Three Men and a Baby (1987)

Three bachelors find themselves forced to take care of a baby left by one of the guys' girlfriends.

Director:

Leonard Nimoy

Writers:

Coline Serreau (screenplay "Trois Hommes et un Couffin"), James Orr (screenplay)

Stars:

Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg, Ted Danson

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tom Selleck	...	Peter
Steve Guttenberg	...	Michael
Ted Danson	...	Jack
Nancy Travis	...	Sylvia
Margaret Colin	...	Rebecca
Alexandra Amini	...	Patty
Francine Beers	...	Woman at Gift Shop
Lisa Blair	...	Mary
Michelle Blair	...	Mary
Philip Bosco	...	Detective Melkowitz
Barbara Budd	...	Dramatic Actress
Michael Burgess	...	Handsome Man at Party
Claire Cellucci	...	Angelyne
Eugene Clark	...	Man at Party #1
Derek de Lint	...	Jan Clopatz

Storyline

Three bachelor friends - architect Peter, artist Michael, and actor Jack are sharing an apartment in Manhattan. After Jack goes filming in Turkey his two flatmates find his baby daughter - which Jack doesn't know about - left outside their door. The two are left to look after the baby, and realise how difficult this can be. How would this baby change the life style of these confirmed bachelors?

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Plot Keywords:

baby | remake of french film | police | baby left on doorstep | abandoned baby | 

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Taglines:

Peter, Michael and Jack know a thing or two about women. But when it comes to babies, they're all wet.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Family

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Certificate:

PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

The "greatest clutch shot in basketball history" that Peter's guests are watching during the party is from Game 3 of the 1970 NBA Finals. Jerry West of the Los Angeles Lakers sank a sixty-five-foot desperation heave with two seconds left to tie the game, but the New York Knicks won the game in overtime, and eventually the series, to win the NBA championship. Largely unknown is the fact that, after the Knicks went up by two before West's shot, Wilt Chamberlain never was completely out of bounds after he took the ball to inbound it to West. Chamberlain was frustrated and just casually flipped the ball to West and was heading toward the locker room when West hit the shot.

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Goofs

After Peter and Michael left the show early to check on Jack and Mary (after repeatedly not getting any answers by phone), Peter says to Jack, "I let the phone ring for five minutes..." However, the answering machine would have picked up after two or three rings.

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Quotes

Rebecca: Jack has a baby?
Peter Mitchell: I realize such a concept tends to negate our belief in a benevolent God, but yes.

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Connections

Featured in For the Love of Spock (2016)

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Soundtracks

Conga
Written by Enrique Elías García (as Enrique E. Garcia)
Performed by The Miami Sound Machine
Courtesy of CBS Records, Inc.

User Reviews

Easy watch

THREE MEN AND A BABY is one of the big beasts of Hollywood cinema of the 1980s. It's a simple story, one that's well executed by Leonard Nimoy in one of his forays behind the camera, and truth be told there's little to dislike about it as a film. It's basically Steve Guttenberg, Ted Danson, and Tom Selleck in an apartment looking after a baby.

You can guess the easy, laid back nature of the film in this film and it really is an easy viewing experience. Even a mildly suspenseful crime style sub-plot added to the proceedings never endangers the characters much or adds much in the way of real danger to the story. The three main actors are all charismatic and you can easily see why women would fall in love with them, although it's worth noting that the baby is the real scene stealer here.

THREE MEN AND A BABY frequently threatens to veer into cheesy sentimentality, particularly at the climax, but that it never becomes too overwhelming is testament to its success as a film.

Details

Country:

USA France

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 November 1987 (USA)

Also Known As:

Three Men and a Baby

Filming Locations:

Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$11,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$10,384,392, 29 November 1987

Gross USA:

$167,780,960

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$167,780,960

Company Credits

Production Co:

Touchstone Pictures, Silver Screen Partners III, Interscope Communications

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) Dolby Stereo (35 mm prints)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1