That's My Boy

An unremittingly raunchy, crude comedy that tries to wring laughs from child abuse at the start and incest at the close, director Sean Anders' That's My Boy stars Adam Sandler as Donny Brewster, a washed-up has-been who got his high school teacher pregnant decades earlier and rode a wave of adolescent notoriety to celebrity after she was sent to the slammer. Donny also raised—very badly—their son, who fled home at the age of 18 and disappeared. Now threatened with jail for tax evasion, Donny discovers that his boy, Todd (Andy Samberg), has become a rich investment wunderkind. So he crashes Todd's pre-nuptial festivities in order to manipulate him into visiting his mom in prison for a reunion on a crass “reality” TV show that will bring Donny the cash he needs. Ultimately, of course, he will want to bond with the lad. With its endless stream of coarse sexual humor, numerous fat jokes, plentiful drug gags, and heaping helpings of slapstick violence, this is an ugly film at the bottom of the cinematic barrel. Not recommended. [Note: DVD/Blu-ray extras include deleted scenes (14 min.), a gag reel (6 min.), and trailers. Exclusive to the Blu-ray release is a “Who Are All These People?” segment on cameos (11 min.), “Greetings from Cape Cod” cast clips (7 min.), a segment on “Classy Rick's Bacon and Leggs” strip club (6 min.), and a bonus UltraViolet copy of the film. Bottom line: a decent extras package for an awful film.] (F. Swietek)