Junior (1994)

Director:

Ivan Reitman

Writers (WGA):

Kevin Wade (written by) and
Chris Conrad (written by)

Release Date:

23 November 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Nothing is inconceivable

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Pregnancy | Scientist | Fertility | Baby | Male Female Relationship

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 nominations

Cast

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
Cassandra Wilson	...	Singer
Ellen McLaughlin	...	Chairwoman (FDA)
Stefan Gierasch	...	Edward Sawyer
Alexander Enberg	...	Arthur
Judy Ovitz	...	Stewardess
Kevin West	...	Lyndon Executive
Ira Newborn	...	Lyndon Executive
Misa Koprova	...	Lyndon Receptionist
Jodi Knotts	...	Waiting Room Woman
Michele Abrams	...	Waiting Room Woman
John Pinette	...	Clerk
Fred Stoller	...	Waiter
Anna Gunn	...	Casitas Madres Receptionist
Lisa Summerour	...	Casitas Madres Exercise Attendant
Kristina Hardee	...	Casitas Madres Exercise Attendant
Leah Teweles	...	Mrs. Logan
Maggie Han	...	Lab Assistant
Charmaine Alicia Mancil	...	Scanner Guard
Lawrence Tierney	...	Mover
Matt Mulhern	...	Mover
Chris Pray	...	Reporter
John Yang	...	Reporter
Sara Peery	...	Reporter
Jan Yanehiro	...	Reporter
Dennis O'Donnell	...	Reporter
Beth Campbell Fitzgerald	...	Reporter
Lawrence T. Wrentz	...	Campus Security Guard
Brianna McConnell	...	Junior
Brittany McConnell	...	Junior
Ryan Doss	...	Jake
Zachary Doss	...	Jake
Christian Giammichele	...	Library Baby
Kieran Giammichele	...	Library Baby
Monika Schnarre	...	Angelic Nurse
Allen Walls	...	Banquet Waiter
Kevin Sifuentes	...	Banquet Valet
Tom Dugan	...	Lobster Man
Holly Wortell	...	Lobster Woman
Susan Dills	...	Campus Gals
Maggy Myers Davidson	...	Campus Gals
Peter Chen	...	Taxi Driver
Dean Jacobson	...	Turkel
Mary Gordon Murray	...	Betty
Julie Nunis	...	Ticket Agent
Dayna Winston	...	Stewardess at Boarding Gate
Brandon Ross	...	Banquet Musician
Lonnie Plaxico	...	Banquet Musician
Jeff Haynes	...	Banquet Musician
Steven 'Lance' Carter	...	Banquet Musician (as Lance Carter)
Charles Burnham	...	Banquet Musician
Dee Hengstler	...	Banquet Dancer
Bubba Dean Rambo	...	Banquet Dancer
Daryl Richardson	...	Banquet Dancer
Jerald Vincent	...	Banquet Dancer
Nina DeNike	...	Banquet Dancer
Maurice Schwartzman	...	Banquet Dancer
Kim Wolfe	...	Banquet Dancer
Charles McGowan	...	Banquet Dancer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Peter Elliott	...	Reporter
Matt Birman	...	Lab Security Guard (uncredited)
Ericka Bryce	...	Nurse (uncredited)
Amy Chance	...	Pregnant Teenager (uncredited)
Jack Kyle	...	Photographer (uncredited)
Phyllida Law	...	Dr. Talbot (uncredited)
John Lizzi	...	FDA board member (uncredited)
Linette Miller	...	Restaurant Maitra de (uncredited)
Nicole Vigil	...	Student (uncredited)
Tracey Walter	...	Janitor with Information (uncredited)

Directed by
Ivan Reitman

Writing credits (WGA)
Kevin Wade		(written by) and
Chris Conrad		(written by)

Produced by
Beverly J. Camhe	....	executive producer
Chris Conrad	....	co-executive producer
Daniel Goldberg	....	executive producer
Sheldon Kahn	....	associate producer
Joe Medjuck	....	executive producer
Neal Nordlinger	....	co-producer
Ivan Reitman	....	producer
Gordon A. Webb	....	co-producer (as Gordon Webb)

Original Music by
James Newton Howard

Cinematography by
Adam Greenberg		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Wendy Greene Bricmont
Sheldon Kahn

Casting by
Michael Chinich

Production Design by
Stephen J. Lineweaver		(as Stephen Lineweaver)

Art Direction by
Gary Wissner

Set Decoration by
Clay A. Griffith

Costume Design by
Albert Wolsky

Makeup Department
Joe McKinney	....	makeup artist
Matthew W. Mungle	....	special makeup effects artist: prosthetic pregnancy for Arnold Schwarzenegger
Ve Neill	....	makeup artist
Valli O'Reilly	....	makeup artist: Ms. Thompson
Peter Tothpal	....	key hair stylist
Alicia M. Tripi	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Gordon A. Webb	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Daniel Goldberg	....	second unit director
Carl Goldstein	....	second assistant director
Michael Neumann	....	second assistant director: second unit
Ira S. Rosenstein	....	additional second assistant director (as Ira Stanley Rosenstein)
Ira S. Rosenstein	....	first assistant director: second unit (as Ira Stanley Rosenstein)
David Sosna	....	first assistant director
David Ticotin	....	second second assistant director (as David A. Ticotin)
Matthew T. Weiner	....	additional second assistant director
Robert J. Wilson	....	additional second assistant director
George Young	....	second assistant director: second unit

