World's Greatest Dad
World's Greatest Dad is a 2009 American black-comedy drama film written and directed by Bobcat Goldthwait and starring Robin Williams, Daryl Sabara and Alexie Gilmore. The film was released on July 24, 2009, on video on demand providers before its limited theatrical release on August 21, 2009.
Plot
Lance Clayton is a single father and high school English teacher who dreams of becoming a famous writer, but his previous novels have all been rejected by publishers. His 15-year-old son Kyle is a sex-obsessed, underachieving misanthrope who is a student at the school where Lance teaches an unpopular poetry class.
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author | Bobcat Goldthwait |
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contentLocation | California |
director | Bobcat Goldthwait |
editor | Jason Stewart |
genre | comedy-drama |
keywords | a zombie movie autoerotic asphyxiation cult phenomenon english teacher erotic asphyxiation fake suicide misanthrope misanthropy night of the living dead one night reject school newspaper school principal single father suicide note swimming pool talk show write |
musicBy | Gerald Brunskill |
producer | Howard Gertler Richard Kelly |
productionCompany | Darko Entertainment |
publisher | Magnolia Pictures |
recordedAt | Washington |
theme | black comedy high school satirical |