Big Daddy is a 1999 English-language Comedy Drama motion picture written by Steve Franks, Tim Herlihy and Adam Sandler. The movie is directed by Dennis Dugan and produced by Sid Ganis and Jack Giarraputo under the banner of Columbia Pictures in collaboration with Out of the Blue.. Entertainment and Jack Giarraputo Productions. A lazy law school grad adopts a kid to impress his girlfriend, but everything doesn't go as planned and he becomes the unlikely foster father. Big daddy stars Adam Sandler in the lead role along with an ensemble cast including Joey Lauren Adams, Jon Stewart, Rob Schneider, Cole Sprouse, Dylan Sprouse and Leslie Mann. The screenplay is written by Steve Franks , Tim Herlihy and Adam Sandler. The music was composed by Teddy Castellucci. Cinematography was done by Theo van de Sande and editing by Jeff Gourson. The movie has a running time of 93 minutes. It was released on 5th August 1999. The Film was successful at box office. Big Daddy was made on a budget of $34 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $234 million. Distribution rights for the film were acquired by Sony Pictures Releasing.