“Their journey through family secrets delivers surprising charm.”
John Hartl, Seattle Times
PREPARE FOR THE ULTIMATE PATERNITY QUEST WHEN
FATHER FIGURES
ARRIVES ONTO BLU-RAY™ COMBO PACK,
DVD AND DIGITAL FROM WARNER BROS. HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Own it Early on Digital on March 20
Blu-ray & DVD debuts on April 3
Burbank, CA, February 6– You don’t want to miss this cast when “Father Figures” arrives on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD, and Digital. “Father Figures” marks the directorial debut of veteran cinematographer Lawrence Sher (“The Hangover” films).
In the Alcon Entertainment comedy “Father Figures,” Owen Wilson (“The Grand Budapest Hotel,” “Wedding Crashers”) and Ed Helms (“The Hangover” films, “We’re the Millers”) star as fraternal twins Kyle and Peter who accidentally discover they’ve been living with a lie all their lives.
It also stars Oscar winner J.K. Simmons (“Whiplash”), comedian Katt Williams, NFL Hall of Fame quarterback-turned-actor Terry Bradshaw, Ving Rhames (the “Mission Impossible” films), Harry Shearer (“The Simpsons”) and Oscar nominee June Squibb (“Nebraska”), with Oscar winner Christopher Walken (“The Deer Hunter”) and Oscar nominee Glenn Close (“Albert Nobbs,” “Guardians of the Galaxy”) as Kyle and Peter’s mother.
Sher directed from a screenplay written by Justin Malen (“Office Christmas Party”).
The film was produced by Academy Award nominee Ivan Reitman (“Up in the Air”), Ali Bell (“Draft Day”) and Alcon Entertainment’s Academy Award nominees Broderick Johnson and Andrew A. Kosove (“The Blind Side”). Serving as executive producers were Tom Pollock, Scott Parish, Chris Cowles, Chris Fenton and Timothy M. Bourne.
An Alcon Entertainment presentation, a Montecito Picture Company Production in association with DMG Entertainment, “Father Figures” is distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment company.
“Father Figures” will be available on Blu-ray Combo Pack for $35.99 and DVD for $28.98. The Blu-ray Combo Pack features a Blu-ray disc with the film in hi-definition, a Blu-ray disc with the special features in hi-definition, a DVD with the film in standard definition, and a Digital version of the movie.
“Father Figures” will also be available on Movies Anywhere. Using the free Movies Anywhere app and website, consumers can access all their eligible movies by connecting their Movies Anywhere account with their participating digital retailer accounts.
Fans can also own “Father Figures” via purchase from digital retailers beginning March 20.
SYNOPSIS
Fraternal twins Kyle and Peter accidentally discover they’ve been living with a lie all their lives. The kindly man in the photo on their mantle isn’t their father after all, but an invention their mother (Glenn Close) concocted to conceal the truth: that she actually doesn’t know who their real father is. See, it was the seventies, and things were crazy, and…well, you know.
Armed with only a handful of clues, the brothers resolve to find the mystery man in what results in a wild road trip of discovery and revelations—about their mother, themselves and each other.
BLU-RAY AND DVD ELEMENTS
“Father Figures” Blu-ray Combo Pack contain the following special features:
· Deleted Scenes
· Hilarious Gag Reel
“Father Figures” DVD containing the following special feature:
· Deleted Scenes
DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION ELEMENTS
On March 20, “Father Figures” will be available in high definition and standard definition on favorite devices from select digital retailers including Amazon, FandangoNow, iTunes, PlayStation, Vudu, Xbox, and others. On April 3, “Father Figures” will be made available digitally on Video On Demand services from cable and satellite providers, and on select gaming consoles.
About Movies Anywhere
Movies Anywhere simplifies and enhances the digital movie collection and viewing experience by allowing consumers to access their favorite digital movies in one place when purchased or redeemed through participating digital retailers. Movies Anywhere brings together the movies from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Twentieth Century Fox Film, The Walt Disney Studios (including Disney, Pixar, Marvel Studios and Lucasfilm), Universal Pictures and Warner Bros. Participating digital retailers at launch are Amazon Video, Google Play, iTunes, and Vudu. Movies Anywhere offers a library of over 7,300 digital movies at launch, including new releases, and will continue to expand the consumer experience as more content providers, digital retailers and platforms are added. Using the free Movies Anywhere app and website, consumers can connect their Movies Anywhere account with participating digital retailers and enjoy their favorite digital movies from the comfort of their living room and across multiple devices and platforms, including Amazon Fire devices; Android devices and Android TV; Apple TV; Chromecast; iPhone, iPad and iPod touch; Roku® devices and popular browsers. Consumers can also redeem digital codes found ineligible Blu-ray and DVD disc packages from participating studios and enjoy them through Movies Anywhere. Movies Anywhere are available to residents of the United States, its territories, and certain associated states. For more information, visit www.moviesanywhere.com.
