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* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget: $70 million. Box office, $57,719,093. Being released in a crowded summer with films like ''[[Film/TheAvengers2012 The Avengers]]'' and ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan'', the latter film Creator/SonyPictures spent all their marketing and focus on, and getting negative reviews for [[DudeNotFunny making light of subjects like statutory rape, incest, and child neglect]] all but made the film flop at the box-office.

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* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget: $70 million. Box office, $57,719,093. Being released in a crowded summer with films like ''[[Film/TheAvengers2012 The Avengers]]'' ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'' and ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan'', the latter film Creator/SonyPictures spent all their marketing and focus on, and getting negative reviews for [[DudeNotFunny making light of subjects like statutory rape, incest, and child neglect]] neglect all but made the film flop at the box-office.box-office.
* CreatorBacklash: Judging by this comment during their appearance on the ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' 40th Anniversary Special, neither Sandler nor Samberg seem to really want to look back on the film.
-->'''Andy:''' And we also made a movie that bombed!\\
'''Adam:''' Why would you bring that up?



* OldShame: Judging by this comment during their appearance on the ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' 40th Anniversary Special, neither Sandler nor Samberg seem to really want to look back on the film.
-->'''Andy:''' And we also made a movie that bombed!\\
'''Adam:''' Why would you bring that up?
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* OldShame: Judging by this comment during their appearance on the Series/SaturdayNightLive 40th Anniversary Special, neither Sandler nor Samberg seem to really want to look back on the film.

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* OldShame: Judging by this comment during their appearance on the Series/SaturdayNightLive ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' 40th Anniversary Special, neither Sandler nor Samberg seem to really want to look back on the film.
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* PlayingAgainstType: Andy Samberg is best known for extremely raunchy/goofy characters, but here he's the StraightMan that all the raunchy and goofy stuff happens to.
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* SeparatedAtBirthCasting: Justin Weaver, who plays 12-13y/o Donny, actually kinda looks like Adam Sandler as a kid.

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* OldShame: Jusging by this comment during their appearance on the Series/SaturdayNightLive 40th Anniversary Special, neither Sandler nor Samberg seem to really want to look back on the film.

--->'''Andy:''' And we also made a movie that bombed!\\

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* OldShame: Jusging Judging by this comment during their appearance on the Series/SaturdayNightLive 40th Anniversary Special, neither Sandler nor Samberg seem to really want to look back on the film.

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And we also made a movie that bombed!\\



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* OldShame: Jusging by this comment during their appearance on the Series/SaturdayNightLive 40th Anniversary Special, neither Sandler nor Samberg seem to really want to look back on the film.

--->'''Andy:''' And we also made a movie that bombed!\\
'''Adam:''' Why would you bring that up?

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* TheCameo: Then-NBA star Baron Davis makes a blink-and-you-miss-it appearance as a gym teacher in Donny's school.
* CastingGag: Young [=Mary McGarricle=] is played by Eva Amurri, while modern-day Mary is played by her mother Creator/SusanSarandon.
* DawsonCasting: Chad is supposed to be Jamie's younger brother, but his actor (Milo Ventimiglia) is nine years older than Jamie's (Creator/LeightonMeester).
* RealLifeRelative: See CastingGag above.

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* TheCameo: Then-NBA star Baron Davis makes a blink-and-you-miss-it appearance as a gym teacher in Donny's school.
* CastingGag: Young [=Mary McGarricle=] is played by Eva Amurri, while modern-day Mary is played by her mother Creator/SusanSarandon.
* DawsonCasting: Chad is supposed to be Jamie's younger brother, but his actor (Milo Ventimiglia) Creator/MiloVentimiglia is nine years older than Jamie's (Creator/LeightonMeester).
Creator/LeightonMeester.
* RealLifeRelative: See CastingGag above.FakeIrish: Creator/JamesCaan as Father [=McNally=].
* RealLifeRelative:
** Creator/EvaAmurriMartino played the younger version of her real-life mother Creator/SusanSarandon.
** Creator/AdamSandler's daughters played the lemonade stand girls.
* RecycledSet: The ''Donnie Burger Story'' scenes were shot on the ''Series/MarriedWithChildren'' set from seasons nine through eleven, at Sony Pictures Studios.



** Creator/AdamSandler and Creator/AndySamberg survived this disaster of a film, but Leighton Meester wasn't so lucky.
** Creator/MiloVentimiglia[='s=] career wasn't left untouched either, as it would take ''four'' years for him to finally be able to headline [[Series/ThisIsUs a show]] that lasted for more than one season.

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** Creator/AdamSandler and Creator/AndySamberg survived this disaster of a film, but Leighton Meester Creator/LeightonMeester wasn't so lucky.
** Creator/MiloVentimiglia[='s=] career wasn't left untouched either, as it would take ''four'' years for him to finally be able to headline [[Series/ThisIsUs a show]] that lasted for more than one season.season.
* UncreditedRole: Creator/AdamSandler, Tim Herlihy, Robert Smigel, David Wain, and Ken Marino all did uncredited re-writes of the script.
* WorkingTitle: The film was originally titled ''I Hate You, Dad'' and then changed to ''Donny's Boy'' before the producers finally settled on ''That's My Boy''.
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* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget: $70 million. Box office, $57,719,093. Being released in a crowded summer with films like ''[[Film/TheAvengers2012 The Avengers]]'' and ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan'', the latter film Creator/SonyPictures spent all their marketing and focus on, and getting extremely negative for [[DudeNotFunny making light of subjects like statutory rape, incest, and child neglect]] all but made the film flop at the box-office.

