Remember that 1950’s sitcom titled Father Knows Best? Well, if you do, then you’ll be happy to hear that a movie is coming and that Michael McCullers, Baby Mama helmer, will be in charge for directing the whole thing.
He will actually “update” the screenplay as well. With McCullers on board, we guess that this could be an interesting new version of the well-known story.
I’m sure you all know that Father Knows Best began as a radio program in 1949 and evolved into a television series that ran from 1954 to 1960, with Robert Young and Jane Wyatt in the leading roles. It was set in the typical Midwestern community of Springfield, where Jim Anderson was an agent for the General Insurance Company.
Every evening he would come home from work, take off his sport jacket, put on his comfortable sweater, and deal with the everyday problems of a growing family. In contrast to most other family comedies of the period, in which one of the other parents was a blundering idiot, both Jim and his wife Margaret were portrayed as thoughtful, responsible adults. When a family crisis arose, Jim would clam the waters with a warm smile and some sensible advice.
This time we’ll have a chance to watch “a multi-generational story about a father of a suburban family with a modern parenting approach who’s thrown for a loop when his own father, with a different attitude, comes to live with them.”
No production date has been set yet, but as usual, we’ll keep you updated.
