World's Greatest Dad

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Director
Bobcat Goldthwait
Producer
Howard Gertler
Producer
Richard Kelly
Producer
Sean McKittrick
Producer
Tim Perell

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Lance Clayton
Robin Williams
Claire
Alexie Gilmore
Kyle
Daryl Sabara
Principal Anderson
Geoffrey Pierson
Mike Lane
Henry Simmons

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Synopsis

Genre: Comedy

Robin Williams stars as Lance Clayton, a man who has learned to settle. He dreamed of being a rich and famous writer, but has only managed to make it as a high school poetry teacher. His only son Kyle (Daryl Sabara) is an insufferable jackass who won’t give his father the time of day. He is dating Claire (Alexie Gilmore), the school’s adorable art teacher, but she doesn’t want to get serious -- or even acknowledge publicly that they are dating. Then, in the wake of a freak accident, Lance suffers the worst tragedy and greatest opportunity of his life. He is suddenly faced with the possibility of all the fame, fortune and popularity he ever dreamed of, if he can only live with the knowledge of how he got there. - In Theaters August 21st, 2009.

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Hilarious ‘Worlds Greatest Dad’ Interview with Robin Williams and BobCat Goldthwait

Published on: August 18, 2009

By Shannon Nystedt
movieset.com

In World's Greatest Dad, Robin Williams stars as Lance Clayton, a high school poetry teacher with dashed dreams of becoming a rich and famous writer. The story progresses as Lance is faced with the possibility of all the fame and popularity he’s ever dreamed of, but at the cost of knowing how he got their.

MoviesOnline sat down with Robin Williams and Director Bobcat Goldthwait to talk about the upcoming comedy.

"...The most painful line for me comes at the end where he says, 'It's one thing to be alone. It's another thing to be around people who make you feel alone..."

Read the full interview here.

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First Look at Robin Williams in ‘World’s Greatest Dad’

Published on: June 23, 2009

By: Kofi Outlaw
Screen Rant

Remember Bobcat Goldthwait, the comedian who was big in the 90s and talked in that funny oscillating tone? No? Well here’s a youtube reminder to jog your memory.

Now that you’re caught up, you’ll be fascinated to know that Goldthwait has been doing some serious work behind the camera lately, directing fellow funny man Robin Williams in what looks to be one hell of a dark comedy about fatherhood and personal desires: World’s Greatest Dad.

Williams plays Lance Clayton, a single father / high school poetry teacher who discovers the path to his dream of being a famous writer paved through what should be the worst tragedy of his life.

Read the full article here.

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