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Oct 2, 2025

Pete

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Pete has published a news story:

On This Day October 2 1981 – Paternity Premiered in Theaters.

On this day October 2 1981, Paternity premiered in theaters, bringing a comedic and heartfelt take on family, fatherhood, and the desire for parenthood to the big screen. The film starred Burt Reynolds as Buddy Evans, a successful New York bachelor who decides he wants to have a child but not get married. His solution is to find a woman willing to have his baby without romantic involvement.

The story follows Buddy’s...

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