Zabavljač in uživač Donny je že kot najstnik postal očka, toda kljub katastrofalni vzgoji je njegov sin Todd postal uspešen poslovnež, ki se namerava v kratkem poročiti. Čeprav se nista slišala že več let, Donny zaradi finančnih težav sklene presenetiti sina z nenapovedanim obiskom, ki Toddov svet čez noč postavi na glavo. Kaotično Donnyjevo obnašanje na površje privabi Toddove travme iz otroštva, toda počasi tudi Donny spoznava, kaj vse je zamudil med sinovim odraščanjem.
While still in his teens, Donny (Adam Sandler) fathered a son, Todd (Andy Samberg), and raised him as a single parent up until Todd's 18th birthday. Now, after not seeing each other for years, Todd's world comes crashing down on the eve of his wedding when an uninvited Donny suddenly shows up. Trying desperately to reconnect with his son, Donny is now forced to deal with the repercussions of his bad parenting skills.