Baby's Day Out (1994)

User Rating:

4.9/10   

Director:

Patrick Read Johnson

Writer (WGA):

John Hughes (written by)

Release Date:

1 July 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Family

Tagline:

Adventure from a whole new perspective.

Plot:

Baby Bink couldn't ask for more; he has adoring (if somewhat sickly-sweet) parents, he lives in a huge mansion...

Plot Keywords:

Baby | Construction Site | Book | Box Office Flop | Apostrophe In Title

US TV Schedule:

Tue. July 14

8:05 AM

MAX

Cast

Joe Mantegna	...	Eddie
Lara Flynn Boyle	...	Laraine Cotwell
Joe Pantoliano	...	Norby
Brian Haley	...	Veeko
Cynthia Nixon	...	Gilbertine
Fred Dalton Thompson	...	FBI Agent Dale Grissom
John Neville	...	Mr. Andrews
Matthew Glave	...	Bennington Cotwell
Adam Robert Worton	...	Baby Bink #1
Jacob Joseph Worton	...	Baby Bink #2
Brigid Duffy	...	Sally
Guy Hadley	...	FBI Agent
Eddie Bracken	...	Old Timer
Kenneth L. Jordahl	...	Old Soldier #1
Raymond Henders	...	Old Soldier #2

MPAA:

Rated PG for mild language and comic action.

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

South Korea:All | Philippines:G | Netherlands:6 | Peru:PT | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Finland:S | Germany:6 | Iceland:L | Singapore:PG | Sweden:Btl | UK:PG | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Goofs:

Continuity: During the zoo visit, all three men sustain serious injury. In the next scene - the construction scene - they all seem fine. In the final scene with them, they are icing hands and other body parts and Eddie is walking as if in pain.

Quotes:

[Bennington Cotwell returns home after hearing that his son has been kidnapped to find his wife waiting for him]
Laraine Cotwell: All I wanted was to have my baby's picture on the paper.
[She shows him the newspaper, which its headlines shows a picture of Baby Bink, but the story is of Bink being kidnapped]
Laraine Cotwell: [sarcastically] I've got my wish.

Movie Connections:

References King Kong (1933)

Ludicrous But Cute & Very Funny

Credibility-wise, this is one of the most ludicrous movies you'll ever see, but it's fun and I would think almost anyone would enjoy it. It's basically "Home Alone" out on the streets and with a baby instead of a small boy.

A baby goes wandering all over the big city with two kidnappers chasing it. People are everywhere but nobody sees the baby but the bad guys?! Hey, I told you it made no sense, but there are so many laughs in here, so many goofy slapstick routines that work that it's worth your time to check it out. I've seen it a couple of times and throughly enjoyed it each time, as have my guests - from kids to older folks.

To movie buffs, it's kind of fun also to see Joe Pantoliano and Joe Mantegna playing roles in which profanity is at a minimum, and they are in it only for laughs. It's a long way from most of their roles. Mantegna is especially impressive with his comedy. I was shocked how funny he was.

The only criticism I had, other than totally preposterous story being a little too far-fetched, is that one scene (at the construction site) went on too long. The movie as a whole would have been better had it been cut about 15 minutes. It's basically a one-joke movie and 99 minutes is too long for that.

Overall, this is a nice entertainment with a lot of laugh-out-loud scenes. If you get a kick out of seeing a baby constantly laugh, giggle and have a great time, then you'll really love this.