3 Men and a Baby (1987)

Director:

Leonard Nimoy

Writers:

Coline Serreau (screenplay)
James Orr (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

25 November 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Drama

Tagline:

They changed her diapers. She changed their lives.

Plot:

Three bachelors find themselves forced to take care of a baby left by one of the guy's girlfriends.

Plot Keywords:

Baby | Bachelor | Apartment | Actor | Architect

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Nov. 28	8:00 PM	VH1
Sun. Nov. 29	1:30 PM	VH1

Cast

Tom Selleck	...	Peter Mitchell
Steve Guttenberg	...	Michael Kellam
Ted Danson	...	Jack Holden
Nancy Travis	...	Sylvia Bennington
Margaret Colin	...	Rebecca
Alexandra Amini	...	Patty
Francine Beers	...	Woman at Gift Shop
Lisa Blair	...	Mary Bennington
Michelle Blair	...	Mary Bennington
Philip Bosco	...	Det. Sgt. Melkowitz
Barbara Budd	...	Actress
Michael Burgess	...	Handsome Man at Party
Claire Cellucci	...	Angelyne
Eugene Clark	...	Man #1 at Party
Derek de Lint	...	Jan Clopatz

Also Known As:

Three Men and a Baby (USA) (alternative spelling)

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

Certification:

Iceland:L | Peru:PT | USA:PG (Certificate #28596) | South Korea:12 | Australia:PG | Argentina:Atp | Chile:TE | Finland:S | Sweden:7 | UK:PG | West Germany:6 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Interscope Communications

Trivia:

The highest-grossing remake of a French film ($167,780,960) in North American box office history.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Near the end, when the guys are discussing with Sylvia about her and Mary moving in, Jack calls Sylvia "Cynthia".

Quotes:

Michael Kellam: Where the hell have you been? This baby hasn't stopped crying! And she did a doodle.
Peter Mitchell: A doodle? What's that...? Oh, forget it. I don't want to know.
Michael Kellam: Well you're gonna know, Pal, 'cause she did it.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Nutt House: 21 Men and a Baby (#1.4)" (1989)

Soundtrack:

Bad Boy

Candy

"Three Men and a Baby" is one of those movies like "Ghostbusters" that you enjoy in spite of the fact that you realize that they are only made for money and are otherwise empty. I saw this about three times when it was new and laughed like a loon each time. A couple of days ago, I saw a dubbed version on Czech TV. This time, only a few of the jokes made me laugh such as the drug hiding jokes, the scenes of the three roomies being obviously outside of their element with the baby and that masterpiece of a scene where Tom Selleck tells off the pompous Hungarian celloist (I always loved that one). Otherwise, the only other entertainment value is provided by the "goofball with a heart of gold" appeal of the three lead actors and a cute little baby for the more sentimental viewers. One thing which struck me though was just how garishly the 80s the music and the fashions were ! When people think "good 1980s music", they usually think of new wave and some of the better hard rock stuff. The music here, though, is exactly the kind of sugary drivel that is best left forgotten. And the fashions, of course, make everyone look like either a "Miami Vice" fan or an ultra clean cut Young Republican. "Three Men and a Baby" is a genuine artifact in this sense.