
The Holiday(2006)
Two women, one American and one British, swap homes at Christmastime following bad breakups. Each woman finds romance with a local man but realizes that the imminent return home may end the relationship.


“Fathers have just one problem with raising their daughters. They grow up!”
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.

Gérard Depardieu
Andre

Katherine Heigl
Nicole

Dalton James
Ben

Lauren Hutton
Megan

Faith Prince
Diana

Frank Renzulli
Fred

Stephen Tobolowsky
Mike

Ann Hearn
Stella

Robyn Peterson
Doris

Stephen Burrows
Hakim
My Father the Hero is a family, comedy, romance film released in 1994 exploring themes of daughter, holiday, vacation, family holiday, caribbean sea. Directed by Steve Miner, it stars Gérard Depardieu, Katherine Heigl, Dalton James. 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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