Paternity
5.0
“He wants YOU to have his baby!”
Buddy Evans manages events at Madison Square Garden in New York City. He is a confirmed bachelor who lives with his housekeeper Celia. After coming into contact with several children, Buddy decides that he is ready to be a father. Buddy decides to hire a surrogate mother in the hope of having a son.
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Cast
39 people
Burt Reynolds
Buddy Evans
Known for
Boogie Nights
The Longest Yard
Beverly D'Angelo
Maggie
Known for
American History X
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
David Steinberg
Known for
The End
Lawrence Gordon
Charlie Peters
Terry Liebling
Norman Fell
Larry
Known for
Three's Company
The Graduate
Hank Moonjean
Peter Landsdown Smith
Paul Dooley
Kurt
Known for
Cars
Insomnia
Jerry Tokofsky
Jack T. Collis
David Steinberg Director · Charlie Peters Writer David Shire Composer
Worldwide gross $19M · Budget $9M · United States release October 2, 1981
Box office
Budget
$9,000,000
Worldwide gross
$18,838,812
Gross vs. budget
2.1×
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Distribution
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Sweden · October 2, 1981
Theatrical
United States · October 2, 1981
Theatrical
Argentina
March 4, 1982
Australia
February 12, 1982 · Theatrical
Colombia
June 3, 1982
Denmark
April 30, 1982
Germany
January 1, 1984 · video premiere
Ireland
February 5, 1982 · Theatrical
Italy
February 3, 1987 · Rete4
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