My Baby's Daddy (2004)

Director:

Cheryl Dunye

Writers (WGA):

Eddie Griffin (written by) &
Coke Daniels (written by) ...
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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:

Fatherhood | Expectant Mother | Birth | Baby Born | Woman In Labor

Cast

Eddie Griffin	...	Lonnie
Anthony Anderson	...	G
Michael Imperioli	...	Dominic
Paula Jai Parker	...	Rolonda
Joanna Bacalso	...	Nia
Bai Ling	...	XiXi
Marsha Thomason	...	Brandy
Bobb'e J. Thompson	...	Tupac
Dee Freeman	...	Peaches
Randy Sklar	...	Brotha Stylz #1
Jason Sklar	...	Brotha Stylz #2
Naomi Gaskin	...	Venus
Denis Akiyama	...	Cha Ching
Fred Lee	...	Grandpa Bling Bling
Wynne Pon	...	Grandma Fung-Yu
Mung-Ling Tsui	...	Sing Sing (as Mung Ling Tsui)
Method Man	...	No Good
Amy Sedaris	...	Annabelle
Mark Chalant Phifer	...	Big Swoll (as Chalant Phifer)
John Amos	...	Uncle Virgil
Russell Peters	...	Obstetrician
Young Dre	...	Rapper (as Young Dre the Truth)
Tommy 'Tiny' Lister	...	Drive By (as Tiny Lister)
Jeanettea Antonio	...	Bartender
Jordan Madley	...	Hot Latina
Jason Harrow	...	M.C. (as Kardinal Offishall)
Scott Thompson	...	Cashier
Quancetia Hamilton	...	Woman Shopper #1
Jude Coffey	...	Cashier #2
Michie Mee	...	Nia's Client
Bryan Ho	...	Dang Ling (as Brian Ho)
Jason Burke	...	Little Swoll
Rudy Webb	...	Minister
Sal Scozzari	...	Customer
Isaiah Hooper	...	Hip Hop Kid
Daya Vaidya	...	Background Dancer
Lara Vaidya	...	Background Dancer
Barrington Bignall	...	Basketball Player
Raphael Brown	...	Basketball Player
Daniel Solomon	...	Basketball Player (as Daniel Goan)
Kojenwa Moitt	...	Basketball Player
Kira Clavell	...	Young Woman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Storm Ascher	...	Kickboxing Kid (uncredited)
Elle Downs	...	Cappuccino (uncredited)
Neil Green	...	Himself (uncredited)
Panou	...	Officer #1 (uncredited)
Riele West Downs	...	Mocha Latte (uncredited)
Genelle Williams	...	Receptionist (uncredited)

Directed by
Cheryl Dunye

Writing credits (WGA)
Eddie Griffin		(written by) &
Coke Daniels		(written by) (as Damon 'Coke' Daniels) and
Brent Goldberg		(written by) &
David Wagner		(written by) (as David T. Wagner)

Produced by
Coke Daniels	....	co-producer (as Damon 'Coke' Daniels)
Eddie Griffin	....	producer
Karen Koch	....	executive producer
David Lipson	....	animation executive producer: opening titles
Scott Nemes	....	co-producer
Peter Safran	....	executive producer
Happy Walters	....	producer
Matt Weaver	....	producer (as Matthew Weaver)
Bob Weinstein	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Richard Gibbs

Cinematography by
Glen MacPherson		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Andy Blumenthal

Casting by
Barbara Fiorentino
Joseph Middleton

Production Design by
Andrea Stanley

Art Direction by
Craig Lathrop

Set Decoration by
Mark Steel

Costume Design by
Gersha Phillips

Makeup Department
Lisa Brown	....	makeup artist
Veronica Ciandre	....	hair stylist: Mr. Griffin
Karola Dirnberger	....	hair stylist
Carol Hartwick	....	assistant hair stylist
Burton J. LeBlanc	....	assistant makeup artist (as Burton J. Leblanc)
Vincent Sullivan	....	key hair stylist
Sandra Wheatle	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Jamey Pryde	....	post-production supervisor
Nan Skiba	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Raymond J. Duff	....	assistant director
Hope Garrison	....	second assistant director: second unit
Eric Fox Hays	....	first assistant director: second unit
Cameron Kuc	....	third assistant director
Patrice Leung	....	first assistant director
Tracey Poirier	....	second assistant director
Janet Zdyb	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Malcolm Byard	....	sets buyer
Bob Cavin III	....	storyboard artist: opening animation
Jen Gillespie	....	art department coordinator
Lisa Hipgrave	....	art department apprentice
Danny Kimanyen	....	original character designer
Steve Middlebrook	....	leadman
John Moran	....	assistant art director: graphics
Stephen Paisley	....	art department apprentice
Tim Shankweiler	....	background artist
Paul Vernon	....	carpenter
Toni Wong	....	assistant property master

