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Father Figures

July 10, 2016

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
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