Robert De Niro's About My Father to make digital debut on this date

Robert De Niro's comedy film About My Father is making its highly-anticipated digital debut on Lionsgate Play. It will be available to watch on the platform on August 25. The film is a delightful blend of comedy, drama, and hilarious misadventures. De Niro joins forces with Maniscalco in the film, who portrays his on-screen son.

About My Father delves into the complexities of a father-son relationship with an Italian twist. Directed by Laura Teruso, the film also features Leslie Bibb, Anders Holm, David Rasche, and Kim Cattrall in the supporting cast.

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Earlier, talking about the story of the film, De Niro said, "I guess you could say it’s about a father-son relationship; the father has criticism for the son, the son has criticism for the father. They have a relationship that’s not in huge dramatic ways; it’s a family comedy. It’s the kinda classic thing where Salvo, the father, is not crazy about the prospective in-laws. They are a bunch of stiffs and they’re not too sure about him either — the prospective son-in-law. But they (in-laws) do pretty well, they’re actually pretty nice about it and Salvo - they tolerate Salvo, I guess."

He added, "There are a couple of scenes where he says ‘what are you doing’ in this whole situation which is another classic one. I’m sure many families go through that, especially when it’s a whole cultural clash.”

About My Father received negative reviews, with a rating of 35 per cent on review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes. The critical consensus reads, "About My Father finds star/co-writer Sebastian Maniscalco drawing on his own life for material -- and inadvertently proving that a funny standup routine doesn't necessarily make for an entertaining film."

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