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Why Him? is a american film of genre Comedy directed by John Hamburg released in USA on 23 december 2016 with James Franco
Why Him? (2016)
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Add to a movie listThe Boyfriend : Pourquoi lui ?, ou Pourquoi lui ? au Québec (Why Him?), est un film américain réalisé par John Hamburg, sorti en 2016.
Synopsis
Ned (Bryan Cranston), sa femme Barb (Megan Mullally) et son fils Scotty (Griffin Gluck) vont fêter Noël chez leur fille Stephanie (Zoey Deutch) et son richissime copain Laird (James Franco). Mais Ned n'apprécie pas Laird et lui voue une haine vengeresse, lui refusant la main de sa fille.Actors
James Franco
(Laird Mayhew)
Bryan Cranston
(Ned Fleming)
Zoey Deutch
(Stephanie Fleming)
Megan Mullaly
(Barb Fleming)
Griffin Gluck
(Scotty Fleming)
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