Forty-four year old Buddy Evans, an executive at Madison Square Garden, is considered one of the most eligible bachelors in the city. But rather than be a womanizer at this stage of his life, although he has had his fair share of female companions, he feels what he is missing to be truly fulfilled is a biological son. Not wanting a wife, he decides to achieve his goal by getting one of his former girlfriends to be a surrogate to carry a child, who he would raise without her. ... (Full plot summary below)
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Forty-four year old Buddy Evans, an executive at Madison Square Garden, is considered one of the most eligible bachelors in the city. But rather than be a womanizer at this stage of his life, although he has had his fair share of female companions, he feels what he is missing to be truly fulfilled is a biological son. Not wanting a wife, he decides to achieve his goal by getting one of his former girlfriends to be a surrogate to carry a child, who he would raise without her. Not as easy to find that surrogate among the women he knows, he ultimately finds a willing woman in Maggie, a waitress at a restaurant he frequents. A struggling musician - a trumpet player - who needs the money to attend a prestigious music academy in Paris, Maggie also agrees in wanting to feel that part of being a woman without the responsibility of being a mother. As Buddy and Maggie go through the process of trying to become biological parents under this legal, financial and unemotional arrangement, they may come to other realizations of what they want in life which may or may not be compatible with each other and this immediate goal of the child.
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| NewsweekDavid AnsenIt fulfills every one of our expectations with a deadening safeness. It is about a man who wants a child so that he will leave something after himself, but it never convinces us that he has a self to leave. |
| FulvueDrive-in.comChuck O'LearyBurt is at his most appealing and self-deprecating playing a character much like himself at the time: A single, middle-age lothario longing to have a child. Charming and funny. |
| Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasWith the exception of Miss D'Angelo and Lauren Hutton and Elizabeth Ashley, who make cameo appearances, almost everything in Paternity is tired and perfunctory. This is especially true of Mr. Reynolds. |
| User ReviewShannon MOne of the great, forgotten movies of the 80s! Charming, funny, and unique! I love the chemistry between Burt Reynolds and Beverly D'Angelo! |
| User ReviewMarcDoyleI thought the critics were a little hard on this one. Sure, Burt Reynolds may have been miscast, but he's charming, and the banter between D'Angelo and him is excellent. Solid rom-com. |
| User ReviewBrody MI have a seen a ton of Burt Reynolds movies but everyone I've seen he's always playing a tough guy or something similar so watching him in a romantic comedy was a shocker.Not a bad movie by the way but not really something I'd go out & buy or watch again |
| User ReviewJames H45/100. Only mildly amusing, mostly it is very predictable and trite. Bland direction and there is not much enthusiasm from the cast, with the exception of Juanita Moore in a supporting role. The stars lack chemistry. It's just silly. |
