My Baby's Daddy (2004)

Director:

Cheryl Dunye

Writers (WGA):

Eddie Griffin (written by) &
Damon 'Coke' Daniels (written by) ...

Release Date:

9 January 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

They're going from players to playtime.

Plot:

A trio of young men (Griffin, Anderson, and Imperioli) are forced to grow up quick when their girlfriends all become pregnant around the same time.

Plot Keywords:

Pregnancy | Interracial Sex

Cast

Eddie Griffin	...	Lonnie
Anthony Anderson	...	G
Michael Imperioli	...	Dominic
Paula Jai Parker	...	Rolonda
Joanna Bacalso	...	Nia
Ling Bai	...	XiXi (as Bai Ling)
Marsha Thomason	...	Brandy
Bobb'e J. Thompson	...	Tupac
Dee Freeman	...	Peaches
Randy Sklar	...	Brotha Stylz #1
Jason Sklar	...	Brotha Stylz #2
Naomi Gaskin	...	Venus
Dennis Akayama	...	Cha Ching (as Denis Akiyama)
Fred Lee	...	Grandpa Bling Bling
Wynne Pon	...	Grandma Fung-Yu

Also Known As:

My Baby's Mama (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, language and some drug references.

Runtime:

USA:86 min | Argentina:88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:L | Netherlands:6 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Finland:K-7 | Italy:T | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 | Singapore:NC-16 (original rating) | Singapore:M18 (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Company:

Miramax Films

Goofs:

Continuity: When Dominic is visiting his daughter, he drops the bear twice.

Quotes:

[from trailer]
[after G's baby throws up on him]
Dominic: Haha - you got the Exorcist baby.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Benny & Joon (1993)

Soundtrack:

Do I Look Like I'm Crazy

My Baby's Daddy is not worth the time or money to watch

Eddie Griffin, Anthony Anderson and Michael Imperioli play three guys, who find themselves facing the responsibilities of fatherhood when their girlfriends all get pregnant at the same time. So can three "players" from "the hood" deal with the rigors of changing diapers and burping?

My Baby's Daddy is a laugh free comedy that's actually worse than its trailer would indicate. The plot is just like 3 Men and a Baby but a lot worse and that movie wasn't even that good to begin with. My Baby's Daddy was the first movie I saw in 2004 and I was hoping it wasn't an omen for things to come. The film couldn't decide what it wanted to be. It could have worked out as a kid's comedy if they had taken out the sex scenes and if it was a kid's movie then the fart jokes would have been understandable. But, there were some jokes that wouldn't be appropriate for them and I think they should had taken the family route.

The movie is filled with fart jokes, poop humor and other lame jokes, these gags are getting old and most adults aren't going to find those jokes funny. The acting was decent with the funniest person probably being Eddie Griffin but he is way above this material. Michael Imperioli was pretty bad himself and he should just stick to The Sopranos. The worst actor in the film is Anthony Anderson who always overacts and its hard to take him seriously. He just tries too hard to be funny and he should really stop acting. Method Man's scenes were funny but he alone can't save this movie. If they had just tried a little harder while writing then they could have actually inserted some funny jokes. The screenplay doesn't contain one original or remotely funny moment. In the end, you would have to be a really, really big fan of anyone involved to see this film. It's better if you just skip it. Rating 2/10