Delivery Man

"When you're looking out for these kids, will you be wearing some kind of cape?"
"I didn't say superhero. I said guardian angel."

Underachiever David Wozniak (Vaughn) drives the delivery van for his family's butcher shop.  His brothers, Aleksy (Moynihan) and Victor (Delaney) think he's a screw up.  He also owes lots of money to the wrong people.  His girlfriend, Emma (Smulders), is pregnant with his child and does not want him to be involved.

A lawyer notifies him that he is the father of 533 children, through his many donations to the sperm bank.  He used the alias "Starbuck" and now 142 of his children are suing the sperm bank to learn his identity.  His best friend and lawyer, Brett (Pratt), wants him to plead insanity.  He is given a packet containing profiles of his children, and he decides to help them, while keeping the secret from his family and Emma.


This film is a remake of the French-Canadian film Starbuck.  Director Ken Scott wrote and directed Starbuck.  This film is considered a pale comparison to the original, but it still has good moments / performances.

Chris Pratt, best known for his role on TV's Parks and Recreation, steals the show as Brett.  He has great chemistry with the 4 kids that play his children.  His scenes are hilarious.

The 142 are not overly developed, but they work well in their roles.  A decent adaptation of a good film.  Definitely plan to watch Starbuck as well!

Delivery Man (2013) 105 minutes
Rating: PG-13 for thematic elements, sexual content, some drug material, brief violence and language
Director: Ken Scott
Starring: Vince Vaughn as David Wozniak
Chris Pratt as Brett
Cobie Smulders as Emma
Andrzej Blumenfeld as Mikolaj Wozniak
Simon Delaney as Victor Wozniak
Bobby Moynihan as Aleksy Wozniak
Dave Patten as Adam
Adam Chanler-Berat as Viggo
Britt Robertson as Kristen
Jack Reynor as Josh
Amos VanderPoel as Taylor