Paternity

VHS, PG, 100 minutes, PARAMOUNT

Burt Reynolds brings his magnetism and charm to the role of a would-be bachelor father in this sophisticated comedy. The problem: at 44, having lived a life of swinging singledom and wanting it to stay that way. Reynolds also wants a piece of immortality. He wants a child. The solution? A surrogate mother. No strings, no commitments. A long search unearths an aspiring musician who agrees to bear his child in return for money to finance her studies in France. Complications? Naturally, and one more hilarious than the next, thanks to the comedic talents of a superb cast including Beverly D'Angelo, Normal Fell, Paul Dooley, Elizabeth Ashley and Lauren Hutton.