Daddy's Home 2 is a 2017 American Christmas comedy film directed by Sean Anders.
Official trailers
Paramount Pictures on Wednesday, November 01, 2017 released the trailer:
Daddy's Home 2 (2017) - Official Holiday Trailer - Paramount Pictures.
Story intro
After finally becoming friends at the end of the first film, Brad Whitaker and Dusty Mayron have a co-dad system where Dusty's two children, Megan and Dylan, take turns at each father's house. Dusty has also remarried, this time to Karen, a writer, and is stepfather to Adrianna, Karen's daughter. Brad and Dusty decide to do away with having two separate Christmases and instead do one "together Christmas." Dusty's tough fighter pilot/astronaut father Kurt and Brad's overbearing and over-cheerful dad, Don arrive for Christmas. Megan and Dylan warmly embrace Don, since he is very present in their lives, while Kurt hasn't seen the children since they were toddlers. Through jealousy of the affection the children show to Don, Kurt rents a large cabin through Airbnb, to house all of them through the holiday week. Brad and Dusty's co-dad relationship is put to the test by Kurt's meddling. Brad's wife Sara also tries to bond with Karen but is taken aback by some of Karen's actions, like shoplifting clothes from a store. Dylan develops a crush on a little girl staying in the cabin next door. Brad gives him some "advice," and Dusty interjects when he finds out that Brad is having what looks like "the talk" with Dylan, when it had been agreed that Dusty would handle that. Finding the trees too small in a farm, they illegally go on to private property to cut one down. Brad mistakes a cell tower for a tree and is electrocuted. After bowling, the family goes out to take the kids to see Santa. While there, Kurt convinces Dylan to ask Santa for a shotgun, which he agrees to. While out hunting the next day, Megan accidentally shoots Kurt in the shoulder, sending him to the hospital. While Kurt is disabled, she manages to shoot two turkeys, surprising Kurt. Brad confesses to Sara that they love each other more than his dad loves him.
Cast
- Will Ferrell
- Brad
- Mark Wahlberg
- Dusty
- Linda Cardellini
- Sara
- John Lithgow
- Don
- John Cena
- Roger
- Mel Gibson
- Kurt
- Scarlett Estevez
- Megan
- Owen Vaccaro
- Dylan (as Owen Wilder Vaccaro)
- Alessandra Ambrosio
- Karen
- Didi Costine
- Adrianna
- Chesley Sullenberger
- Brad's Stepdad (as Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger)
- Connor Wise
- Griffy
- Daphne Wise
- Griffy
- Dylan Wise
- Griffy
- Andrea Anders
- Principal Hayes
- Kyle Tristan
- Christmas Pageant Kid (as Kyle Tristan Wakefield)
- Hector Presedo
- Pepe
- Yamilah Saravong
- Casey
- Daniel DiMaggio
- Young Dusty
- Matthew Delamater
- Gun Salesman
- Yimmy Yim
- Yimmy
- Bill Mootos
- Bill
- Jose Guns Alves
- Security Guard (as Jose Gonsalves)
- Naheem R. Garcia
- Santa (as Alexis R. 'Naheem' Garcia)
- John MacGregor
- Improv Actor
- Kelly Dooley
- Improv Actor
- Anne Krane
- Improv Actor
- Matthew Catanzano
- Improv Actor (as Matt Catanzano)
- Molly Schreiber
- Improv Actor
- Vicki Hanes
- Improv Actor
- Jonathan Angel
- Improv Audience Member
- J.D. Donaruma
- Trooper (as James 'JD' Donaruma)
- Jonathan Kobs
- Nativity Instigator
- Oscar Wahlberg
- Roberto C. Fishman Pratt
- Priscilla Manning
- Brad's Mom
- Tony V.
- Bowling Alley Employee (as Tony V)
- Sylvia Barjolo
- Marlene
- Hillary Olinger
- Ms. Pratt
- Trip Case
- Bowler Kid (as Richard 'Trip' Case III)
- Allen Zwolle
- Lonely Guy at Theatre
- Marisa Pazik
- Scotty Kimble's Mom
About
Principal photography began on March 20, 2017.
The film Daddy's Home 2 was scheduled to be released on November 5, 2017 (Regency Village Theater), on November 10, 2017 (United States) and on December 7, 2017 (Germany) by Paramount Pictures, B&H Film Distribution, Central Partnership, China Film Group Corporation (CFGC), Constantin-Film, Intercontinental Film Distributors (HK), NCG Distribution, NOS Audiovisuais, Sony Pictures Releasing, Toho-Towa, United International Pictures (UIP), Universal Pictures International (UPI), VaataFilmi, Film1, Odeon, Paramount Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Media Distribution.
The duration of the film is 100 minutes. With a budget of $70 million, the film grossed over $180.6 million.
The film had received a "PG-13" rating.
Rating
Daddy's Home 2 got low rating from critics. But the audience likes the film. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A-" on a scale ranging from A+ to F.
External links
IMDB: Daddy's Home 2
Wikipedia: Daddy's Home 2