Replacing Dad

Replacing Dad is a 1999 American television film directed by Joyce Chopra. Based on a Shelley Fraser Mickle novel, the film stars Mary McDonnell, William Russ, Jack Coleman and a thenunknown Shailene Woodley in her film debut.

Her husband initially tries to save their marriage, but Linda kicks him out of the house. They later fight over the raising of the children. To forget her depression, Linda starts going out in bars, for which George condemns her. He blames her of bad parenting, while she continues to blame the adultery for everything that is going wrong in the family. Mandy refuses to speak to her father, and Drew is especially mad at George, because he has always felt unwanted by him. Willie, on the other hand, misses his father enormously and starts acting out by constantly wearing a bunny suit.One day, Linda allows Drew to drive her car, and he accidentally causes a minor car accident with Dr. Mark Chandler Jack Coleman. Sometime later, she meets him again at his office, where her son Drew has an appointment. Chandler discovers that he is suffering from dyslexia, which hurts Drews selfconfidence, as he was already struggling with his relationship with George. Mark becomes close to the family, and Lindas mother Dixie Tippi Hedren who came to town to support her daughter convinces her daughter to start dating him. ........

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