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| Tue. July 21 | 5:10 PM | MAX |
| Amy Poehler | ... | Angie Ostrowiski | |
| Tina Fey | ... | Kate Holbrook | |
| Greg Kinnear | ... | Rob Ackerman | |
| Dax Shepard | ... | Carl Loomis | |
| Romany Malco | ... | Oscar | |
| Sigourney Weaver | ... | Chaffee Bicknell | |
| Steve Martin | ... | Barry | |
| Maura Tierney | ... | Caroline | |
| Stephen Mailer | ... | Dan | |
| Holland Taylor | ... | Rose Holbrook | |
| James Rebhorn | ... | Judge | |
| Denis O'Hare | ... | Dr. Manheim | |
| Kevin Collins | ... | Architect / Rick | |
| Will Forte | ... | Scott | |
| Fred Armisen | ... | Stroller Salesman | |
| John Hodgman | ... | Fertility Specialist | |
| Siobhan Fallon | ... | Birthing Teacher (as Siobhan Fallon Hogan) | |
| Thomas McCarthy | ... | Kate's Date (as Tom McCarthy) | |
| Jason Mantzoukas | ... | Gay Couple | |
| Dave Finkel | ... | Gay Couple | |
| Brian Stack | ... | Dave | |
| Felicity Stiverson | ... | Ashley - Wiccan | |
| Anne L. Nathan | ... | Bookstore Clerk | |
| Jay Phillips | ... | Boo-Boo Buster | |
| Kathy Searle | ... | Cool Mom | |
| Almeria Campbell | ... | Maternity Nurse | |
| Alice Kremelberg | ... | Rob's Daughter | |
| Catherine Rose | ... | Caroline's 4-Year-Old | |
| Ian Colletti | ... | Caroline's 7-Year-Old | |
| Eric Zuckerman | ... | Community Member #1 | |
| Frank Rodriguez | ... | Community Member #2 | |
| Diane Chen | ... | Community Member #3 | |
| Andra Eggleston | ... | Waitress | |
| Andrew Hillmedo Jr. | ... | Dante | |
| Jon Glaser | ... | Vegan Waiter | |
| Erica Berg | ... | Yoga Mom | |
| Curt Carlson | ... | Bailiff | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Drea Castro | ... | Chaffee's Nanny (uncredited) | |
| Kimberly Dorsey | ... | Neighbor with Toy Poodle (uncredited) | |
| Antwoin Hagood | ... | Clubber (uncredited) | |
| Torrance Harvey | ... | Lamaze Dad (uncredited) | |
| Mark A. Keeton | ... | Denim Suit Guy (uncredited) | |
| Arnold Y. Kim | ... | Zen Master (uncredited) | |
| Tina King | ... | Community Member (uncredited) | |
| RJ Konner | ... | Man on the Street (uncredited) | |
| Kordelia | ... | Waitress (uncredited) | |
| Kimberly Magness | ... | Lead Hip Hop Dancer (uncredited) | |
| Lana May | ... | Hot club dancer (uncredited) | |
| Adam S. Phillips | ... | Store Patron (uncredited) | |
| Annie Rohling | ... | Patron at Restaurant (uncredited) | |
| Jesus A. Del Rosario Jr. | ... | Concirege / Doorman (uncredited) | |
| Giovanni Roselli | ... | The Club Guido (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Michael McCullers | |||
Writing credits(WGA) | ||
| Michael McCullers | (written by) | |
Produced by | |||
| John Goldwyn | .... | producer | |
| Jill Sobel Messick | .... | executive producer | |
| Lorne Michaels | .... | producer | |
| Louise Rosner | .... | executive producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Jeff Richmond | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Daryn Okada | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Bruce Green | |||
| Debra Neil-Fisher | |||
Casting by | |||
| Avy Kaufman | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Jess Gonchor | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| David Swayze | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Susan Bode | (as Susan Bode-Tyson) | ||
| Jennifer Alex Nickason | (as Jennifer H. Alex) | ||
Costume Design by | |||
| Renee Ehrlich Kalfus | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Richard Dean | .... | makeup department head | |
| Donna Marie Fischetto | .... | hair co-department head | |
| Michelle Johnson | .... | hair co-department head | |
| Todd Kleitsch | .... | special makeup effects artist | |
| Jenn 'Jorge' Nelson | .... | co-head makeup department | |
| Stephanie Pasicov | .... | on-set special makeup effects artist | |
| Anita Roganovic | .... | key hair stylist (as Anita Lausevic) | |
| Julie Teel | .... | makeup artist (uncredited) | |
Production Management | |||
| David Bausch | .... | production supervisor | |
| Lisa Rodgers | .... | post-production supervisor | |
| Louise Rosner | .... | unit production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Noreen R. Cheleden | .... | second assistant director (as Noreen Cheleden) | |
| Stephen Lee Davis | .... | first assistant director | |
| Bellamy Forrest | .... | second second assistant director (as Bellamy Truman Forrest) | |
| Michael Pitt | .... | first assistant director: additional photography | |
| Michael Pitt | .... | second assistant director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Robert Althoff | .... | sound re-recordist | |
