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Why Him?

A father is locked in a bitter rivalry with his daughter's wealthy young boyfriend.

Director(s)

John Hamburg

Steve Gehrke

Greg Baldi

Cast & Crew

Cedric the Entertainer

Cedric the Entertainer

Lou Dunne

Paul Stanley

Paul Stanley

Paul Stanley

Gene Simmons

Gene Simmons

Gene Simmons

Andrew Rannells

Andrew Rannells

Blaine Pederman

Greg Worswick

Greg Worswick

Bartender

James Franco

James Franco

Laird Mayhew

Casey Wilson

Casey Wilson

Missy Pederman

Griffin Gluck

Griffin Gluck

Scotty Fleming

Keegan-Michael Key

Keegan-Michael Key

Gustav

Adam Devine

Adam Devine

Tyson Modell

Steve Aoki

Steve Aoki

DJ Steve Aoki

Steve Gehrke

Steve Gehrke

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Bryan Cranston

Bryan Cranston

Ned Fleming

Lucy Angelo

Lucy Angelo

Gamer Girl (uncredited)

Kaley Cuoco

Kaley Cuoco

Justine (voice)

Mary Pat Gleason

Mary Pat Gleason

Joyce

Burnie Burns

Burnie Burns

Self

Craig Hosking

Craig Hosking

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Bob Stephenson

Bob Stephenson

Jerry

Elon Musk

Elon Musk

Elon Musk

Peter Criss

Peter Criss

Peter Criss

George Kareman

George Kareman

Party Waiter

Tangie Ambrose

Tangie Ambrose

Patty Dunne

Zoey Deutch

Zoey Deutch

Stephanie Fleming

John Hamburg

John Hamburg

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Megan Mullally

Megan Mullally

Barb Fleming

Caleb Thomas

Caleb Thomas

Scotty (uncredited)

Steve Bannos

Steve Bannos

Burt

Ramy Youssef

Ramy Youssef

Coder in Kitchen

Steffen Dziczek

Steffen Dziczek

Applebee's Waiter

Zack Pearlman

Zack Pearlman

Kevin Dingle

Tim Neff

Tim Neff

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Alex J. Joseph

Alex J. Joseph

Underwear Swimmer (uncredited)

Jee Young Han

Jee Young Han

Marnie Dingle

Isabel Dresden

Isabel Dresden

Quirky Waitress (uncredited)

Toby Turner

Toby Turner

Party Guest

Richard Blais

Richard Blais

Richard Blais

Grace Hazelett

Grace Hazelett

Vanessa Dingle

Sadie Hazelett

Sadie Hazelett

Vanessa Dingle

Chris A. Liscomb

Chris A. Liscomb

Chris A. Liscomb

Jacob Kemp

Jacob Kemp

Randy

Juliette B. Reiss

Juliette B. Reiss

Applebee's Waitress

Melissa Graver

Melissa Graver

Applebee's Waitress

Jimmy Badstibner

Jimmy Badstibner

Fleming Company Employee

Brenda Good

Brenda Good

Laird's Employee

Harrison Bieker

Harrison Bieker

Laird's Employee

Katelyn Brooke

Katelyn Brooke

Kissing Woman (uncredited)

Lynly Ehrlich

Lynly Ehrlich

Printer Employee (uncredited)

Stevens Gaston

Stevens Gaston

Keith (uncredited)

Liam Gillen

Liam Gillen

Choir Member #4 (uncredited)

Braxton Goe

Braxton Goe

Party Guest (uncredited)

Jocelyn Marie

Jocelyn Marie

Steph's Friend (uncredited)

Derek McEntire

Derek McEntire

Video Game Coder (uncredited)

Arber Mehmeti

Arber Mehmeti

Serbian Guard 1 (uncredited)

Isabelle Menard

Isabelle Menard

Party Guest (uncredited)

Saul Preciado-Garcia

Saul Preciado-Garcia

Peruvian Villager (uncredited)

Evan Seidlitz

Evan Seidlitz

Bartender (uncredited)

Lee Stickler

Lee Stickler

Choir Member #2 (uncredited)

Emely von Oest

Emely von Oest

Ned's Friend (uncredited)

Greg Baldi

Greg Baldi

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Details

GenresComedy
Runtime1h 51 mins
Released on22 Dec 2016
Languageen
Produced InUnited States of America
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Reviews

Reno

5/10

**Printing biz meets the app biz! Paper versus digital!** This is not the theme something you could see for the first time. I have seen many classics, probably you would have as well. But the difference is it was a different cast and a bit modernised. Modernised means just the story set in the todays technological trend world like almost everything that related to AI we use in our daily life. It's yet to be a lifestyle, I mean new norm. So you can see a few people who had already progressed like we say Silicon/IT guys. That's the background and with the same old concept that the parents, particularly the father of the girl meets her boyfriend. When they do, those misunderstanding, generation gap and what else, all hell breaks loose. The comedies were okay. In some places it was too much. Instead of a laugh, it only annoyed. Though there were some good jokes, except I hardly had any good laugh in my entire watch. I remind you again that it was an okay film. Some people might find it good, some won't. Still a watchable film for the good performances. It's a face-off between James Franco and Bryan Cranston as expected. Elon Musk was a surprise. It had several opportunities to be better like turnaround its narration, yet they stuck with the same concept for the whole film. So other than mild entertainment, there's nothing in it to laud. I hope it all had ended here. Please, no sequel. _5/10_

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