Sound Department
Steve Baine	....	foley artist
Stephen Barden	....	supervising sound editor
Joe Bracciale	....	dialogue editor
Kate Cripps	....	second assistant sound editor
Paul Drenning	....	adr mixer
Keith Elliott	....	sound re-recording mixer
Sue Fawcett	....	trainee assistant editor
Sue Fawcett	....	trainee assistant sound editor
Jamie Gould	....	re-recording assistant
Shawn Kennelly	....	foley mixer
Laura Macias	....	foley artist
Steve Mann	....	sound effects editor
Matthew McKenzie	....	adr recordist
Colin McLellan	....	adr recordist
Chris Navarro	....	adr recordist
Jill Purdy	....	adr editor
Nathan Robitaille	....	sound effects editor
Sean Rowe	....	foley artist
Robert Scherer	....	production sound mixer
Cathie Speakman	....	supervising adr editor
Dominick Tavella	....	sound re-recording mixer
Andrew Tay	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mike Welker	....	first assistant sound editor

Special Effects by
Tony Kenny	....	special effects coordinator
Dean Stewart	....	special effects office administrator

Visual Effects by
Paul Arion	....	digital effects artist
Michael Becki	....	digital effects artist
Joshua J. Clark	....	digital compositor
Bret Culp	....	visual effects supervisor
Paul DeOliveira	....	digital effects artist
Janice M. Jacobs	....	visual effects production manager
James D. Tittle	....	digital visual effects coordinator: Pacific Title
Martin Tori	....	on set visual effects supervisor
Tracey Vaz	....	2D digital paint artist (2003)
Alphonso Young	....	digital effects artist
Samara Melanson	....	visual effects producer (uncredited)

Stunts
Roy T. Anderson	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Pierre Berube	....	best boy rigging electric
Brendan Bresnahan	....	key video assist operator
Mark Cyre	....	first assistant camera
Dianne L. Haggarty	....	grip
Mark W. Hindle	....	24 frame video operator
Mark Manchester	....	key grip
Malcolm Nefsky	....	assistant key grip
Marcus Paletta	....	grip
Paul Spaven	....	best boy
John Sztejnmiler	....	generator operator
Franco Tata	....	gaffer
Richard Wilmot	....	Steadicam operator

Animation Department
Sophie Kittredge	....	color stylist
Sophie Kittredge	....	designer
David Lipson	....	animation director
Jeffrey Nodelman	....	animation supervisor

Casting Department
Robin D. Cook	....	casting: Canada
Aric Dupere	....	extras casting assistant
Donna Dupere	....	extras casting
Brad Gerstl	....	extras casting representative
Nicole Hilliard-Forde	....	casting associate: Canada
Sara Kay	....	casting assistant: Canada
Rebecca Mangieri	....	casting associate
Aaron Unrau	....	extras casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Carole Griffin	....	assistant costume designer
Karen Lee	....	costume truck supervisor
Antoinette Messam	....	wardrobe buyer

Editorial Department
Jeremy Anderhalt	....	color timer
Zoey Johnson Chen	....	trainee assistant editor
Joe Hobeck	....	assistant editor
Danya Joseph	....	assistant editor
Desiree Marshall	....	first assistant editor
Harry Muller	....	color timer
Dave Muscat	....	telecine suite operator
Mark Vandermeulen	....	post-production coordinator
Kevin Fairfax Harwood	....	telecine suite operator (uncredited)

