Paternity (film)

I need an heir is an American comedy film from the year 1981 by David Steinberg with Burt Reynolds and Beverly D' Angelo in the lead roles.

Action

Buddy Evans, a staunch single, is Event Manager for the Madison Square Garden in New York. Buddy lives alone, but is supplied by the housekeeper Celia. He often has to do with children, so in him the desire for a son, who should continue to bear his name, awakens. Buddy decides to hire a surrogate mother. His friends Larry and Kurt help him find by questioning the right surrogate. Maggie, a waitress of a nearby bistros, shows an interest.

Buddy is visited in his office by the attractive interior designer Jenny Lofton. However, Buddy holds it mistaking it for a female candidate on surrogacy. His questions irritate Jenny. Buddy tries to clarify the facts. Later, Buddy met randomly Maggie again. Maggie is actually an aspiring singer who only works as a waitress to earn their livelihood. The money will pay the Buddy wanted surrogate mother would use Maggie for a trip to Paris to start her singing career there.

Buddy wants to try it with Maggie, but he has problems. Through a small role play Maggie Buddy can help. Soon she is indeed pregnant. Maggie moves in with Buddy so that he can take care of it. It monitors everything in their lives, ranging from diet to their pregnancy exercises. However, he gives her otherwise no attention, but meets with other women. It does not take long to feel not only ignored Maggie. She now wants to keep the baby for herself. Soon Buddy is clear that he is everything that is important to lose. He comes to himself and marries Maggie, with whom he leads a happy life. However, all children who brings Maggie to the world, girls are.

Criticism

The lexicon of the International film saw in the production a " through irony and wit tempered frivolous comedy; largely entertaining, with some surprising gags, often quite dramatically in the dialogue."

The film magazine Cinema was, " As a super - macho Reynolds defies the predictable script one or the other Schmunzler from. "

Peter Billingsley was nominated in 1982 for the Young Artist Award. The song Baby Talk by David Shire and David Frishberg has been honored in the same year with the Golden Raspberry for Worst Song.

Background

The production of Paramount Pictures premiered on October 2, 1981 in the United States. In Germany he came in the fall of 1984 on the video market.

Locations were, inter alia, Madison Square Garden, Pier 85, the Circle Line Tours and the Plaza Hotel.

1981 in film Screenplay Lawrence Gordon (producer) Hank Moonjean Film score Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises
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