Delivery Man (2013)
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The story
David Wozniak is a deliveryman for his family's butcher shop who is being pursued by thugs over an $80,000 debt. While his girlfriend Emma, an NYPD officer, is pregnant, David learns that he fathered 533 children through a sperm bank during his student years under the alias 'Starbuck.' A class action lawsuit is launched by 142 of these children to reveal his identity. With the help of his lawyer friend Brett, David attempts to keep the records sealed while navigating his personal life and the looming legal threat.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
David Wozniak, a deliveryman for his family's butcher shop, is pursued by thugs for an $80,000 debt while his pregnant girlfriend Emma serves as an NYPD officer. David discovers he fathered 533 children via a sperm bank under the alias 'Starbuck.' When 142 children sue to reveal his identity, his lawyer friend Brett helps him keep the records sealed. David performs random acts of kindness for the plaintiffs, covers for a struggling actor, and saves his daughter's life during a drug overdose. After thugs assault his father, David allows Brett to counter-sue the sperm bank for punitive damages. He wins $200,000 but keeps his identity secret. Despite regrets, he keeps the money but eventually reveals his identity on Facebook. He finds Emma in premature labor, proposes to her at the hospital, and is joined by many of his children. The film ends with David maintaining contact with many of his children.
- First release year
- 2013
- Runtime (minutes)
- 105
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Ken Scott
- Writers
- Ken Scott · screenplay
- Cast and characters
- Vince Vaughn · David Wozniak; Chris Pratt · Brett; Cobie Smulders · Emma
- Genres
- comedy-drama; legal; pregnancy
- Themes
- parenthood; identity; legal consequences; family
- Tone and mood
- comedy-drama; heartfelt; exaggerated
- Premise and plot tags
- remake; legal drama; comedy; sperm donation
- Source material / true-story basis
- Starbuck (2011)
- Reception
- The film received mixed reviews from critics, with some praising the performances of Vince Vaughn and Chris Pratt while others found the humor and sentimentality ineffective compared to the original film.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 40% · review count: 148; Metacritic · score: 44 · scale: 100 · review count: 33
- Production trivia
- The film is a shot-for-shot remake of the 2011 French-Canadian film Starbuck.; Starbuck was the working title for the English-language production.; Filming took place in the Hudson Valley of New York and various NYC locales including Brooklyn and Manhattan.
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