Look Who's Talking (1989)

After a single, career-minded woman is left on her own to give birth to the child of a married man, she finds a new romantic chance in a cab driver. Meanwhile, the point-of-view of the newborn boy is narrated through voice-over.

Director:

Amy Heckerling

Writer:

Amy Heckerling

Stars:

John Travolta, Kirstie Alley, Olympia Dukakis

5 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Travolta	...	James
Kirstie Alley	...	Mollie
Olympia Dukakis	...	Rosie
George Segal	...	Albert
Abe Vigoda	...	Grandpa
Bruce Willis	...	Mikey (voice)
Twink Caplan	...	Rona
Jason Schaller	...	Mikey
Jaryd Waterhouse	...	Mikey
Jacob Haines	...	Mikey
Christopher Aydon	...	Mikey
Joy Boushel	...	Melissa
Don S. Davis	...	Dr. Fleisher
Louis Heckerling	...	Lou
Brenda Crichlow	...	Secretary

Storyline

Double-crossed, the lovelorn and very pregnant New York City accountant, Mollie, gets into James' cab and rushes to the hospital to give birth, after a failed attempt at love with a sleazy and self-centred businessman. Suddenly, Mollie is a single working mum--and what is even more disheartening--she has to embark on the nearly impossible quest to unearth the ideal father for her outspoken boy, Mikey. Could the perfect father be James, Mikey's favourite babysitter?

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Plot Keywords:

baby | trilogy | birth | single mother | baby boy | 

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Taglines:

He's got John Travolta's smile, Kirstie Alley's eyes, and the voice of Bruce Willis... Now all he has to do is find himself the perfect daddy.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

PG-13

Did You Know?

Trivia

Amy Heckerling was inspired to write the film after her husband and writer Neal Israel started playfully talking in a different voice to pretend what their new baby would say. Her husband also has a cameo as Kirstie Alley's character's boss.

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Goofs

During the very last scene James and Mikey go to a hospital to see Molly. While walking into her hospital room you can see it's obviously a set/sound stage when you look up at the top, in the corner(s), you will see it for a few good seconds.

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Quotes

Mollie: Look at all those daddies down there. They're making goofball faces and taking pictures of their babies.
[Looks at Mikey]
Mollie: . Well, you won't find your father here. I really messed things up for you. I don't want you to be upset, because I'm going to go out there and find you a daddy, and this time I'm going to be smart about it. I'm not going to go for some handsome guy just because I'm in love with him. You're the only thing that matters to me, and I'm going to go out there and I'm going to get ...

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Crazy Credits

After Pete Townshend's "Let My Love Open the Door" finishes playing, the remainder of the end credits have absolutely no other music or audio playing during them.

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Alternate Versions

The UK cinema version was cut by the BBFC to remove one use of the word 'fuck' during the childbirth scene. This was restored to all later releases.

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Connections

Featured in Look Who's Talking Too (1990)

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Soundtracks

I Get Around
Written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love (uncredited)
Performed by The Beach Boys
Courtesy of Capitol Records, Inc. Special Markets Division

User Reviews

Amusing, funny and ripely entertaining comedy.

Good scenario isn't it: baby observes the world as an adult would with sarcastic quips and anecdotes. And the movie itself is also quite good. Although it has the neccessary light touch, it's also rather adulty. Films of this calibre wouldn't usually have quite so much innuendo and sex-talk in them. This doesn't take away from the overall enjoyment of the movie, but it certainly is surprising.

There's a good cast to back this up. Kirstie Alley is ideal as the sexy single mother. John Travolta repeats his character in Saturday Night Fever to a certain degree, which isn't a bad thing. Bruce Willis steals the show as the voice of the baby though.

The result is a pleasing and enjoyable little comedy so I recommend "Look Who's Talking". My IMDb rating: 6.7/10.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 October 1989 (USA)

Also Known As:

Daddy's Home

Filming Locations:

The Manhattan Housing Co-Op, 784 Thurlow St., Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$7,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$12,107,784, 15 October 1989

Gross USA:

$140,088,813

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$296,999,813

Company Credits

Production Co:

TriStar Pictures, Management Company Entertainment Group (MCEG), Hollywood Licensing Group

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1