Plot
An NFL quarterback living the bachelor lifestyle discovers that he has a 8-year-old daughter from a previous relationship.
Release Year: 2007
Rating: 6.1/10 (20,547 voted)
Critic's Score: 44/100
Director:
Andy Fickman
Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Kyra Sedgwick, Madison Pettis
Storyline Joe Kingman is a huge football star. He's got woman, money, and a good career. Everything is perfect for him. Then one day an 8 year old girl shows up at his door telling him that she's his daughter from a past relationship. Once he has proof that she is for a fact his, he tries but fails miserably at "parenting." From problems such as his super speedy car with no backseat, to leaving her in a bar at 3 am, he's got a lot to deal with. Eventually though, she gets him, (and his football team) wrapped around her finger. When she has a near-death experience and Joe finds out her mother died early that year, he wants her to move and live with him. Her aunt though disagrees and takes her home. Joe has to play the game of his life and when he's injured, and things don't look good for him, his daughter comes out and gets him right back on the field.
Writers: Nichole Millard, Kathryn Price
Cast: Dwayne Johnson
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Joe Kingman
(as Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson)
Madison Pettis
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Peyton Kelly
Kyra Sedgwick
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Stella Peck
Roselyn Sanchez
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Monique Vasquez
Morris Chestnut
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Travis Sanders
Hayes MacArthur
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Kyle Cooper
Brian White
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Jamal Webber
Jamal Duff
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Clarence Monroe
Paige Turco
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Karen Kelly
Tubbs
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Spike
Gordon Clapp
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Coach Mark Maddox
Kate Nauta
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Tatianna
Robert Torti
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Samuel Blake, Jr.
Jackie Flynn
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Larry the Doorman
Lauren Storm
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Nanny Cindy
Taglines:
He had the perfect game plan. There's just one little problem...
Opening Weekend: $22,950,971
(USA)
(30 September 2007)
(3103 Screens)
Gross: $90,636,983
(USA)
(17 February 2008)
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Did You Know?
Trivia: Dwayne Johnson has said that this film will be the last film in which he will be credited as "The Rock".
Goofs:
Continuity:
Before he does the commercial (when he has a lisp from an allergic reaction), the small logo for the team's name 'Boston' disappears for a shot, and then reappears.
Quotes: Joe Kingman:
Bostun Webels, experience the heat. Buston Webels, catch the magik. Buston Webels, catch... who wites this?
User Review
Great Family Movie
Rating: 10/10
We saw this tonight. It was wonderful. My husband took one look at all
the little girls seated in the theater and said, "Did you choose the
right movie?" But he laughed from start to finish, as did all the other
men in the theater.
The story is about a selfish star quarterback who plays for the Boston
Rebels NFL team. (Ah, if only it were so). He has a fabulous bachelor
pad and a bulldog. He adores Elvis and has adopted his nickname,
calling himself Joe "The King" Kingman. A wee eight year-old girl shows
up on his doorstep and says she is his daughter. This throws him off
balance to say the least.
The Rock plays the part very well. I heard a LOT of sniffles during
emotional parts. The little girl who plays his daughter is adorable.
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