Why Him?
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| Directed by | John Hamburg |
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| Music by | Theodore Shapiro |
| Cinematography | Kris Kachikis |
| Edited by | William Kerr |
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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111 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $38 million |
| Box office | $117.1 million |
Why Him? is a 2016 American romantic comedy film directed by John Hamburg, written by Hamburg and Ian Helfer and starring James Franco, Bryan Cranston, Zoey Deutch, Megan Mullally, Griffin Gluck and Keegan-Michael Key. The film follows a father who is horrified by his daughter's new boyfriend, an unconventional Silicon Valley entrepreneur.
The film premiered in Los Angeles on December 17, 2016, was released by 20th Century Fox in the United States on December 23, 2016 and has grossed $117 million worldwide.
The film starts with Stanford student Stephanie Fleming (Zoey Deutch) inviting her boyfriend Laird Mayhew (James Franco) over to "Netflix and chill" via Facetime. Shortly after, back home in Detroit, Stephanie's dad Ned (Bryan Cranston) is celebrating his 55th birthday with friends and family at an Applebee's restaurant. During a slideshow presentation in his honor, Stephanie drops in via webcam to congratulate, when suddenly her boyfriend walks in on her and flashes the camera; to stop the transmission, Ned ends up smashing the laptop.
Ned Fleming is the CEO of a printing company that has been having a rough year. The company is in debt and is unable to close deals as their customers are increasingly having their printing done in China or switching to online ads. Ned talks to his coworker Lou Dunne (Cedric the Entertainer) about the incident from the previous night. Ned tells Lou that Stephanie wants the rest of the family to meet Laird, even though Stephanie never even mentioned having a boyfriend up until that night.
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