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:

They changed her diapers. She changed their lives.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Family

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Certificate:

PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

Margaret Colin is a frequent love interest for Tom Selleck's characters. She plays his non-exclusive girlfriend in this movie. She's also a television love interest of Thomas Magnum on Magnum, P.I. (1980), and Frank Reagan on Blue Bloods (2010).

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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

Jack Holden: [changing Mary] How do you put on these goddamn things?
Peter Mitchell: Figure it out for yourself, dickhead.
Jack Holden: Oh, no! Not on the silk sheets! Not on the silk sheets!

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Connections

Referenced in Hand (1998)

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Soundtracks

Bad Boy
Written by Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo and Rafael Vigil
Performed by The Miami Sound Machine
Courtesy of CBS Records, Inc

User Reviews

Star-power highlights this film

Ted Danson, Tom Selleck, and Steve Guttenberg star in this light- hearted comedy about how 3 New York bachelors receive a big change in their lives after finding a baby on their doorstep. With humor that primarily surround the ordeal the 3 men have to contend with, 3 MEN AND A BABY relies on the chemistry the 3 main stars generate with

each other. At first they experience dismay with the infant; I mean, how can three unmarried men take care of a baby?! But soon enough the 3 guys fall in love with her. But with good measure, a drug- smuggling subplot is thrown in (probably to make it not look like your a typical family-oriented comedy). Nevertheless, Danson, Selleck, and Guttenberg shine. The same goes for the cute little baby Mary, and a

good direction from an unlikely director, Leonard "Mr. Spock" Nimoy himself!

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