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Where was World's Greatest Dad filmed?

2009 film, directed by Bobcat Goldthwait.

  • Washington

The story is set in California, about 726 miles (1,168 km) from where it was filmed.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
California
Filmed in
Washington
Distance
About 726 miles (1,168 km) between California and the nearest filming location.

About World's Greatest Dad

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Released
2009
Director
Bobcat Goldthwait
Cast
Robin WilliamsDaryl SabaraAlexie GilmoreGeoff PiersonHenry SimmonsTom KennyToby HussBobcat GoldthwaitMitzi McCallJermaine Williams
Genre
Comedy DramaRomantic ComedyBlack Comedy

The story

Lance Clayton is a single father and high school English teacher who dreams of becoming a famous writer, but his previous novels have all been rejected by publishers.

One night, Lance discovers that Kyle has died in an autoerotic asphyxiation accident in his bedroom.

A classmate obtains the suicide note from police records and publishes it in the school newspaper.

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