The Six Wives of Henry Lefay

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The Six Wives of Henry LeFay
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DVD cover
Directed by Howard Michael Gould
Written byHoward Michael Gould
Produced byDavid Mcllvain
Holly Wiersma
Starring Tim Allen
Elisha Cuthbert
S. Epatha Merkerson
Andie MacDowell
Jenna Elfman
Paz Vega
Lindsay Sloane
Jenna Dewan
Eric Christian Olsen
CinematographyNancy Schreiber
Edited byMichael R. Miller
Music by Stephen Barton
Distributed by DFW
Eagle Films
Ledafilms
Nem
Release date
  • June 18, 2009 (2009-06-18)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Six Wives of Henry Lefay, also known as My Dad's Six Wives, is a 2009 American comedy film starring Elisha Cuthbert and Tim Allen. A grieving daughter tries to arrange her father's funeral, while putting up with all of his ex-wives. Its only theatrical release was in Israel, and it was launched straight to DVD elsewhere, including the United States and the United Kingdom.

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Plot

During a trip to Mexico with his fiancée, salesman Henry Lefay (Tim Allen) disappears while parasailing and is presumed dead. His grieving daughter (Elisha Cuthbert) begins to make funeral arrangements, a process made tricky when his current wife and five exes descend and wage a fierce power struggle over the burial.

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Release history

CountryDateFormat
Israel [2] June 18, 2009Movie theaters
Netherlands January 12, 2010DVD premiere
Germany October 8, 2010
United States October 19, 2010
United Kingdom February 7, 2011
WorldFebruary 8, 2011

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References

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  2. "The Six Wives of Henry Lefay". IMDb.