October 4, 2006, Daddy Day Camp was set and filmed in Park City, and Provo, Utah. Lance declares the Camp Canola will be the best camp including beating them at the Olympics and stealing their flag before placing his spear of honor and leaving the Driftwood campsite. Summer camp. Comedy: Two men try to translate their success of running a daycare facility into doing the same for a summer day camp, all while having to deal with the adult bully who runs a rival, upscale camp and wants to buy theirs for the land. Being rude to other people. Full Name Phil then says he has a trick, and the next day we see Billy wake up and check himself for wetness, but he's dry (because he fooled his body by sleeping in his day clothes). Jack unintentionally projectile vomits onto an opponent in a game of tug of war. 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We see a ceremonial sword on the wall and toys tanks on a battlefield display in Buck's office. We hear the sound of a boy urinating, and see just the lower part of his bare butt as he stands with his pants down, urinating on a houseplant (inside). Lance demands them to give his pants back, but Buck only gives him was a towel to clean himself as a final insult before Buck and the Driftwoods kids runs away with the rests drives away in the Canola's Jeep out of the Canola campsite. Coated with skunk smell, a wrestler causes both his opponent and the ref to pass out and fall to the ground. While hammering on it, Charlie falls through a roof. Phil then tells Jack not to go "number two" for a while since the clover he previously used to wipe was actually poison ivy. 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