My Father the Hero (1994)
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A teenage girl on vacation in the Bahamas with her divorced father tries to impress a potential boyfriend by saying that her father is actually her lover. Remake of the 1991 French film Mon père, ce héros.
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Release Date:
1994-02-04
Run Time:
90 minutes
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