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Why him?

Levy, Shawn, 1968- (film producer.). Levin, Dan (Daniel), (film producer.). Stiller, Ben, 1965- (film producer.). Hill, Jonah, 1983- (film producer.). Hamburg, John, 1970- (screenwriter,, film director.). Helfer, Ian, (screenwriter.). Franco, James, 1978- (actor.). Cranston, Bryan, 1956- (actor.). Mullally, Megan, (actor.). Deutch, Zoey, 1994- (actor.). Cedric, the Entertainer, 1965- (actor.). Gluck, Griffin, (actor.). Key, Keegan-Michael, 1971- (actor.). Evans, Leesa, (costume designer.). Shapiro, Theodore, 1971- (composer (expression)). Kerr, William (William Mark), (editor of moving image work.). Zimmerman, Dean, (editor of moving image work.). Holt, Matthew (Production designer), (production designer.). Kachikis, Kristian, (director of photography.). Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, (presenter.). Red Hour Films, (production company.). 21 Laps Entertainment (Firm), (production company.). 75 Year Plan Productions, (production company.). Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc., (publisher.). James Franco, Bryan Cranston, Megan Mullally, Zoey Deutch, Cedric the Entertainer, Griffin Gluck, Keegan-Michael Key. (Cast).

Over the holidays, Ned, an overprotective but loving dad and his family visit his daughter at Stanford, where he meets his biggest nightmare: her well-meaning but socially awkward Silicon Valley billionaire boyfriend, Laird. The rivalry develops, and Ned's panic level goes through the roof when he finds himself lost in this glamorous high-tech world and learns that Laird is about to pop the question.

DVD  - 2017
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Subject
Billionaires > California > Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County) > Drama.
Dating (Social customs) > Drama.
Parents > Drama.
Dating > Drama.
Genre
Feature films.
Comedy films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Drama.
  • Physical Description 1 videodisc (111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher Beverly Hills, California : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2017]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally released as a motion picture in 2016.
Widescreen (1.85:1).
Bonus features: Why him? gag reel; 47 minutes on the can; Why Gustav?; Barb Fleming: America's mom; Lou the entertainer; Richard Blais: twisted chef; Deleted scenes; Audio commentary by John Hamburg (director/co-writer), Ian Helfer (co-writer) and William Kerr (editor); Gallery.
GMD: videodisc.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Costume designer, Leesa Evans ; music by Theodore Shapiro ; edited by William Kerr, Dean Zimmerman ; production designer, Matthew Holt ; director of photography, Kristian Kachikis.
Participant or Performer Note:
James Franco, Bryan Cranston, Megan Mullally, Zoey Deutch, Cedric the Entertainer, Griffin Gluck, Keegan-Michael Key.
Target Audience Note:
Rating: R; for strong language and sexual material throughout.
System Details Note:
DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 (English), Descriptive Audio 5.1 (English), Dolby Digital 2.0 (Spanish, French).
Language Note:
English, French, or Spanish dialogue; English described video; optional Spanish or French subtitles; English SDH (subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing).

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