
That's My Boy
MADCAPS OF THE CAMPUS!
Directed by Hal Walker
Produced by Paramount Pictures, Wallis-Hazen Inc.
A lighthearted campus comedy about a football legend's misguided efforts to make his bookish son into an athlete, built on physical comedy, romantic entanglement, and good-natured family warmth.
Jack Jackson, the greatest football player in Ridgefield College history, is disappointed that his only son Junior is an uncoordinated, allergy-ridden bookworm. He uses his athletic reputation and standing as #1 alumni contributor to pressure the coach to take Junior onto the team. In addition, he pays the tuition of Junior's financially needy classmate Bill Baker, a potential all-American, with the understanding that he will room with Junior and mentor him athletically and socially. Junior's initial efforts as quarterback prove disastrous and further complications arise when the room mates both fall in love with the same co-ed.
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Questions people ask
Is That's My Boy scary? No. Less frightening than 98% of films.
Is That's My Boy easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 95% of films.
Is That's My Boy violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.
Does That's My Boy end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of films.
Is That's My Boy sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.
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Conventional, and it does not land.
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