| Paul Aulicino | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Allan Byer | .... | sound mixer | |
| Marc Deschaine | .... | first assistant sound editor | |
| Marc Fishman | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Nerses Gezalyan | .... | sound mixer | |
| Mike Howells | .... | adr recordist | |
| Bobby Johanson | .... | adr mixer | |
| Tony Lamberti | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Steve Nelson | .... | sound effects editor (as Steven F. Nelson) | |
| Beauxregard Neylon | .... | adr mixer | |
| Michelle Pazer | .... | dialog editor | |
| Paul Pouthier | .... | second boom operator | |
| Stephen P. Robinson | .... | sound effects editor (as Stephen Robinson) | |
| Becky Sullivan | .... | supervising sound editor | |
| David Williams | .... | dialogue editor | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Mark Bero | .... | special effects technician | |
| Steven Kirshoff | .... | special effects supervisor | |
| Robert J. Scupp | .... | special effects technician (as Robert Scupp) | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Akemi Abe | .... | compositor | |
| Akemi Abe | .... | digital artist | |
| Ryan Beadle | .... | digital I/O | |
| Sam Dabbs | .... | end title animator | |
| Sarah Grieshammer | .... | digital compositor | |
| Shaina Holmes | .... | digital compositor | |
| Sean Kennedy | .... | digital effects artist: Pacific Vision Productions | |
| Paulina Kuszta | .... | visual effects coordinator | |
| Erin L. Nelson | .... | digital restoration | |
| Wilson Tang | .... | digital restoration | |
Stunts | |||
| G.A. Aguilar | .... | stunt coordinator (as George Aguilar) | |
| Jill Brown | .... | assistant stunt coordinator | |
| Jill Brown | .... | stunts | |
| Blaise Corrigan | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Joe Mancini | .... | precision driver | |
Casting Department | |||
| Elizabeth Dionne | .... | casting manager | |
| Lois J. Drabkin | .... | casting associate | |
| Barbara McNamara | .... | extras casting director | |
| Leeba Zakharov | .... | casting assistant | |
| John Girod | .... | extras casting associate (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Susan Bakula | .... | costume shop supervisor | |
| Trenee Clayton | .... | set costumer | |
| Barbara Hause | .... | wardrobe supervisor | |
| Bryan Mathison | .... | set costumer | |
| Alethea McElroy | .... | set costumer | |
| Brianna Patterson | .... | costume production assistant | |
| Jennifer Rogien | .... | assistant costume designer | |
| Elizabeth Shelton | .... | associate costume designer | |
| Adam Watt | .... | costume assistant | |
Editorial Department | |||
| David S. Clark | .... | first assistant editor (as Dave Clark) | |
| Ally Garrett | .... | first assistant editor | |
| Esther Lee | .... | digital intermediate producer | |
| Christian Miglio | .... | first assistant editor | |
| Carrie Puchkoff | .... | assistant editor: New York | |
| Richie Roefaro | .... | colorist assistant | |
| Mary Beth Smith | .... | negative cutter | |
| Jeff Smithwick | .... | digital film colorist | |
| Lora Sorrentino | .... | editorial production assistant | |
| Laura Steiger | .... | first assistant editor (as Laura Yanovich) | |
| Lee Wimer | .... | color timer | |
| Jenny Caceres | .... | post-production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Mark Sahagun | .... | digital intermediate editor (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Julian Bratolyubov | .... | music preparation | |
| Andrew Dorfman | .... | music editor | |
| Bruce Fowler | .... | orchestrator | |
| Steven Fowler | .... | orchestrator (as Steve Fowler) | |
| Walt Fowler | .... | orchestrator | |
| Rick Giovinazzo | .... | orchestrator | |
| Jim Harrison | .... | digital orchestral timing | |
| Yvonne S. Moriarty | .... | orchestrator (as Yvonne Moriarty) | |
| Kathy Nelson | .... | music supervisor | |
| Jason Poss | .... | orchestrator | |
| Jason Poss | .... | score supervisor | |
| Tim Rodier | .... | music preparation | |
| Erik Swanson | .... | scoring digital recordist | |
| Fred Vogler | .... | score recordist | |
| Fred Vogler | .... | scoring mixer | |
| Giancarlo Vulcano | .... | score producer | |
| Gina Zimmitti | .... | orchestra contractor | |
Transportation Department | |||
| James Fanning | .... | transportation captain | |
| Amber R. Kirsch | .... | transportation | |