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* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget: $70 million. Box office, $57,719,093. Being released in a crowded summer with films like ''[[Film/TheAvengers2012 The Avengers]]'' and ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan'', the latter film Creator/SonyPictures spent all their marketing and focus on, and getting extremely negative reviews for [[DudeNotFunny making light of subjects like statutory rape, incest, and child neglect]] all but made the film flop at the box-office.
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* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget: $70 million. Box office, $57,719,093.

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* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget: $70 million. Box office, $57,719,093. Being released in a crowded summer with films like ''[[Film/TheAvengers2012 The Avengers]]'' and ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan'', the latter film Creator/SonyPictures spent all their marketing and focus on, and getting extremely negative for [[DudeNotFunny making light of subjects like statutory rape, incest, and child neglect]] all but made the film flop at the box-office.
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* TheCameo: Then-NBA star Baron Davis makes a blink-and-you-miss-it appearance as a gym teacher in Donny's school.

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* CastingGag: young [=Mary McGarricle=] is played by Eva Amurri, while modern-day Mary is played by her mother Creator/SusanSarandon.

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* CastingGag: young Young [=Mary McGarricle=] is played by Eva Amurri, while modern-day Mary is played by her mother Creator/SusanSarandon.


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* RealLifeRelative: See CastingGag above.
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* CastingGag: young [=Mary McGarricle=] is played by Eva Amurri, while modern-day Mary is played by her mother Susan Sarandon.
* DawsonCasting: Chad is supposed to be Jamie's younger brother, but his actor (Milo Ventimiglia) is nine years older than Jamie's (Leighton Meester).

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* CastingGag: young [=Mary McGarricle=] is played by Eva Amurri, while modern-day Mary is played by her mother Susan Sarandon.
Creator/SusanSarandon.
* DawsonCasting: Chad is supposed to be Jamie's younger brother, but his actor (Milo Ventimiglia) is nine years older than Jamie's (Leighton Meester).(Creator/LeightonMeester).
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* DawsonCasting: Chad is supposed to be Jamie's younger brother, but his actor (Milo Ventimiglia) is nine years older than Jamie's (Leighton Meester).

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* StarDerailingRole: Creator/AdamSandler and Creator/AndySamberg survived this disaster of a film, but Leighton Meester wasn't so lucky. It hasn't done much good to Milo Ventimiglia's career either.

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career either.wasn't left untouched either, as it would take ''four'' years for him to finally be able to headline [[Series/ThisIsUs a show]] that lasted for more than one season.
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* CastingGag: young Mary McGarricle is played by Eva Amurri, while modern-day Mary is played by her mother Susan Sarandon.

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* CastingGag: young Mary McGarricle [=Mary McGarricle=] is played by Eva Amurri, while modern-day Mary is played by her mother Susan Sarandon.
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* StarDerailingRole: Creator/AdamSandler and Creator/AndySamberg survived this disaster of a film, but Leighton Meester wasn't so lucky.
** It hasn't done much good to Milo Ventimiglia's career either.

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* StarDerailingRole: Creator/AdamSandler and Creator/AndySamberg survived this disaster of a film, but Leighton Meester wasn't so lucky.
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lucky. It hasn't done much good to Milo Ventimiglia's career either.
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* StarDerailingRole: AdamSandler and AndySamberg survived this disaster of a film, but Leighton Meester wasn't so lucky.

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* StarDerailingRole: AdamSandler Creator/AdamSandler and AndySamberg Creator/AndySamberg survived this disaster of a film, but Leighton Meester wasn't so lucky.
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* StarDerailingRole: AdamSandler and AndySamberg survived this disaster of a film, but Leighton Meester wasn't so lucky.

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* StarDerailingRole: AdamSandler and AndySamberg survived this disaster of a film, but Leighton Meester wasn't so lucky.lucky.
** It hasn't done much good to Milo Ventimiglia's career either.
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* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget: $70 million. Box office, $57,719,093.

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* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget: $70 million. Box office, $57,719,093.$57,719,093.
* StarDerailingRole: AdamSandler and AndySamberg survived this disaster of a film, but Leighton Meester wasn't so lucky.
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* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget: $70 million. Box office, $57,719,093.
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* TimeShiftedActor: Mary Amurri Martino is Susan Sarandon's daughter and has played younger versions of her characters a number of times as far back as ''Dead Man Walking'' when she was a child.
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* TimeShiftedActor: Mary Amurri Martino is Susan Sarandon's daughter and has played younger versions of her characters a number of times as far back as ''Dead Man Walking'' when she was a child.

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