Junior (1994)

As part of a fertility research project, a male scientist agrees to carry a pregnancy in his own body.

Director:

Ivan Reitman

Writers:

Kevin Wade, Chris Conrad

Stars:

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito, Emma Thompson

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Arnold Schwarzenegger	...	Dr. Alex Hesse
Danny DeVito	...	Dr. Larry Arbogast
Emma Thompson	...	Dr. Diana Reddin
Frank Langella	...	Noah Banes
Pamela Reed	...	Angela
Aida Turturro	...	Louise
James Eckhouse	...	Ned Sneller
Megan Cavanagh	...	Willow
Welker White	...	Jenny
Kathleen Chalfant	...	Casitas Madres Receptionist
Merle Kennedy	...	Samantha
Judy Collins	...	Naomi
Mindy Seeger	...	Alice
Christopher Meloni	...	Mr. Lanzarotta
Antoinette Peragine	...	Mrs. Lanzarotta

Storyline

Alex Hesse and Larry Arbogast are working on a new drug which will reduce the chances of a woman's body rejecting an embryo and thus causing a miscarriage. When their research funding is withdrawn, and human experimentation is denied to them, they decide to test the drug by breifly impregnating Hesse. Hesse however becomes attached to "his" unborn baby.

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Plot Keywords:

scientist | baby | pregnancy | fertility | playing against type | 

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Taglines:

Nothing is inconceivable

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sex-related humor

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 November 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

Júnior

Filming Locations:

2552 Hyde Street, San Francisco, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$60,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£823,922 (UK) (9 December 1994)

Gross:

£4,430,399 (UK) (20 January 1995)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Northern Lights Entertainment, Universal Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min

Sound Mix:

DTS-Stereo DTS Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The campus in the film is called "Leland University". The actual location was the University of California at Berkeley, whose sports rival is Stanford University, in Palo Alto, California, which was named after Leland Stanford.

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Goofs

When Alex pushes Noah Banes into a stack of shelves, equipment is knocked to the floor and a leg is broken off the stack of shelves. The next shot shows the equipment is in different positions and there are another two legs broken off the shelves.

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Quotes

Dr. Alex Hesse: My body. *My* choice!

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Connections

Referenced in 2 Days in Paris (2007)

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Soundtracks

I'VE GOT YOU UNDER MY SKIN
Written by Cole Porter
Performed by Frank Sinatra and Bono
Courtesy of Capitol Records
Under License from CEMA Special Markets

User Reviews

Great fun movie

My daughters love this movie and I've watched it with them over 100 times. OK, that is excessive and probably unwarranted. But I've really grown to appreciate it. The acting from DeVito, Frank Langella, Pamella Reed and Emma Thompson is great. No scene or action is unnecessary. The scene where Arnold and Pamella are pigging out, cocktail weenies, struedelhounds, DeVito's reaction to "feel how soft my skin is" many more, are hilarious. Arnold is stiff as usual, but he's able to show a convincing transformation. They almost make the premise believable. Bono's rendition of "Got You Under My Skin" at the closing credits is my only fault with the movie.