---
title: 'Fathers'' Day (1997)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ivan Reitman'
released: '1997-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 95
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/fathers-day-1997'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119109/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Fathers' Day (1997)

1997 · 95 min · Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

Fathers' Day is a 1997 American comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman and starring Robin Williams, Billy Crystal, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Nastassja Kinski. It is a remake of the 1983 French film Les Compères.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ivan Reitman](https://cinepixo.com/people/ivan-reitman)
- **Producer:** [Ivan Reitman](https://cinepixo.com/people/ivan-reitman), [Joel Silver](https://cinepixo.com/people/joel-silver)
- **Screenplay:** [Babaloo Mandel](https://cinepixo.com/people/babaloo-mandel), [Lowell Ganz](https://cinepixo.com/people/lowell-ganz)
- **Original Music Composer:** [James Newton Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-newton-howard)
- **Director of Photography:** [Stephen H. Burum](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-h-burum)
- **Editor:** [Wendy Greene Bricmont](https://cinepixo.com/people/wendy-greene-bricmont)

## Cast

- [Charles Rocket](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-rocket) as Russ Trainor
- [Harry Northup](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-northup)
- [Jared Harris](https://cinepixo.com/people/jared-harris) as Lee
- [Patti D'Arbanville](https://cinepixo.com/people/patti-d-arbanville) as Shirley Trainor
- [Nastassja Kinski](https://cinepixo.com/people/nastassja-kinski) as Collette Andrews
- [Dennis Burkley](https://cinepixo.com/people/dennis-burkley) as Calvin the Trucker
- [Julia Louis-Dreyfus](https://cinepixo.com/people/julia-louis-dreyfus) as Carrie Lawrence
- [Bruce Greenwood](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-greenwood) as Bob Andrews
- [Mel Gibson](https://cinepixo.com/people/mel-gibson) as Scott the Body-Piercer (cameo)
- [Robin Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/robin-williams) as Dale Putley
- [Charlie Hofheimer](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlie-hofheimer) as Scott Andrews
- [Billy Crystal](https://cinepixo.com/people/billy-crystal) as Jack Lawrence

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