Music Department
Michael A. Alfieri	....	music coordinator
Jabari Ali	....	executive music producer
Kevin Banks	....	music editor
Michael Boustead	....	music editor
Jorge Corante	....	producer: song "Life"
Art Ford	....	executive music producer
Gordon Fordyce	....	orchestra recording engineer
Gordon Fordyce	....	score mixer
Deborah Lurie	....	composer: additional music
Bear McCreary	....	composer: additional music
Bear McCreary	....	conductor
Marvin R. Morris	....	music editor: temp music
Joe Rangel	....	source music coordinator
Shotgun Radio	....	background music
Randy Spendlove	....	music supervisor
Jojo Villanueva	....	music coordinator
Sherry Whitfield	....	music editor
Kevin McKeever	....	additional scoring mixer (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Rohan Singh	....	transportation co-captain

Other crew
Julian Back	....	assistant to producers
John 'Frenchie' Berger	....	armorer
Anderson Byrd	....	assistant: Mr. Griffin (as Anderson Bird)
Anthony Carovillano	....	craft service
Cynthia Cervantes	....	assistant: Mr. Walters
Kate Clark	....	second assistant accountant
Tom Drumm	....	assistant: Mr. Safran
Prudence Emery	....	unit publicist
Ben Famiglietti	....	assistant: Mr. Weinstein (as Benjamin Famiglietti)
David Greenbaum	....	assistant: Mr. Weinstein
Adam Greenhagen	....	assistant: Mr. Kramer
Julie Hansen	....	post production accountant
Andreas Hass	....	assistant production coordinator
Aaron Horton	....	office production assistant
Dominika Jurek	....	office production assistant
Sandra Lee	....	product placement & marketing (as Sandra Gabrych)
Michelle Lyte	....	key set supervisor
Scott McEwen	....	assistant to director
Catherine McGovern	....	production secretary
Charley Medigovich	....	assistant: Ms. Rister
Geoff Morrison	....	office production assistant
Diane Pitblado	....	dialect coach
Lori Pumputis	....	production coordinator
Robyn Reid	....	assistant: Mr. Weaver
Eric Robinson	....	assistant: Mr. Weinstein
Eric Ian Robinson	....	assistant: Harvey Weinstein
Timiza Sanyika	....	assistant to director
Scott Sapire	....	assistant to producer
Stefan Steen	....	travel coordinator
Wilbert Thomas	....	assistant: Mr. Griffin
Mike Moncada	....	assistant to director (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Miramax Films
• Brillstein-Grey Entertainment
• Immortal Entertainment

Distributors

• Miramax Films (2004) (USA) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (2004) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (2004) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (2004) (Luxembourg) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2004) (Argentina) (all media)
• Gativideo (2004) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2004) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Miramax Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
• United Paramount Network (UPN) (2006) (USA) (TV)

Special Effects

• Effects Group (special effects)
• C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (digital visual effects)
• Pacific Title (opticals)
• C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures

Other Companies

• Deluxe Post-Production  post-production facilities
• Noodlesoup Productions  animation sequence
• Pivotal Post  Avid editing equipment provided by
• Pivotal Post  editing facilities
• Toronto Film Studios  movie studio
• William F. White International  grip and lighting equipment

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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:

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

Filming Locations:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Company:

Miramax Films

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In the end when No Good has his own cooking show and starts to tenderize the meat you can see he's not really hitting it.

Quotes:

[about the Stylz Brothas]
Dominic:Someone should tell them they're white.

Movie Connections:

References Mr. Mom (1983)

Soundtrack:

Happy Birthday to You

sitcom garbage

There's a long-standing rule of thumb in the motion picture business that the more writers who have a hand in making a movie the worse that movie will turn out to be. In the case of `My Baby's Daddy,' it took four scenarists (who shall remain nameless) to come up with this excruciatingly bad multi-ethnic rip off of `Three Men and a Baby.' The plotting comes direct from the TV sitcom factory: three bachelors, who have never grown up into responsible adulthood, simultaneously find themselves the fathers of three adorable infants. Naturally, after much initial bumbling and stumbling in the ways of parenthood, the three men learn what the true definition of manhood is.

Though the movie has some fun lampooning racial and ethnic stereotypes, the humor is generally so bland, broad and formulaic that any promise the movie offers that it might somehow qualify as satire quickly evaporates. Instead, the movie goes all soft and gooey, trying to get the audience to coo over the cute toddlers and sigh at the sight of three grown men who are themselves cooing over their toddlers.

Considering the material that's been handed them, one hesitates to be too harsh on the actors who find themselves trapped in this mess. However, because of guilt by association, the only people who escape entirely unscathed are the toddlers themselves, since they are clearly the only ones here still under the age of consent.