Baby's Day Out (1994)

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:

Kidnapper | Zoo | Monkey | Police | Nanny

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

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (DeLuxe)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Philippines:G | Netherlands:6 | South Korea:All | 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: When the baby leaves the gorilla cage his shoes are untied. After crawling into the park when the trio find him, his shoes are tied.

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:

Spoofed in "Robot Chicken: Joint Point (#1.14)" (2005)

Drink your bottle of milk and enjoy this predictable film.

If you remember that old TOM & JERRY cartoon about a baby who crawls out of home and onto the skyscraper, then chances are you know what to expect in BABY'S DAY OUT. After all, somebody finally had a way to translate a familiar and risky situation to the big screen, which is fine and dandy, tried and true. However, it duplicates itself as a hybrid of HOME ALONE all the way, as we've gotten used to booby traps, pitfalls, and other obstacles before. For a comedy, the cartoonish acting fits well for a movie that makes complete idiots suck on a patsy. The tiny toddler provides us a good time with his sense of wit and bravery in outsmarting the crooks and on his long journey back home. Not as bad as some people believed, but a lot of what's going on here is way too predictable. It's amazing why this one bombed the box office!