{"id":60,"date":"2016-11-15T14:53:57","date_gmt":"2016-11-15T14:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/movieroar.net\/movietrailers\/?p=60"},"modified":"2026-04-16T02:35:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T02:35:32","slug":"why-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/movieroar.net\/movietrailers\/2016\/11\/why-him\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Why Him?&#8221; Trailers and Movie Clip"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"\">Directed by John Hamburg, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B01MZ1M46F\/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmscreendirect&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B01MZ1M46F&amp;linkId=01574d1d1a1b8ab692af7c42a6951d80\"><em>Why Him?<\/em><\/a> happens over the holidays. The story follows Ned, played by Bryan Cranston, an overprotective but loving dad, and his family as they visit his daughter at Stanford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">He comes to terms with his biggest nightmare. He meets his daughter&#8217;s well-meaning but socially awkward Silicon Valley billionaire boyfriend, Laird, played by James Franco. A rivalry develops, and Ned&#8217;s panic level goes through the roof when he finds himself lost in this glamorous high-tech world and learns that Laird is about to pop the question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Here is the official trailer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CO6qLC4cL8E?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Here is the red trailer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">James Franco is really having a lot of fun with this role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5QYnKeVDL5Y?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Directed by John Hamburg, Why Him? happens over the holidays. 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