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Say what you will about the marketing machine, but I truly think the people behind promoting Baby Mama did a bang up job even if I believe they did so without trying. They make expectations so low in the trailer that you almost have to enjoy the film. Was it a great comedy? No. However, it was much better than I ever could have hoped as Michael McCullers takes us places you never would expect going in. I thought that it would be a water-downed, overlong SNL skit with one woman asking another to carry her baby, leading to a generic odd couple pairing with hijinks and gags piling on top of each other, collapsing under its own weight. Instead we are treated to a pretty sentimental and touching portrait of two women learning to grow and evolve with help from the other, a person, in both regards, that they never would have thought could teach them anything. Even the pregnancy aspect takes a ton of twists and turns never becoming the straight shot gimmick just bringing everyone together. The surrogate mother here must make some tough decisions as she continues along on her journey, lending a side to the tale that actually brings it to a level of intrigue that no Lorne Michaels film has done in recent memory.
I don't want to ruin the plot points of Angie Ostrowiski's pregnancy, but let's just say it isn't cut and dry. Her motives aren't genuine, something that is obvious from the start, just not quite in the way you anticipate. There are surprises for her and secrets hidden from the other characters as she wrestles within herself. A "white-trash" loser, attached to a man that believes waiting on the phone to be the 132.7 caller is a job, Angie learns a lot while with mom-to-be Kate Holbrook. Kate, being the professional VP of an organic food market, is a very detail orientated woman who is by the books and unafraid to tell others what they should do. It is an oil and water connection, butlike all good relationships of this kindbreeds some real funny and touching moments. Who thought watching Karaoke on the Playstation could be so much fun? Sure many instances feel like skits written separately and plugged in later, (the clubbing while pregnant, the press conference ambush, and the surrogate therapy sessionprobably the funniest scene without question), but they are surprisingly strung together to make a pretty coherent whole.
The other thing that the trailer hides is the inclusion of two great male roles. Did anyone know that Greg Kinnear and Steve Martin were in this thing? I for one was completely surprised by both, almost chuckling that they would have a small cameo until I realized that both were key roles to the whole. In the best turn of the film, Steve Martin is crazy, hippie genius. His earthy style of living, complete with long ponytail and soft speech, even when angered, is classic, as is everything uttered from his mouth. He is so good that I would be thrilled to have him offer me 5 uninterrupted minutes of staring into his eyes as a reward for a job well done. For Kinnear's part, he plays the usual love interest that is commonplace in films of this ilk. It's not flashy and it's not very original, but Greg is a stalwart and pulls off the good guy persona, even including a little bit of physical humor at the end.
Overall, though, this film is pretty standard fare. It goes into very broad comedy at times and very sappy/overly-sentimental drivel at others. There are some good jokes sprinkled throughout and for the most part keep it fun for the duration. Definitely feeling longer than it is, I never quite felt bored and I did begin to get invested in the story to see how it all would turn out. A lot of that can be credited to the chemistry between Tina Fey and Amy Pohler as Kate and Angie respectively. Both these women do a great job with their roles, fleshing out the psychotic relationship to perfection. One of the successful dynamics is how Fey becomes a mother figure to her surrogate. Even going so far as having temper tantrums and rubber-faced reactions, Pohler is a child.
It's also nice to see some fun moments from the supporting cast, but again nothing really sticks out to vault anything into must see territory. Sigourney Weaver is actually kinda scary in a very weird role; Romany Malco has plenty of great one-liners and facial expressions; and John Hodgeman is a bit odd in a small bit, with laughs coming more from the recognition of his Mac commercials than anything he does in the film. In the end, while nothing over-achieves, it all adds up to a pretty solid comedy worth a view. Is it necessary to see on the big screen? Probably not, but if you were worried that it might be a train-wreck, just know that it never takes any chances to risk derailing, and that's not a bad thing.