Baby's Day Out (1994)

Director:

Patrick Read Johnson

Writer (WGA):

John Hughes (written by)

Release Date:

1 July 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Drama | 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 | Little Boy | Kid Outsmarts Adult | Child Protagonist | Box Office Flop

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
Jim Foley	...	Old Soldier #3
Jack Baird	...	Old Soldier #4
Oscar Carr	...	Old Soldier #5
Dan Frick	...	Bus Driver
Robin Baber	...	Big Woman
John Drury	...	Male Anchor
Jennifer Say Gan	...	Ronnie Lee
Dawn Maxey	...	Teenage Girl
Megan Haffey	...	Baby Girl
Roslyn Alexander	...	Woman in Cab
Manny Sosa	...	Taxi Cab Driver
Anna Levine	...	Mrs. McCray (as Anna Thomson)
Jenna Pozzi	...	McCray Child
Erika Leigh Blackwell	...	School Teacher
Neil Flynn	...	Cop #1
William Holmes	...	Cop #2
Don Rimgale	...	Hard Hat #1
Warren Rice	...	Hard Hat #2
Tim Schueneman	...	UPS Man
Sandra O. Rogers	...	Woman in Apartment
Kirsten Nelson	...	Woman in Park
John Alexander	...	Gorilla
Jurgen Heimann	...	Puppeteer #1
Tom Hester	...	Puppeteer #2
Mark Setrakian	...	Puppeteer #3
Marc L. Tyler	...	Puppeteer #4
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mike Starr	...	Jojo Ducky (uncredited)

Directed by
Patrick Read Johnson

Writing credits (WGA)
John Hughes		(written by)

Produced by
William S. Beasley	....	co-producer
John Hughes	....	producer
Bill Ryan	....	executive producer (as William Ryan)
Richard Vane	....	producer

Original Music by
Bruce Broughton

Cinematography by
Thomas E. Ackerman

Film Editing by
David Rawlins

Casting by
Janet Hirshenson
Jane Jenkins

Production Design by
Doug Kraner

Art Direction by
Joseph P. Lucky		(as Joe Lucky)

Set Decoration by
Beth A. Rubino

Costume Design by
Lisa Jensen

Makeup Department
Kelly Mann	....	special makeup effects artist
Linda Melazzo	....	makeup artist
Kenny Myers	....	special makeup effects artist (as Ken Myers)
Matt Rose	....	special makeup effects crew: Cinovation Studios
Thomas Floutz	....	special makeup effects artist: crew (uncredited)

Production Management
William S. Beasley	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Freddie Hice	....	second unit director
Randy Suhr	....	assistant director
Douglas E. Wise	....	assistant director (as Doug Wise)