Art Department
Barry Chusid	....	set designer
Daren Dochterman	....	illustrator
Howard Fannon	....	assistant property master
Chris Gibbin	....	lead man
Bill 'Kauhane' Hoyt	....	stand-by painter
John Lister	....	set dresser
John Hammer Maxwell	....	on-set dresser
Edward J. McCarthy	....	set dresser
Wendy Riva	....	assistant art director
Brana Rosenfeld	....	assistant set decorator
Dawn Snyder	....	set designer
Paul Sonski	....	assistant art director
Tommy 'Tom' Tomlinson	....	property master
Greg Wilkinson	....	set dresser
Christopher Woodworth	....	paint foreman

Sound Department
Christopher Assells	....	sound effects editor
Raul A. Bruce	....	boom operator
Rickley W. Dumm	....	assistant adr editor
Patrick J. Foley	....	sound editor
Scott Martin Gershin	....	sound designer
Per Hallberg	....	supervising sound editor
Larry Kemp	....	supervising sound editor
Tony Lamberti	....	assistant sound editor
Gregg Landaker	....	sound re-recording mixer
Steve Maslow	....	sound re-recording mixer
Frank Smathers	....	sound editor
Bill Voigtlander	....	adr editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
David Blitstein	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Peter Montgomery	....	visual effects supervisor
Lynda Thompson	....	visual effects producer

Stunts
Matt Birman	....	stunt performer
Joel Kramer	....	stunt coordinator
Lane Leavitt	....	stunts
Jimmy N. Roberts	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Earl L. Clark	....	photographer: second unit
John J. Ellingwood	....	second assistant camera
Steve Hastings	....	best boy rigger
Jeff Kunkel	....	grip
Dennis J. Laine	....	first assistant camera
Moshe Levin	....	camera operator
Moshe Levin	....	director of photography: additional second unit
David Luckenbach	....	Steadicam operator
Steven C. McGee	....	chief lighting technician
Paul Murphey	....	video assist operator
David B. Nowell	....	aerial photographer
Bill Roe	....	camera operator
Elizabeth Ziegler	....	Steadicam operator
Steve Bellen	....	assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Alan Berger	....	casting
Nancy Hayes	....	local casting
Nina Henninger	....	assistant local casting
Shane Liem-Jacobson	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mari Grimaud	....	key costumer
Robert Q. Mathews	....	costume supervisor: men

Editorial Department
William D. Gordean	....	additional film editor
Daniel R. Padgett	....	assistant editor
Reine-Claire	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Chris Boardman	....	orchestrator
Brad Dechter	....	orchestrator
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor
James Newton Howard	....	orchestrator
Artie Kane	....	conductor
Michael Mason	....	score co-producer
Shawn Murphy	....	score mixer
Don Nemitz	....	orchestrator
David Olson	....	assistant music editor
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation
Jim Weidman	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Morris Bension	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Ellen Adolph	....	production accountant
Ericka Bryce	....	set production assistant
Jordan Chinich	....	production assistant
Rich Feldman	....	production assistant: re-shoots
Andrew Francis Fenady	....	production coordinator
Michael J. Fowler	....	computer playback operator
Yvonne Goessling	....	assistant: Ivan Reitman
George McDowell Agnew	....	location manager
Steve Newman	....	publicist
Mitchell Nyberg	....	production assistant
Judith Saunders	....	script supervisor
Amanda Scarano	....	production assistant
Nancy A. Terriberry	....	set production assistant
Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc	....	aerial coordinator
Gabe de Kelaita	....	additional set production assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Northern Lights Entertainment (as A Northern Lights Production)
• Universal Pictures (presents)

Distributors

• Universal Pictures (1994) (USA) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1997) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Universal Home Video (1998) (USA) (DVD)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1995) (France) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (video)
• CIC-Taft Home Video
• United International Pictures (UIP) (Argentina)

Special Effects

• Buena Vista Visual Effects

Other Companies

• Jo Anne Kane Music Services  music preparation
• Todd-AO Scoring Stage  music recording
• Varèse Sarabande  soundtrack

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS-Stereo | DTS

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:12 | Philippines:PG-13 | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Chile:14 | Finland:S | France:U | Germany:6 | Peru:14 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Berkeley, California, USA

Company:

Northern Lights Entertainment

Trivia:

Out of all the films Ivan Reitman has made with Arnold Schwarzenegger, he has cited Junior (1994) as his favourite.

Goofs:

Continuity: 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.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Naked Fear (1999)

Soundtrack:

LOOK WHAT LOVE HAS DONE

Silly but fun

Arnold Schwarzenegger gets pregnant. That's about it. The premise is ridiculous, the twists and turns in the plot are mind-bogglingly stupid and every joke is predictable and hammered at you--but I still like this film! The script does have it's moments, but the performances really carry this one.

Arnie is suprisingly very funny when he becomes pregnant (when asks DeVito in all seriousness "Does my body disgust you?" I broke up); DeVito is just along for the ride but is good--he's the straight man to Arnie; Emma Thompson is just gorgeous, very funny and full of life as a clumsy scientist. Also Judy Collins (yes, the singer) pops up looking radiant as the head of a center for pregnant women. Everything looks wonderful and the film is slickly made to cater the the audience. I usually hate films like that, but this worked. The only bad part is Pamela Reed--she's a wonderful actress and comediene but she's shamefully underused--she doesn't get any good funny scenes till the end. Also, where else will you see Arnie in a dress?

It's a one joke film. Is it a good film? No. Do I like it? Very much. Call it a guilty favorite.

One complaint--at 2 hours it's too long. Couldn't it have been trimmed a little?