My Father the Hero

Feb 4, 1994

1h 30m

★ 5.3

Fathers have just one problem with raising their daughters. They grow up!

Overview

A teenage girl on vacation in the Bahamas with her divorced father tries to impress a potential boyfriend by saying that her father is actually her lover. Remake of the 1991 French film Mon père, ce héros.

Genres

Family

Comedy

Romance

Production Companies

Edward S. Feldman Company

Touchstone Pictures

DD Productions

Film Par Film

Cité Films

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Cast

Andre

Gérard Depardieu

Nicole

Katherine Heigl

Ben

Dalton James

Megan

Lauren Hutton

Diana

Faith Prince

Fred

Frank Renzulli

Mike

Stephen Tobolowsky

Stella

Ann Hearn

Doris

Robyn Peterson

Hakim

Stephen Burrows

Alberto

Roberto Escobar

Cab Driver

Yusef Bulos

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