Art Department
Henry Alberti	....	set designer
Carl Aldana	....	illustrator
Paul Allen	....	gang boss
Craig B. Ayers Sr.	....	greensman
Elise Bennett	....	painter
David J. Chamerski	....	assistant property master
Robert Consing	....	illustrator
David Cooney	....	storyboard artist
William Dambra	....	property master
Richard Fernandez	....	set designer
Robert C. Goldstein	....	set designer
Joe Griffith	....	illustrator
Ted Haigh	....	graphic designer
Martin A. Kline	....	storyboard artist
Robert E. Knight	....	set painter
Ross Macdonald	....	illustrator: book illustrations
Masako Masuda	....	set designer
Blake E. Matthys	....	set dresser
Kelvin McIlwain	....	art department assistant
James Nedza	....	assistant art director
David J. Negron Jr.	....	storyboard artist
Eric Orbom	....	set designer
Troy Osman	....	construction foreman
Tyler Osman	....	construction coordinator: Chicago
Dan Pemberton	....	general foreman
Maggie Ryan	....	scenic artist
Aaron Sims	....	character designer
John J. Slove Jr.	....	propmaker
Paul Sonski	....	assistant art director
Glenn Stevens	....	carpenter
Thomas Valentine	....	assistant art director (as Tom Valentine)
John Villarino	....	construction coordinator
Randall D. Wilkins	....	set designer (as Randy Wilkins)
Michael Denering	....	scenic artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
Sandina Bailo-Lape	....	foley editor
Tom Barwick	....	foley artist
Sara Bolder	....	dialogue editor
Christopher Boyes	....	assistant sound designer (as Chris Boyes)
Christopher Boyes	....	foley mixer (as Chris Boyes)
Lindakay Brown	....	assistant sound editor
Lisa Chino	....	assistant sound editor
Teresa Eckton	....	sound effects editor
Sean England	....	machine room operator
Andre Fenley	....	apprentice sound editor
Ken Fischer	....	sound editor
J.R. Grubbs	....	sound effects editor
Ruth Hasty	....	sound effects editor
Richard Hymns	....	supervising sound editor
Robert Jackson	....	boom operator
Donna Jaffe	....	assistant sound editor
Ron Judkins	....	sound mixer (as Ronald Judkins)
Kevin Rose-Williams	....	assistant sound editor
Gary Rydstrom	....	sound designer
Gary Rydstrom	....	sound re-recording mixer
Michael Silvers	....	dialogue editor
Lisa Storer	....	assistant sound editor
Gary Summers	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dennie Thorpe	....	foley artist
Pam Uzzell	....	assistant sound editor
Ethan Van der Ryn	....	temp mix
Jana Vance	....	foley recordist
Maia Veres	....	assistant sound editor
Hugh Waddell	....	adr supervisor
Gwendolyn Yates Whittle	....	dialogue editor (as Gwen Yates-Whittle)
Cory Coken	....	additional adr artist (uncredited)
Samuel H. Hinckley	....	assistant sound editor (uncredited)
Steve Kraus	....	machine room operator (uncredited)
Ronald G. Roumas	....	sound re-recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Michael Ahasay	....	special effects technician
Karin Hanson	....	special effects hair
Carol Koch	....	cosmetic finisher
Harold Weed	....	model maker
Michael Wood	....	special effects
Randy Simper	....	animatronics specialist: Cinovation Creature Effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Joel Aron	....	technical director
Greg Butler	....	CG technical assistant
Michael Conte	....	computer graphics technical assistant: ILM
Christopher Duddy	....	visual effects camera operator
Michael L. Fink	....	visual effects supervisor
Scott Frankel	....	digital artist
John Goodson	....	model supervisor
Mara Hamilton	....	visual effects coordinator
Matthew Hendershot	....	texture artist
Wade Howie	....	model supervisor
Paul Huston	....	digital matte artist
Michael Karp	....	motion control operator
John Knoll	....	visual effects supervisor: ILM
Henry LaBounta	....	senior digital artist
Jennifer Lee	....	optical line up: ILM
Mary Locatell	....	visual effects
Tia L. Marshall	....	CG technical assistant
Dan McNamara	....	editorial manager
Mark S. Miller	....	visual effects producer
Richard Miller	....	model maker
Curt I. Miyashiro	....	CG technical assistant
Mark Moore	....	visual effects art director
David Manos Morris	....	CG technical assistant
Jim Morris	....	general manager: ILM
Patrick Neary	....	computer graphics technical assistant
Michael Olague	....	visual effects gaffer
Michael Talarico	....	first assistant visual effects camera
Allison Torres	....	technical assistant
Barbara Townsend	....	digital artist
Barbara Townsend	....	digital effects artist (as Barbara L. Nellis)
Robert Weaver	....	digital artist
Joe Alter	....	digital effects artist (uncredited)
John Andrew Berton Jr.	....	CG department manager (uncredited)
Stewart Lew	....	digital effects artist: ILM (uncredited)

Stunts
Bobby Bass	....	stunts
Troy Brown	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Steven Chambers	....	stunts (as Steve Chambers)
Jani D. Davis	....	stunts
Leon Delaney	....	stunts
Annie Ellis	....	stunts
Kenny Endoso	....	stunts
Tony Epper	....	stunts
Freddie Hice	....	stunt coordinator
Freddie Hice	....	stunts
Tommy J. Huff	....	stunts
Randy Johnson	....	stunts
Henry Kingi	....	stunts
Rick Le Fevour	....	stunts
Stacy Logan	....	stunts
Bennie Moore	....	stunts
Jimmy Nickerson	....	stunts
Erik Rondell	....	stunts
Cris Thomas-Palomino	....	stunts
Verne Troyer	....	stunts (as Verne J. Troyer)
Kay Whipple	....	stunts (as Kay H. Whipple)
Troy Brown	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Douglas L. Adam Jr.	....	assistant camera
Marsha Blackburn	....	still photographer
Larry Cottrill	....	lighting technician
Terry Dee	....	rigging gaffer
Linda Gacsko	....	assistant camera
Mark Gulbrandsen	....	camera technician: VistaVision
David Moenkhaus	....	assistant camera
David Moenkhaus	....	second assistant camera: second unit
David L. Parrish	....	camera operator
John S. Robertson	....	co-key grip
Richard 'Rico' Sands	....	gaffer: second unit
Steven Silverstein	....	camera loader
Frank Yario Jr.	....	video assist operator
Mark N. Woods	....	electrician (uncredited)

