Why Him? is a 2016 American romantic comedy film written and directed by John Hamburg, co-written by Ian Helfer, and starring James Franco, Bryan Cranston, Zoey Deutch, Megan Mullally, Griffin Gluck, and Keegan-Michael Key. The film follows a father who tries to stop his daughter's immature tech-millionaire boyfriend from asking her to marry him. The film premiered in Los Angeles on December 17, 2016, was released by 20th Century Fox in the United States on December 23, 2016, received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics and grossed $118 million worldwide.
| Director | John Hamburg |
| Produced by | Shawn Levy, Dan Levine, Ben Stiller, Jonah Hill |
| Screenplay by | John Hamburg, Ian Helfer |
| Story by | Jonah Hill, John Hamburg, Ian Helfer |
| Starring | James Franco, Bryan Cranston, Megan Mullally, Zoey Deutch, Cedric the Entertainer, Griffin Gluck, Keegan-Michael Key |
| Music | Theodore Shapiro |
| Cinematography | Kris Kachikis |
| Edited by | William Kerr, Dean Zimmerman |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
| Released | December 17, 2016 (Los Angeles), December 23, 2016 (United States) |
| Running time | 111 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $52 million |
| Box office | $118.1 million |
| Netflix ID | 80118106 |
About Why Him?
Written and directed by John Hamburg, the movie has a father disapproving of his daughter's millionaire boyfriend who's about to pop the question.
Achievement of Why Him?
The actors had full freedom to improvise as much as they would like during shooting the film. Elon Musk makes a cameo in the film during the party scene.
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