Big Daddy

Comedy

Joey Lauren Adams	Layla Maloney
Joseph Bologna
Samantha Brown
Steve Buscemi
Allen Covert	Phil D'Amato
Adam Sandler	Sonny Koufax
Jon Stewart	Kevin Gerrity
Cole Sprouse	Julian McGrath
Dylan Sprouse	Julian McGrath
Josh Mostel	Arthur Brooks
Leslie Mann	Corinne Maloney
Rob Schneider	Nazo
Kristy Swanson	Vanessa

Director	Dennis Dugan
Producer	Jack Giarraputo; Sidney Ganis
Writer	Steve Franks; Tim Herlihy
Cinematography	Theo van de Sande
Musician	Teddy Castellucci

Gosh--kids. You gotta love 'em, right? Well, not necessarily-- particularly if you're Adam Sandler. But Big Daddy is about paternal devotion in its own oblique way. Sandler plays Sonny Koufax, a law-school grad who has been milking an accident settlement to cover his living expenses, while he continues to slack his way through life. But when his girlfriend threatens to dump him, he decides to show her he's serious about their relationship and pretends to adopt a little boy (in fact, his roommate's son from a one-night stand several years earlier, who shows up on their doorstep just after the roommate leaves town on a job). But after taking care of the tyke for a couple of days, Sonny finds that it's a little like feeding that stray dog that followed you home: Before you know it, you've grown attached to the little fella--and then what are you going to do? By turns crude and maudlin, Big Daddy has its share of laughs and will certainly entertain fans who like Adam Sandler best when he plays the case of arrested development with a smart-aleck retort for everything. --Marshall Fine