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[[I Thought It Meant|Not to be confused with]] that character in ''[[Cat on a Hot Tin Roof]]''. Or the other character in ''[[Kick-Ass]]''. Or with rapper Big Daddy Kane. Or with [[WWE|World Wrestling Entertainment's]] Big Daddy V - or, for that matter, with their [[Kevin Nash|"Big Daddy Cool."]] Or with those tough drill-arm enemies from ''[[BioShock (series)]]''. Or with that huge, 1,000-calorie burger offered by Southern California restaurant chain Cronies.▼
▲This 1999 box-office smash starred [[Adam Sandler]], [[The Daily Show|Jon Stewart]], and twin child actors Cole and Dylan Sprouse. It tells the story of thirtysomething Manhattan resident Sonny Koufax (Sandler), a Syracuse law graduate who has no plan whatsoever of taking his bar exam. Instead, he lives off a fat settlement from getting his foot run over years ago and works as a toll-booth collector one day per week, spending the rest of his days sleeping and watching cartoons at the apartment he rents with fellow Syracuse alum Kevin Gerrity (Stewart).
His life changes forever one day when a young orphan named Julian (Cole and Dylan Sprouse) is literally left at his door. Sonny at first wants nothing to do with the kid, but then realizes that he just might be able to use him to impress his cantankerous father, Lenny - not to mention win back the affection of his disillusioned girlfriend, Vanessa.
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This movie also features Joey Lauren Adams as Layla, a lawyer who helps Sonny; Leslie Mann as Corinne, Layla's sardonic sister; and Rob Schneider as Nazo, a delivery boy who often brings Sonny food. Steve Buscemi turns up in a cameo as a homeless person.
▲[[I Thought It Meant|Not to be confused with]] that character in ''[[Cat on a Hot Tin Roof]]''. Or the other character in ''[[Kick-Ass]]''. Or [[Big Daddy (band)|the novelty band that performed 80s and 90s songs in the style of specific other 50s and 60s songs]]. Or with rapper Big Daddy Kane. Or with [[
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* [[Dissimile]]:
{{quote|'''Tommy:''' In your experience, was Sonny a good father to Julian?
'''Nazo:''' Oh, yes. They make terrific pair. They went together like [[Foreign Queasine|lamb and tuna fish]].
'''Tommy:''' "Lamb and tuna fish?"
'''Nazo:''' Maybe you like spaghetti and meatball? You more comfortable with that analogy? }}
* [[Door Step Baby]]: Although Julian isn't literally a baby anymore by the time he shows up.
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** There's also this exchange:
{{quote|'''Ted Castellucci (the prosecuting attorney):''' Objection, Your Honor! The court is interested in the truth, not the opinion of the defendant's father.
'''Lenny Koufax:''' You want my opinion? [[Abusive Parents|My son is a moron.]]
'''Ted Castellucci:''' I withdraw my objection. Please proceed! }}
* [[Irishman and a Jew]]: Kevin Gerrity and Sonny Koufax. The stereotypes are actually inverted in that Kevin is the serious one and Sonny is the more outgoing and rambunctious. (And ironically, the actor who plays Kevin is himself Jewish.)
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* [[Unlucky Busty Girl]]: {{spoiler|Poor Vanessa. Then again, she did deserve her fate.}}
* [[Yeah! Shot]]: Well, it's more like a Yum Shot....
* [[Your Princess Is in Another Castle]]: Just after Sonny wins his father over to his side in the courtroom
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[[Category:Films of the 1990s]]
[[Category:Big Daddy (1999 film)]]
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