Director Lawrence Sher
Genre Comedy
Cast Owen Wilson, Ed Helms, J.K. Simmons, Ryan Cartwright
Rating R
Release Date December 22nd, 2017
“Upon learning that their mother has been lying to them for years about their allegedly deceased father, two fraternal twin brothers hit the road in order to find him.”
The directorial debut for Lawrence Sher, Father Figures is an outrageous R-rated comedy starring Owen Wilson, Ed Helms, J.K. Simmons, and Ryan Cartwright. The script was written by Justin Malen who previously penned the script for Office Christmas Party. Check out the official trailer below!!
Ted Takes Fun Facts, Father Figures:
- The film was originally titled Bastards and was supposed to release on January 27, 2017. The title was changed to Father Figures and the release was pushed back to December 22, 2017.
- Some scenes were filmed at author Emily Giffin's home in Atlanta, GA
Owen Wilson ("The Grand Budapest Hotel," "Zoolander 2") and Ed Helms ("The Hangover" films, "We're the Millers") star in the Alcon Entertainment comedy "Father Figures," marking the directorial debut of veteran cinematographer Lawrence Sher ("The Hangover" films). Wilson and Helms are Kyle and Peter Reynolds, brothers whose eccentric mother raised them to believe their father had died when they were young.