Animation Department
Ken Rudolph	....	animator: main titles

Casting Department
Susanna Griffith	....	casting assistant
Regina Prokop	....	extras casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Keith G. Lewis	....	costume supervisor
Kathy Oberlin	....	costume constructor
Elizabeth Shelton	....	assistant costume designer
Nancy Takehara	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Chris Boscardin	....	assistant editor
Richard Friedlander	....	first assistant editor
Jim Passon	....	color timer
Anthony Redman	....	additional editor
Stephen A. Rotter	....	additional editor
Fred C. Vitale	....	assistant editor
David Young	....	assistant editor
Steve Kraus	....	editing systems technician: Chicago (uncredited)

Music Department
Bruce Broughton	....	conductor
Darrell Hall	....	preview music editor
George A. Martin	....	music editor

Other crew
Janine L. Aines	....	monkey wrangler (as Janine Aines)
Michelle Breger	....	assistant: Richard Vane
Jeff Bruno	....	stand-in
Raymond Bulinski	....	craft service
Peter D'Alessio	....	extras coordinator
William Danaher	....	dailies projectionist
B. Ted Deiker	....	production assistant
Jan Evans	....	script supervisor
Sandra Gordon	....	location assistant
Mark Gulbrandsen	....	dailies projection technician
Mark Jackson	....	pigeon wrangler
Kimberly Jase	....	first assistant accountant
James R. McAllister	....	location assistant
Michael Morris Jr.	....	monkey wrangler
John Sakas	....	helicopter ground coordinator
Laurence Starkman	....	title designer
Allen E. Taylor	....	production accountant
Laura Tiz	....	assistant accountant
Valerie Flueger Veras	....	assistant: Richard Vane (as Valerie Flueger)
Mike Villarino	....	general foreman
Jimmy Wagner	....	baby wrangler
Hubert Wells	....	monkey wrangler
Patty Willett	....	assistant production office coordinator
Moira Michiels	....	extras coordinator (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (as Twentieth Century Fox)
• Hughes Entertainment

Distributors

• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (1994) (USA) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Netherlands (1994) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (1995) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Manuel Salvador (1994) (Spain) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Abril Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Fox Network (1997) (USA) (TV)
• Gativideo (199?) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (199?) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)

Other Companies

• DeLuxe Laboratories  color
• Deborah Ross Film Design  title design
• Direct Tools & Fasteners  expendables
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
• Reed Rigging  rigging crew and equipment supplied by
• Skywalker Sound  post-production sound services
• Technocrane Ltd.  remote crane supplied by

Also Known As:

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 | Portugal:M/6 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Finland:S | Germany:6 | Iceland:L | Singapore:PG | Sweden:Btl | UK:PG | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

3302 North Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

Verne Troyer, who's uncredited in the film, plays the stunt baby Bink for several major shots including the construction site. For other shots, a robotic stunt baby was used.

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:

Norby:[singing] Mary had a little lamb, little lamb, little lamb. Mary had a little lamb her HAIR was white as snow! And every which way that Mary went, the lamb was right behind her. It followed her to work one day, work one day, work one day. It followed her to work one daaaaaaayyy, and Mary lost her job!

Movie Connections:

References King Kong (1933)

Guilty pleasure, perhaps...

...but I really love this movie! It's a pity this was released on the coattails of "Home Alone", since it's inevitably perceived as a knock-off. But the comparison is really unfair. "Home Alone" featured McCauley Culkin as annoying, precocious, and self-sufficient far beyond his years. The criminals who were his foils were reminiscent of The Three Stooges in their ineptitude. The one quality both Culkin and the criminals shared was a being mean spirited to some degree.

Baby Bink in "Baby's Day Out" is a true innocent who survives on luck while remaining adorably unaffected. His criminal foils are more reminiscent of Laurel & Hardy than The Three Stooges - cleverer and more subtle. In this case, the quality shared by Baby Bink and the criminals is innocence and an underlying decency.

The supporting cast is superb, led by Joe Mantegna in one of his best comic roles.

If you're not too jaded to appreciate it, I highly recommend this movie.