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Paternity (1981)

Paternity
My father always told me, "You can do anything you want in life, so long as you go to law school."
—Buddy Evans
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Title Design: Nina Saxon, Bob Hickson
Opticals: Pacific Title

Music: 
"Baby Talk"
Music by David Shire 
Lyrics by David Frishberg 
Sung by David Frishberg 

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Title sequence

  • Title Design

    Nina Saxon

  • Category

    Film

  • Styles

    1980s, archive photography, DIY, main title, mixed-media, optical
Paternity

  • Film Director

    David Steinberg

  • Release Date

    October 2, 1981

  • Aspect Ratio

    1.78:1

  • Studio

    Paramount Pictures

  • Country

    USA

  • Language

    English

  • Reviews

    Reviews on Letterboxd
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