Film

World's Greatest Dad

2009 · 1h 39m · Comedy · Drama

Lance Clayton is about to get everything he deserves.

IMDb

6.8

Rotten Tomatoes

88%

Metacritic

69

In the wake of a freak accident, Lance suffers the worst tragedy and the greatest opportunity of his life. He is suddenly faced with the possibility of fame, fortune and popularity, if he can only live with the knowledge of how he got there.

Robin Williams

Lance Clayton

Alexie Gilmore

Claire Reed

Daryl Sabara

Kyle Clayton

Evan Martin

Andrew Troutman

Geoff Pierson

Principal Wyatt Anderson

Henry Simmons

Mike Lane

Mitzi McCall

Bonnie McBon

Jermaine Williams

Jason

Lorraine Nicholson

Heather Johnson

Morgan Murphy

Morgan

Toby Huss

Bert Green

Tom Kenny

Jerry Klein

Jill Talley

Make-Up Woman

Bruce Hornsby

Himself

Krist Novoselic

Newspaper Vendor

Bobcat Goldthwait

Limo Driver (uncredited)

• Bobcat GoldthwaitDirector · Screenplay
• Tim PerellProducer
• Sean McKittrickProducer
• Howard GertlerProducer
• Richard KellyProducer
• Edward H. Hamm Jr. Executive Producer
• Jennifer RothExecutive Producer
• Horacio MarquínezDirector of Photography
• Gerald BrunskillOriginal Music Composer
• Jason StewartEditor

Official Trailer

Release date

August 20, 2009

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

R

Budget

$10,000,000

Revenue

$295,750

Genres

Comedy, Drama

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