| | | She Needs a Good Man. He Wants a Smart Woman. There Are Only Three Things Standing in Their Way.
Features: DVD, Widescreen
Monty (Idris Elba) is a mechanic struggling to make ends meet while raising his three young daughters. When the court awards custody of his daughters to his ex-wife, Monty desperately tries to win them back with the help of Julia (Gabrielle Union), a beautiful, Ivy League-educated attorney. Monty and Julia couldn't be less alike, but a flame is ignited...touching off a firestorm of love and conflict.
"...[Perry lets] his heart-tugging story tell itself." J.R. Jones, Chicago Reader
"Unflinching...a surprising mix of Frank Capra and Douglas Sirk." Toddy Burton, Austin Chronicle
Editor's Note
Written and directed by Tyler Perry, DADDY'S LITTLE GIRLS follows single father and mechanic Monty (Idris Elba) as he struggles to support his three daughters and fight for full custody from their unfit mother. In need of extra funds, Monty takes on a fateful second job as a limo driver for hot-shot lawyer Julia (Gabrielle Union), granting him the legal leverage he needs as she volunteers to help him in court. His ex-wife (Tasha Smith) has shacked up with her dangerous boyfriend (Gary Anthony Sturgis), the neighborhood drug lord, and not only does he supply plenty of crime to the streets but he also instills fear into Monty's daughters' lives While Monty does everything he can to protect his kids, and to save enough money to eventually run his own garage, Julia is desperate to try to find a good man who can measure up to her well-bred, upper-class standards. Despite their financial differences, and drastically contrasting backgrounds, Monty and Julia can't hide their attraction for one another. But will their past heartbreaks keep them strictly as client and counsel? With fantastic performances and real-life issues, DADDY'S LITTLE GIRLS is a heartfelt, emotional story of the single-parent experience, and of discovering and preserving unconditional love. Idris Elba (THE WIRE) conveys an abundance of warmth and strength as the heroic father and community leader who is just trying to catch a break as well as some much-needed redemption for doing right by his kids. Gabrielle Union (BAD BOYS II, THE HONEYMOONERS) provides ample doses of comic relief as the uptight career-obsessed lawyer plagued with a string of bad dates. The three real-life McClain sisters that star as Monty's daughters: China, Lauren and, Sierra (they have the same names in the movie) are bona fide scene stealers, thanks to their charming precociousness, which manifests itself in their emotional pleas to be rescued.
| Features | Audio Commentary By Tyler Perry | | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Audio: English, Spanish Dolby Digital Stereo | | Dubbed: Spanish | | Extended Church Scene | | Featurettes: Atlanta Aquarium - Working Underwater, Tyler's Team - Cast & Characters, & Introducing The McClain Sisters | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English, Spanish |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Lions Gate |
| Release Date: 9/9/2008 |
| Running Time: 100 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2007 | | Catalog ID: 21399 | | UPC: 00031398213994 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English, Spanish Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen 1.85:1 |
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| | Professional Reviews | Entertainment Weekly
"[Perry] brings on the warmth with a rousing community meeting led by the great Louis Gossett Jr., and a thrilling church service that may make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up." 03/02/2007 p.52Variety 9 of 10
"The three young ladies referenced in the title of ""Daddy's Little Girls"" don't get much screen time, as writer-director Tyler Perry's story is really all about daddy, a hardworking blue-collar mechanic who falls in love with his lawyer while fighting for custody of his daughters. But their limited presence isn't nearly as conspicuous as Perry's total absence, and the real question here is whether fans will turn out to watch a film in which the Madea comic remains strictly behind the camera...Pic's main message echoes the one that motivated Will Smith's character in ""The Pursuit of Happyness""...Perry aims to show the other side, creating characters who defy stereotypes side-by-side with the same bangers and drug dealers African-American actors have been playing for decades...But it's still progress, both for Perry as a filmmaker and audiences in general, that his stories continue to be told with ever more professional craft." - Peter Debruge
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