in the United Kingdom)[4] is a 2017 American comedy film directed by Lawrence Sher (in his directorial debut), written by Justin Malen, and starring Owen Wilson, Ed Helms, J. K. Simmons, Katt Williams, Terry Bradshaw, Ving Rhames, Harry Shearer, June Squibb, Christopher Walken, and Glenn Close with supporting roles by Jack McGee, Ryan Cartwright, Ryan Gaul, Ali Wong, Retta, Jessica Gomes, and Katie Aselton.

The film follows two adult brothers who set out to find their biological father by encountering the men that their mother used to date.

Principal photography began on October 5, 2015, in Atlanta, and the film was released in the United States on December 22, 2017, by Warner Bros. Pictures.

[5] In Westerville, Ohio, Kyle and Peter Reynolds are fraternal twins who were raised by their mother Helen, as their father died before they were born.

Kyle is dating his pregnant girlfriend Kaylani and is wealthy from royalties for his image on BBQ sauce labels.

As Bradshaw recounts stories with former teammate Rod Hamilton, they realize he had been in Australia at the time of their conception (a trip Helen had backed out of at the last minute) and thus cannot be their father.

As they travel north after contacting Helen about him, Kyle finds that his BBQ sauce royalties deal is ending.

At the hospital, the brothers find out their blood type is incompatible with Hunt's when they try to give him a transfusion, so realize he cannot be their father.

After accidentally parking on railroad tracks, Peter and the hitchhiker narrowly escape getting hit by a train, while Kyle is stuck in the car and presumably killed.

After dropping off the hitchhiker with his family in the same location, the brothers stop at a hotel where Peter falls for a girl named Sarah.

The woman died during childbirth and Helen chose to adopt Kyle and Peter instead of having them separated by social services.

On June 14, 2011, it was announced that Paramount Pictures had acquired the rights to the comedy spec script Bastards, written by Justin Malen.

Cinematographer Lawrence Sher was attached to make his directorial debut,[7] and Ivan Reitman, Tom Pollock, and Ali Bell produced the film through Montecito.

On July 15, 2015, Owen Wilson and Ed Helms were cast to play the brothers, while Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove were also set to produce the film, through Alcon.

[9] On August 18, 2015, Ving Rhames signed on to play Rod Hamilton, a friend and ex-teammate of football player Bradshaw.