Daddy and Them

Daddy and Them
DVD release cover
Directed byBilly Bob Thornton
Written byBilly Bob Thornton
Produced byLarry Meistrich
Starring
CinematographyBarry Markowitz
Edited bySally Menke
Music byLarry Paxton
Marty Stuart
Kristin Wilkinson
Distributed byMiramax Films
Release date
  • June 6, 2001 (2001-06-06)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$4 million

Daddy and Them is a 2001 American comedy-drama film written, directed by, and starring Billy Bob Thornton. In addition to Thornton, it stars John Prine, Laura Dern, Andy Griffith, Ben Affleck, Kelly Preston, Diane Ladd, Brenda Blethyn, Tuesday Knight, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Jim Varney in his final film appearance before his death in February 2000.

Daddy and Them was filmed in 1998 in the wake of Thornton’s success with Sling Blade and was originally planned as a theatrical release. The release was ultimately delayed by Miramax, who found the film not "commercial" enough. The film debuted at the Newport International Film Festival on June 6, 2001. Miramax eventually aired the film on Showtime in January 2003[1] and released it on DVD on January 13, 2004.[2]

  1. ^ Goodridge, Mike (June 17, 2002). "Showtime gets US premiere of Miramax production Daddy And Them". Screen Daily. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  2. ^ Millheiser, Matthew (January 21, 2004). "Daddy and Them". DVD Talk. Retrieved October 27, 2022.