Due Date

This article is about the film. For the term "due date" as used in pregnancy, see Estimated date of delivery. For other uses, see Due date.

Due Date
A man in a ragged blue shirt with his wrist in a cast, and his arm on the shoulder of a smiling bearded man holding a bulldog that is wearing a protective cone around its neck.the Grand Canyon is in the background.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTodd Phillips
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Alan R. Cohen
  • Alan Freedland
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyLawrence Sher
Edited byDebra Neil-Fisher
Music byChristophe Beck
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
  • October 31, 2010 (2010-10-31) (Night Visions)
  • November 5, 2010 (2010-11-05) (United States)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$65 million[2]
Box office$211.8 million[3]

Due Date is a 2010 American black comedy road film directed by Todd Phillips, who wrote the screenplay with Alan R. Cohen, Alan Freedland, and Adam Sztykiel. The film follows a man (Robert Downey Jr.) who must get across the country to Los Angeles in time for the birth of his child and is forced to road-trip with an aspiring actor (Zach Galifianakis). Michelle Monaghan, Juliette Lewis, and Jamie Foxx also star. Shot in Las Cruces, New Mexico, Atlanta, Georgia, and Tuscaloosa, Alabama, the film was released on November 5, 2010.[4] It received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $211 million worldwide.

  1. ^ "DUE DATE (2010)". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 19, 2023. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  2. ^ Fritz, Ben (November 4, 2010). "Movie projector: Hollywood looking for huge weekend as 'Megamind,' 'Due Date' and 'Colored Girls' open". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on September 23, 2020. Retrieved November 5, 2010. The movie is relatively expensive for a comedy, with a budget of about $65 million split between Legendary Pictures with Warner.
  3. ^ "Due Date (2010)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on May 15, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
  4. ^ 'Iron Man' Robert Downey Jr. Joins Zack Galifianakis In The Todd Phillips Comedy 'Due Date' Archived April 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. MTV. Retrieved December 11, 2010.