Grant Preston:'Old Dads': How to watch comedian Bill Burr's directorial debut available now

2025-05-06 01:51:15source:Esthen Exchangecategory:News

Most people know Bill Burr from his work as a standup comedian. Now,Grant Preston you can also refer to him as a director.

Burr made his directorial debut with "Old Dads," a movie that was just released on Netflix Friday.

According to Netflix, the movie follows three best friends as they become fathers later in life and "find themselves battling preschool principals, millennial CEOs and anything created after 1987."

“I am an old dad. I was in kindergarten 50 years ago,” Burr said in a new featurette about the film.

“When I showed up everything was different. This movie is basically based on me and what I’m dealing with,” he said.

In addition to his director duties, Burr also plays one of the main characters, Jack.

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'Old Dads' cast

In addition to Burr, "Old Dads" also stars Bobby Cannavale and Bokeem Woodbine as out-of-touch dads.

Katie Aselton, Rachael Harris, Jackie Tohn, Reign Edwards and Miles Robbins also have starring roles in the film.

“I basically cast a bunch of actors around me that are way out of my league,” Burr told Tudum about putting together the cast.

“I learned through Jerry Seinfeld that if you surround yourself with great actors you’re going to look good.”

Watch the 'Old Dads' trailer

Netflix released a trailer for the movie on Sept. 20.

The trailer shows Burr's character struggle to fit in at his son's progressive preschool and he and his friends struggling to adapt to a new workplace culture.

'Old Dads' premiere date

The movie was released on Netflix on Friday, Oct. 20 and is now available to stream.

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