The Good Father

– Bill Hooper -- bitter after a messy divorce -- tries to help a friend gain custody of his child any ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.40 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 30 Minutes
Release Year:
1985
The Good Father (1985)

Bill Hooper -- bitter after a messy divorce -- tries to help a friend gain custody of his child any way he can.

Story Timeline:
Producing Country:
UK
Genre:
Release Date:

11 Feb 1987

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Mike Newell

Writer:

Peter Prince (novel), Christopher Hampton (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Anthony Hopkins, Jim Broadbent, Harriet Walter, Frances Viner

Plot:

Bill is a man who's very bitter about his divorce and losing custody of his son. So, when one of his friends is being sued for divorce by his wife so that she can enter a lesbian relationship, Bill decides to help his friend gain custody of his son...in any way that they can devise, including using a sleazeball lawyer. But while Bill feels that Feminism has robbed him of his family, he begins to be appalled at what he and Roger have done.

Awards:

1 win.

Production:

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.5/10