Comedy,Family
United States of America
Old Dogs is a 2009 American comedy film directed by Walt Becker and starring John Travolta and Robin Williams. The film follows the story of two best friends and business partners, Charlie (John Travolta) and Dan (Robin Williams), who are on the verge of closing a huge business deal with a Japanese company when Dan gets a surprise visit from his ex-wife, Vicki (Kelly Preston), who he married on a drunken impulse nine years earlier and had the marriage annulled the next day.
Vicki reveals to Dan that he is the father of her seven-year-old twins, Zach and Emily, and that she is going to jail for 14 days for a political protest. With no one else to turn to, Vicki asks Dan to take care of the kids while she's in jail. Dan reluctantly agrees, and with Charlie's help, they try to juggle their business deal while trying to be good dads to the twins.
Dan and Charlie struggle to adapt to their newfound fatherhood, and chaos ensues as they try to take care of the kids while still maintaining their professional image. They make several mistakes, including accidentally feeding the kids marijuana-laced brownies and taking them to a busy nightclub. In the midst of this, Dan and Charlie's business deal is threatened when they realize that the Japanese clients want to meet their families over the weekend.
The film features several comedic moments as Dan and Charlie try to navigate their way through fatherhood while also trying to close the business deal. Along the way, they receive help from a wacky children's entertainer, played by Seth Green, and eventually learn to embrace their roles as dads.
Despite receiving mostly negative reviews from critics, Old Dogs was a moderate box office success, grossing over $96 million worldwide. The film also marked one of Robin Williams' final on-screen appearances before his death in 2014.
