Synopsis

A hardworking Atlanta mechanic fights to regain custody of his three daughters after their grandmother dies and they are placed with their neglectful mother and her dangerous boyfriend. With limited money and few legal options, he turns to a successful attorney for help. Their professional alliance gradually becomes a romance as the custody battle exposes painful secrets and unites the neighborhood.

Factoids & Trivia

• Released theatrically in the United States on February 14, 2007, the film earned approximately $31.6 million worldwide against an estimated $10 million budget.

• The movie was the first of its writer's feature films not based on one of his stage plays.

• The three sisters playing the daughters use their real first names for their characters: Sierra, Lauryn, and China.

• Filming took place in Atlanta, Georgia, matching the story's Edgewood setting.

• Atlantic Records released Music Inspired by the Film: Tyler Perry's Daddy's Little Girls on January 16, 2007, several weeks before the movie opened.

• The soundtrack includes "Family First," the first recording made by the Houston Family, featuring Whitney Houston, Cissy Houston, and Dionne Warwick.

• The three McClain sisters were also featured on a Walmart-exclusive soundtrack track titled "Daddy's Girl."