( CNN ) -- Plenty of French comedies have been adapted for the American audience ( `` Three Men and a Baby , '' `` Dinner for Schmucks '' and `` The Birdcage '' among others ) . But French-Canadian comedies ? Not so much . `` Starbuck '' is the rare QuÃ©bÃ©cois film that will get the Hollywood treatment . The story of a prolific sperm donor who learns he has fathered more than 500 children will open next fall under the title `` Delivery Man , '' with Vince Vaughn in the starring role . But months before `` Delivery Man '' comes out , American moviegoers are getting a chance to see the French-language original . `` Starbuck '' is about to expand to theaters in Dallas , Houston and other cities after opening in New York , Los Angeles and Boston . It 's earned positive reviews from many American critics including The Washington Post 's Michael O'Sullivan , who called the film a crowd-pleaser with `` charm to burn . '' The Post and The New York Times praised actor Patrick Huard 's performance as David Wozniak ( the Vaughn role ) , an affable underachiever who only learns of his prodigious reproductive record after 142 of his offspring file a class action suit seeking to reveal the identity of the donor known only as Starbuck . `` We felt that it was a great premise to explore what fatherhood is all about today , '' says director and co-writer Ken Scott . In a conversation with CNN in Los Angeles , Scott and his star described `` Starbuck '' as the rare comedy that translates across cultures . `` We 've had a great success in Quebec and now the film is traveling throughout the world , '' Scott said . `` Comedies do n't always travel as well as other genres , so it 's a pleasant surprise . '' Huard attributes the film 's widespread appeal to its earnest tone . `` When you have the tagline , 'This guy is the father of 533 kids , ' you 're expecting a kind of , maybe almost goofy comedy . And that 's not the case ( with this film ) , '' he told CNN . `` The movie ( is ) actually touching and more human than just being funny . I think people responded very well to that ... And I think that 's why it talks to people outside of Montreal and Quebec -- it 's just universal themes . '' That universal quality apparently was n't lost on the people at DreamWorks , who snapped up the English-language rights . Scott adapted his original script ( co-written with Martin Petit ) . In another coup , DreamWorks also tapped him to direct the remake . `` We felt that there was that potential to have a movie made here with the American culture -- with this story but with the American culture embedded into it , '' Scott said . Scott would n't reveal what changes he made for Hollywood other than the title ( the studio perhaps thinking `` Starbuck '' would suggest a film about coffee ) . But given how middle-of-the-road many American comedies can be , it seems unlikely `` Delivery Man '' will begin , as `` Starbuck '' does , with a masturbation scene . The constant between both films is the main character 's journey -- from carefree lug to a guy with greater maturity who tries to play a positive role in the lives of his many , many children . Scott expresses surprise at how quickly the Hollywood version came together , right down to casting the leading man . `` We hooked up right away with Vince Vaughn and he was great . He loved the story , loved the original , and he had a window of availability for us in September ( 2012 ) , so it all just happened very smoothly , '' Scott said . Huard praises his American counterpart . `` I 've seen a lot of Vince Vaughn 's comedies , like 'Made ' and 'Swingers . ' The guy is great . I think it 's going to be a great part for him . '' Huard denies feeling proprietary about the role he originated . `` A part is a part , '' he told CNN . `` It 's like music . I happen to be the luckiest guy because I was the first to play that symphony , but there 'll be a remake also in France and one in India in a Bollywood kind of way , and I think I 'm just privileged to be the first to do it . But it 's such a great part I 'm very happy that it 's going to be played again but in a different way . '' `` Delivery Man '' is due for release in October . Scott said if this new version meets with success , it will be icing on the cake . `` Our greatest expectations have been exceeded a long time ago . ''
French-language `` Starbuck '' undergoes a Hollywood remake . American version will be called `` Delivery Man '' and star Vince Vaughn . The film is about a sperm-donor who has fathered hundreds of children .