Directed by:
Scott MarshallCinematography:
Charles MinskyComposer:
John DebneyCast:
Jami Gertz, Daryl Hannah, Garry Marshall, Jeremy Piven, Doris Roberts, Miranda Cosgrove, Carter Jenkins, Richard Benjamin, Neil Diamond, Adam Goldberg (more)VOD (1)
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Energetic and fast-talking, Adam approaches his son Benjamin's bar mitzvah in the same way he deals with business, stopping at nothing to make his son's party more excessive than anything thrown by the competition. But will this conspicuous spending achieve anything, aside from alienating Adam's son (Daryl Sabara) and wife (Jami Gertz), and making Adam look like a fool? Through Benjamin's voiceovers, we learn that he is not only against such an elaborate affair, but is terrified of having to master Hebrew in time for the ceremony. While Adam craves the limelight associated with such an event, Benjamin would rather not be the center of attention. Wise beyond his years, Benjamin decides to use the event as a means to reunite his father with his estranged grandfather, Irwin (Garry Marshall). (official distributor synopsis)
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