A holiday gathering threatens to go off the rails when Ned Fleming realizes that his daughter's Silicon Valley millionaire boyfriend is about to pop the question.A holiday gathering threatens to go off the rails when Ned Fleming realizes that his daughter's Silicon Valley millionaire boyfriend is about to pop the question.A holiday gathering threatens to go off the rails when Ned Fleming realizes that his daughter's Silicon Valley millionaire boyfriend is about to pop the question.
- Awards
- 1 win
Cedric The Entertainer
- Lou Dunne
- (as Cedric the Entertainer)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAccording to Megan Mullally, the cast was given free access to improvise as much as they wanted to and eventually 240 hours of films was shot on camera, which had to be trimmed to 90 minutes for the final film.
- GoofsWhen Gustav introduces intern Randy to the family, he says he graduated "summa cum laude" from MIT. MIT does not give class rankings or Latin honors to its students.
- Quotes
Laird Mayhew: I don't know how to talk to the guy. It's like we speak two different languages or something.
Gustav: You do.
Laird Mayhew: Yeah.
Gustav: He speaks English, and you speak English with resounding amounts of "fuck."
- Crazy creditsThere is a scene with Gustav after the first credits.
- SoundtracksDown On the Corner
Written by John Fogerty (as John Cameron Fogerty)
Performed by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Courtesy of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Featured review
One of the funniest movies of 2016...
It is rare that I stumble upon a comedy which makes me laugh as much as "Why Him?" did, and that is just one of the aspects why I enjoyed the movie as much as I did.
First of all, the storyline in the movie was good, funny and cleverly thought through. Which meant that there was a purpose to the movie, and it wasn't just cashing in on cheap laughs and silly gags. There were several layers to the story, so chances are that everyone in the audience will something enjoyable about "Why Him?"
Then I must also stress out that the casting for "Why Him?" was just phenomenal. And they had really put together a great ensemble of actors and actresses all blessed with a good amount of talent and knack for the comedy genre. It was especially fun to see James Franco stand across from Bryan Cranston in this movie, because they had so much chemistry and complimented one another quite well on the screen.
And of course, the laughs. And boy were they bountiful and constant. I was laughing a lot throughout the course of the movie, because there were so many funny scenes and funny dialogue.
"Why Him?" is a comedy with a romantic sub-plot, but not to the point where it becomes a sappy romantic comedy (or romcom). And that is good, because that would not have served this particular story well if they had opted for that approach.
And there is also a great number of great appearances and cameos throughout the course of the movie, so it is not just Franco and Cranston that carry the movie all by themselves.
If you enjoy comedy, then you should definitely take the time to sit down and watch "Why Him?". I did, and I am very glad that I did, because I was more than entertained from beginning to end. And it is the type of comedy that you can watch more than a single time.
First of all, the storyline in the movie was good, funny and cleverly thought through. Which meant that there was a purpose to the movie, and it wasn't just cashing in on cheap laughs and silly gags. There were several layers to the story, so chances are that everyone in the audience will something enjoyable about "Why Him?"
Then I must also stress out that the casting for "Why Him?" was just phenomenal. And they had really put together a great ensemble of actors and actresses all blessed with a good amount of talent and knack for the comedy genre. It was especially fun to see James Franco stand across from Bryan Cranston in this movie, because they had so much chemistry and complimented one another quite well on the screen.
And of course, the laughs. And boy were they bountiful and constant. I was laughing a lot throughout the course of the movie, because there were so many funny scenes and funny dialogue.
"Why Him?" is a comedy with a romantic sub-plot, but not to the point where it becomes a sappy romantic comedy (or romcom). And that is good, because that would not have served this particular story well if they had opted for that approach.
And there is also a great number of great appearances and cameos throughout the course of the movie, so it is not just Franco and Cranston that carry the movie all by themselves.
If you enjoy comedy, then you should definitely take the time to sit down and watch "Why Him?". I did, and I am very glad that I did, because I was more than entertained from beginning to end. And it is the type of comedy that you can watch more than a single time.
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- paul_haakonsen
- Apr 14, 2017
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- Bố Vợ Đối Đầu Chàng Rể
- Filming locations
- Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA(external locations)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $38,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $60,323,786
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $11,002,986
- Dec 25, 2016
- Gross worldwide
- $118,102,725
- Runtime1 hour 51 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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