Replacing Dad

TV Movie
1999
1h 30m

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Tippi Hedren, Mary McDonnell, Camilla Belle, Jack Coleman, William Russ, and Erik von Detten in Replacing Dad (1999)

Linda and George live in a small town where he is the school principal and they are about to celebrate their 16th anniversary. When she catches him with her daughter's young teacher, she mus... Read allLinda and George live in a small town where he is the school principal and they are about to celebrate their 16th anniversary. When she catches him with her daughter's young teacher, she must deal with the kids, the town, and her love for him.Linda and George live in a small town where he is the school principal and they are about to celebrate their 16th anniversary. When she catches him with her daughter's young teacher, she must deal with the kids, the town, and her love for him.

Director
- Joyce Chopra
Writers
- Shelley Fraser Mickle
- David J. Hill
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5.5/10

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Director
- Joyce Chopra
Writers
- Shelley Fraser Mickle
- David J. Hill
Stars

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Awards
- 2 nominations total

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Trivia
Filmed in 1997 but not broadcast until 1999.

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References Gone with the Wind (1939)

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Perfect 6.

I saw the movie for Mary Mc Donnell. She's o-k.

It maybe fitting for the book it's based upon, Replacing Dad does not, however, fit the movie. It's about how she deals with her husband of sixteen years leaving her for another woman and only slightly about her coping with new men in life and her children's reaction to their mom's dating and dates.

There are great little moments: Linda's submissiveness to her husband, the grandmother's reaction when Willie answers the phone- devoured by just-bad parts: grandmother not running after her grandson's footprints, and what she says to her self at the time; Why does Linda say "I lied" when they get to the New Year Eve's party? A little sentence about Linda's complaint to the police wouldn't have hurt. Story-wise, there could easily have been another half hour.

I've never seen Dynasty, Jack Coleman is really good here. Hayden Tank as Willie in the bunny suit is absolutely adorable. And Tippi Hedren looks great for her age. Did she have any work done on her?