Cast of Daddy Day Care Series: This is a comedy film series featuring fathers running an in-home child care service from their own homes. The first movie in the series, Daddy Day Care, premiered in 2003 with Eddie Murphy, Jeff Garlin, Steve Zahn, Regina King and Anjelica Huston as the main characters. A sequel Daddy Day Camp followed in 2007 featuring Cuba Gooding Jr. Lochlyn Munro Richard Gant Tamala Jones while Grand-Daddy Day Care came out this year and starred Danny Trejo Reno Wilson Roxana Ortega and Barry Bostwick among many others.
Daddy Day Care (2003)
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Daddy Day Care (2003) is an American family comedy film written and directed by Steve Carr and Geoff Rodkey, featuring Eddie Murphy as Charlie Hinton, an advertising executive who loses his job after falling on hard times and decides to start a day care service with Phil Ryerson (Jeff Garlin) with help from Marvin (Steve Zahn), an old co-worker who’s obsessed with Star Trek and comic books; together they face various challenges and mishaps while caring for a diverse group of children including Ben (Khamani Griffin); in competition with Miss Harridan (Anjelica Huston), director of Chapman Academy who attempts to stop them in its tracks;
The film was a box office success, grossing $164 million worldwide against its $60 million budget and receiving mixed reviews from critics; praise went to Murphy but some found its plotted approach and juvenile humor lacking. Nominations for awards included Kids’ Choice Award as Favorite Movie.
Daddy Day Camp (2007)
Is an American family comedy film directed by Fred Savage and written by Geoff Rodkey and J. David Stem & David N. Weiss. It serves as the sequel to Daddy Day Care and stars Cuba Gooding Jr. as Charlie Hinton, who assumes responsibility for running his summer camp with Phil Ryerson (Lochlyn Munro) along with Charlie’s estranged military officer father (Richard Gant) alongside Lance Warner from Camp Canola who attempts to undermine them as well.
This film was an immense critical and commercial failure, grossing only $18 million worldwide on a $6 million budget. Critics were harsh in their criticism of acting, direction, script writing, humor and originality of this effort; three Golden Raspberry Awards were even given out for Worst Picture, Worst Prequel/Sequel and Worst Excuse for Family Entertainment respectively.
Grand-Daddy Day Care (2019)
Grand-Daddy Day Care, directed by Ron Oliver and written by Robbie Fox and David H. Steinberg, is an American family comedy film released in 2019. This third installment in the Daddy Day Care series stars Danny Trejo as Frank Collins, an elderly boxer with memory loss who moves in with Reno Wilson (Eduardo’s son-in-law) and Jamie (Roxana Ortega). Eduardo decides to start a day care service for seniors with Frank’s help after realizing how much he enjoys spending time with them – dealing with issues such as dementia, romance, family issues, rivalries.
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment released it direct-to-video on February 5, 2019, earning both mixed to negative reviews from critics who found it mildly entertaining yet predictable and cliche. At the Young Artist Awards it received one nomination for Best Performance by Connor Rosen.
FAQ: The Ultimate Guide to Your Questions
Q: Are the Daddy Day Care films based on true events?
A: No, the Daddy Day Care films do not depict actual events; rather they are fictional comedies using the premise of fathers running child care services as an avenue for comedy and conflict.
Q: Who has played Charlie Hinton in both films?
A: Eddie Murphy played Charlie Hinton in both Daddy Day Care (2003) and Camp (2007), played by Cuba Gooding Jr.
Q: Why didn’t Eddie Murphy return for the sequel?
Eddie Murphy didn’t return for Daddy Day Camp 2, due to other commitments at that time – Dreamgirls (2006) and Norbit (2007) being two examples he worked on at that time. Additionally, according to reports he didn’t like its script as being too similar to its predecessor film.
Question: Is Grand-Daddy Day Care a direct sequel to Daddy Day Camp?
A: No, Grand-Daddy Day Care is not a direct sequel to Daddy Day Camp. Instead, it serves as a spin-off with its own cast and story arc – without making reference to anything from either film.
Q: Will there be another film in this series?
A: Unfortunately, there has been no official confirmation or announcement regarding a fourth film in the series yet. Speculators have suggested there may be an option for reboot or remake in the future given its popularity and nostalgia value.
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