Paternity Directed by David Steinberg Produced by Lawrence Gordon Hank Moonjean Written by Charlie Peters Starring Burt Reynolds Beverly D'Angelo Paul Dooley Elizabeth Ashley Lauren Hutton Music by David Shire Cinematography Bobby Byrne Edited by Donn Cambern Distributed by Paramount Pictures Release date October 2, 1981 Running time 94 minutes Country United States Language English Box office $18,838,812[1]