Daddy

Daddy, also known as Danielle Steel's Daddy, is a 1991 American made-for-television romantic drama film directed by Michael Miller. The film is based upon the 1989 novel Daddy written by Danielle Steel. Plot Oliver Watson has never been luckier: he is a successful advertising executive, shares a marriage of twenty years with Sarah, and has three loving kids: 18-year-old Ben, 16-year-old Melissa, and 10-year-old Sam. His perfect life suddenly falls apart when his wife Sarah announces that she wants to enter a graduate school 200 miles away from home, as she regrets that she gave up her bohemian protester's life and promising writing career to become the wife of a conservative traditionalist. A devastated Oliver tries to prevent her from going and even offers to move with her, but Sarah has made up her mind: she will enroll in college and does not want any company. The children are just as displeased when they find out about their mother's decision, for which Ben and Melissa hold their father responsible. They start acting out as a reaction, which mostly affects Ben. Instead of attending classes and getting good grades, he spends most of his time with promiscuous teenager Bobbi Carver, who becomes pregnant. Meanwhile, Oliver unsuccessfully tries to save his marriage, until Sarah admits that she is seeing someone else. Meanwhile, his mother's health is worsening, and after months of being kept alive through machines, his father George decides to pull the plug. At the funeral, Sarah shows up to reveal her plans on filing for divorce. Feeling that his life has no purpose there anymore, Oliver accepts a job in Los Angeles. Melissa and Sam move with him, but Ben stays behind with Bobbi and their newly born son Alexander.