Daddy

I put this on to have in the background whilst doing a few chores as I love Patricia Arquette and, oddly, I thought it was very good all things considered.

I consider myself a bad movie connaisseur - this wasn't one of them.

This was a made for TV or education movie about sex, relationships & teenage pregnancy; you shouldn't go into it expectingng Oscar worthy writing. That said, it was surprisingly well acted, and aside from a few very on the nose comments about sexual health, the dialogue wasn't that corny (again, I've seen Neil Breen - you want a bad movie, I can give you a bad movie).

A lot of these reviews are complaining about one main character or the other, when really the whole point of this movie wasn't to have a likable character, it was to demonstrate the trials and woes that can afront young adults in the world of dating. Everyone during that movie was a little messed up and I felt uncomfortable by the actions of every single character at one point or another (with maybe the exception of the best friend, Dewy, who seemed dope).

I made the title of this review a quote from the movie because I thought the portrayal of Bobby's persistence in trying for sex was uncomfortably accurate and I think if more educational videos were made like this it would help quite a lot of young people. A lot of the time they portray the "no means no" message in media in a way that's one extreme or another but this movie showed that a lot of the time rejections are shades of grey and just because they rejection is soft, that doesn't mean it isn't any less valuable. Wish my younger self had seen this.

Anyways, I really liked this movie and if for whatever reason you find yourself nostalgic for the 80s and needing to educate a bunch of 14 year olds, I highly recommend this movie.

One qualm, I guess, is the information about IUDs is outdated but that's the only thing I noticed that was no longer accurate. For a movie that came out in 1987, that's pretty good.

Okay people, give this movie a break! This (TV movie, need I remind you) was filmed in 1987. It's not going to hold up to today's standards for movies, not even television movies! Most of the people writing these comments probably weren't even alive in '87. I was; I was in high school and the movie left an indelible impression on me. I was left not only more informed and slightly frightened about the possibilities of getting pregnant before I was psychologically and financially prepared for it, but also, and just as important, with a crush on Dermot Mulroney that has lasted to this day. Stop trying to make this movie compare to the latest Soderberg. It ain't, it won't and it's never gonna. It represents a particular time in our society. Yes, perhaps if teachers want to truly get across to students in this day an age, they'll show a movie starring Lil Bow Wow, but until he plays a high school daddy who has to quit school to care for his child, 1987's Daddy will have to suffice.

Really quite terrible, with bad acting. With two actors who are now more experienced and are much better than what they were here, this movie is about the pressure of a relationship troubled by a baby while the couple is still in high school. Handled quite well, but ultimately is quite annoying and stupid. Thank goodness Patricia Arquette changed her look since this movie!

I first saw this movie when I was a freshman in high school, and the film has stuck with me through the years. It's not about the soundtrack, or cinematography, or even the dialogue and somewhat bad acting, it's about the educational purpose, and the message behind that is the most important. It's not a sin to have a child when you're a teenager and still in high school, and it's not really a bad thing, either, but it is a problem. Tons of girls I knew are all having children now, and I guess they never watched this great movie, and if they did, they clearly didn't get the message behind it all. It's about not taking chances when you're in a sexual relationship. Any girl can get pregnant the first time. It's not a myth. You don't necessarily lose out on your dreams, but they do have to take a backseat in your future because you have a child to think about first.

This movie has a clear message behind it: JUST SAY NO!

I saw this movie in my Health class when we were learning about pregnancy. It was funny when the blonde one kept on whining "I want my chips!" I liked it when the dad said "it has fingers!" to the baby. This movie has some stupid characters that make you wanna laugh!