My Father the Hero
★ 5.4 · 1994 · 90m · Family · Comedy · Romance
A teenage girl on vacation in the Bahamas with her divorced father tries to impress a potential boyfriend by saying that her father is actually her lover. Remake of the 1991 French film Mon père, ce héros.
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