BASICS
PRODUCT SRP
Blu-ray Combo Pack $35.99
DVD $28.98
Blu-ray and DVD Street Date: April 3
EST Street Date: March 20
DVD Languages: English, Latin Spanish, Canadian French
BD Languages: English, Latin Spanish, Canadian French, Brazilian Portuguese
DVD Subtitles: English SDH, Latin Spanish, Parisian French, Canadian French
BD Subtitles: English, Latin Spanish, Parisian French, Canadian French, Brazilian Portuguese
Running Time: 113 minutes
Rating: Rated R for language and sexual references throughout
DVD: DLBY/SURR DLBY/DGTL [CC]
Blu-ray: DTS HD-MA
This movie is really funny and sad all in one. For some people, this really has happened to them in real life. I thought the movie was really good and really shows how siblings do act “LAUGHING”, “FIGHTING”, “CRYING and showing “COMPASSION”. This movie is a must see but it does talk about adult things so it’s not suitable for small children to watch that is why its Rated–>R.
THE CREDITS
About Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Inc.
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE) brings together Warner Bros. Entertainment’s home video, digital distribution, and interactive entertainment businesses in order to maximize current and next-generation distribution scenarios. An industry leader since its inception, WBHE oversees the global distribution of content through packaged goods (Blu-ray Disc™ and DVD) and digital media in the form of electronic sell-through and video-on-demand via cable, satellite, online and mobile channels, and is a significant developer and publisher for console and online video game titles worldwide. WBHE distributes its product through third party retail partners and licensees.
About Alcon Entertainment
Co-founders and co-CEOs Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson founded Alcon Entertainment in 1997 with partner Frederick W. Smith, the Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of FedEx. Warner Bros. distributes Alcon’s motion pictures via the companies’ long-term output distribution agreement.
Alcon’s recent films include Blade Runner 2049, the critically acclaimed drama starring Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford that was recently nominated for 5 Academy Awards; and the contemporary war drama 12 Strong, a co-production with Jerry Bruckheimer and Black Label Media starring Chris Hemsworth, Michael Shannon, and Michael Peña, now in theaters.
Alcon has financed and produced, and/or co-financed/produced 34 films to date including the Academy Award nominated Best Picture The Blind Side, which earned Sandra Bullock a Best Actress Oscar; The Book of Eli, starring Denzel Washington and Gary Oldman; Insomnia, starring Al Pacino, Robin Williams, and Hilary Swank and directed by Chris Nolan; The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants; P.S. I Love You starring Hilary Swank; the critically acclaimed dramatic thriller Prisoners directed by Denis Villeneuve starring Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Melissa Leo, Terrance Howard and Paul Dano; and the family hit Dolphin Tale 2, a sequel to its original starring Morgan Freeman, Harry Connick Jr., Ashley Judd and Kris Kristofferson.
In 2015 Alcon created the subdivision Alcon Television Group which has several upcoming projects including The Expanse, the critically acclaimed space thriller returning to SYFY for its 3rd season early 2018; and the upcoming children’s animated series Pete the Cat, a co-production with Amazon Studios set to premiere on the streaming service in 2018. Amazon recently released the holiday special Pete The Cat: A Groovy New Year starring Elvis Costello and Jacob Tremblay. Alcon Television Group’s past projects include the recent HBO four-part documentary The Defiant Ones, which was awarded a 2018 Grammy for “Best Music Film.”
The documentary chronicled the divergent roots and unlikely partnership of Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine; and the Emmy nominated HBO documentary Sinatra: All Or Nothing At All which offered an intimate portrait of the singer, actor, father, husband, and philanthropist and attracted more viewers for HBO from the 50+ age bracket than ever before.
About Montecito Picture Company
The Montecito Picture Company is a film and television production company based in Culver City, CA. Founded in 1998 by director/producer Ivan Reitman and film executive/producer Tom Pollock, the company has produced such films as Old School (2003), Disturbia (2007), the Academy Award-nominated Up in the Air (2009), Baywatch (2017) and Father Figures (2017).
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This looks like it would be a good movie for movie night. It really sounds like it could funny. I’d love to see it.
This looks like a really funny movie.