Father of the Year ( film ) - wikipedia Father of the Year ( film ) Father of the Year Film poster Directed by Tyler Spindel Produced by Allen Covert Kevin Grady Written by Brandon Cournoyer Tyler Spindel Starring David Spade Nat Faxon Joey Bragg Matt Shively Bridgit Mendler Jared Sandler Music by Elmo Weber Cinematography Brad Shield Edited by J.J. Titone Jason Gourson Production company Happy Madison Productions Distributed by Netflix Release date July 20, 2018 ( 2018 - 07 - 20 ) ( United States ) Country United States Language English Father of the Year is an American comedy film directed by Tyler Spindel. The film stars David Spade, Nat Faxon, Bridgit Mendler, Joey Bragg, Matt Shively, and Jared Sandler. The film was released on July 20, 2018 by Netflix. Contents 1 Cast 2 Production 3 Release 4 Reception 5 References 6 External links Cast David Spade as Wayne, Ben 's dimwitted unemployed father Nat Faxon as Mardy, Larry 's scientist father Joey Bragg as Ben, Wayne 's son who is a recent college graduate and Larry 's best friend Matt Shively as Larry, Mardy 's son and Ben 's best friend Bridgit Mendler as Meredith, Ben 's love interest Camille Clark as Caryssa, the hot townie Jackie Sandler as Krystal, Mardy 's wife, Larry 's stepmother, and Aiden 's mother Mary Gillis as Ruth, Larry 's neighbor Jared Sandler as Nathan, Ben 's and Larry 's friend Bill Kottkamp as PJ, Ben 's and Larry 's friend Kevin Nealon as Peter Francis, CEO of ISG Energy Peyton Russ as Aiden, Krystal 's son, Mardy 's stepson, and Larry 's stepbrother Moses Storm as Trey, Larry 's drug dealer Dean Winters as Geoff, a neighbor who runs in the `` wife carrying race '' Ashley Spillers as Olivia, Mardy 's lab assistant Production In July 2017, it was announced that David Spade, Nat Faxon, Bridgit Mendler, Joey Bragg, Matt Shively, and Jackie Sandler would star in Who Do You Think Would Win ? for Netflix. The film was eventually re-titled Graduates and then later Father of the Year. Principal photography took place in Boston and Hudson, MA in June 2017. Release The film was released on July 20, 2018. It had previously been scheduled for June 29, 2018. Reception Rotten Tomatoes gives Father of The Year an approval rating of 0 %, the third time a film from Happy Madison Productions has received 0 %, after The Ridiculous 6 and Bucky Larson : Born to Be a Star. References ^ Jump up to : N'Duka, Amanda ( May 3, 2017 ). `` David Spade, Bridgit Mendler & More Co-Star In ' Who Do You Think Would Win ? ' For Netflix ''. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 19, 2018. ^ Jump up to : Trumbore, Dave ( April 9, 2018 ). `` Here Are All of Netflix 's Original Movies Coming This Summer ''. Collider. Retrieved July 19, 2018. Jump up ^ Mallenbaum, Carly ( June 21, 2018 ). `` Netflix in July 2018 : What 's coming... and going ''. USA Today. Retrieved July 19, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Graduates ''. Netflix Media Center. Retrieved May 30, 2018. Jump up ^ Father of the Year, retrieved 2018 - 08 - 02 Jump up ^ The Ridiculous 6, retrieved 2018 - 08 - 02 Jump up ^ Father of the Year, retrieved 2018 - 08 - 02 External links Father of the Year on IMDb Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Father_of_the_Year_(film)&oldid=854843941 '' Categories : 2018 films English - language films American films American comedy films 2010s comedy films Netflix original films Happy Madison films Talk Contents About Wikipedia Dansk Deutsch Edit links This page was last edited on 14 August 2018, at 05 : 14 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who plays dad in father of the year
Answer: David Spade