My Father the Hero (1994 film)
1994 film by Steve Miner
My Father the Hero is a 1994 comedy-drama directed by Steve Miner and starring Gérard Depardieu and Katherine Heigl. It is an English-language remake of the 1991 French film Mon père, ce héros, which starred Depardieu in a similar role.
Plot
Nicole is 14 and goes on vacation in the Bahamas with her father André Arnel. She falls in love with 17-year-old Ben but her dad finds him way too old for her. Tired of being treated like a child, Nicole makes up a whole story to make herself more interesting, where André is actually her lover who saved her from a life of debauchery a few years earlier. André is unaware of his daughter's lies and the reputation she is building him, leading to a cascade of misunderstandings and misled confrontations.
Cast
Gérard Depardieu as André Arnel, Nicole's father
Katherine Heigl as Nicole Arnel, André's daughter
Dalton James as Ben
Lauren Hutton as Megan Arnel, André's ex-wife and Nicole's mother
Faith Prince as Diana
Stephen Tobolowsky as Mike
Ann Hearn as Stella
Robyn Peterson as Doris
Frank Renzulli as Fred
Manny Jacobs as Raymond
Jeffrey Chea as Pablo
Stephen Burrows as Hakim
Michael Robinson as Tom
Robert Miner as Mr. Porter
Betty Miner as Mrs. Porter
Emma Thompson as Isobel, André's girlfriend (uncredited)
Roberto Escobar as Alberto
Filming
Filming occurred during the summer of 1993. It was filmed on Paradise Island, Bahamas at the One & Only Resort, which was later renamed The Ocean Club by Four Seasons Resort.
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