Meeting Daddy is a 2000 film written and directed by

Peter Gould Peter Gould is an American television writer, director and producer. He worked on all five seasons of the AMC drama ''Breaking Bad'', and was nominated for four Writers Guild of America (WGA) Awards for his work on the series. After ''Breakin ...

. It is the last of actor

Lloyd Bridges Lloyd Vernet Bridges Jr. (January 15, 1913 – March 10, 1998) was an American film, stage and television actor who starred in a number of television series and appeared in more than 150 feature films. He was the father of four children, includi ...

' 160 films and was posthumously released.

Plot

The plot involves a struggling New York-based screenwriter travelling to

Savannah, Georgia Savannah ( ) is the oldest city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia and the county seat of Chatham County, Georgia, Chatham County. Established in 1733 on the Savannah River, the city of Savannah became the Kingdom of Great Brita ...

, to meet his girlfriend's eccentric family. It also explores themes of aging.Fade to Gray - Aging in American Cinema, Timothy Shary, Nancy McVittie · 2016

Cast

- Mr. Branson *

Josh Charles Joshua Aaron Charles (born September 15, 1971) is an American film, television, and theater actor. He is best known for the roles of Dan Rydell on '' Sports Night, '' Will Gardner on '' The Good Wife'', which earned him two Primetime Emmy Awar ...

- Peter Silverblatt *

Alexandra Wentworth Ali Wentworth (born January 12, 1965) is an American actress, comedian, author, and producer. Early life Wentworth's mother, Muffie Cabot (née Mabel Bryant Hobart), was Nancy Reagan's White House Social Secretary, White House social secretary ...

- Melanie Branson *

Beau Bridges Lloyd Vernet "Beau" Bridges III (born December 9, 1941) is an American actor. He is a three-time Emmy Award, Emmy, two-time Golden Globe Award, Golden Globe and one-time Grammy Award winner, as well as a two-time Screen Actors Guild Award nomine ...

- Larry Branson * Walter Olkewicz Dink Branson *

Kristy Swanson Kristy Swanson (born December 19, 1969) is an American actress. She is best recognized for having played Buffy Summers in the 1992 film ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and appeared in the 1996 film ''The Phantom''. Her first starring role was in ...

- Laurel Lee *

Edie McClurg Edie McClurg (born July 23, 1945) is an American retired actress and comedian. She has played supporting roles in the films ''Carrie'' (1976), ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off'' (1986), and ''Elvira: Mistress of the Dark'' (1988), and bit parts in ...

- Dot * Cindy Bridges - Becky Sue Branson (as Lucinda Bridges-Cunningham) * Christopher T. Gray - Taxi Driver * Don Perry - Mr. Sulak

References

{{reflist 2000 films 2000s English-language films Films set in Georgia (U.S. state) Films about writers Films about ageing Films with screenplays by Peter Gould