Baby's Day Out (1994)

Baby Bink couldn't ask for more; he has adoring (if somewhat sickly-sweet) parents, he lives in a huge mansion, and he's just about to appear in the social pages of the paper. Unfortunately... See full summary »

Director:

Patrick Read Johnson

Writer:

John Hughes

Stars:

Lara Flynn Boyle, Joe Mantegna, Joe Pantoliano

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Joe Mantegna	...	Eddie
Lara Flynn Boyle	...	Laraine Cotwell
Joe Pantoliano	...	Norby
Brian Haley	...	Veeko
Cynthia Nixon	...	Gilbertine
Fred Dalton Thompson	...	FBI Agent Dale Grissom
John Neville	...	Mr. Andrews
Matthew Glave	...	Bennington Cotwell
Adam Robert Worton	...	Baby Bink #1
Jacob Joseph Worton	...	Baby Bink #2
Brigid Duffy	...	Sally
Guy Hadley	...	FBI Agent
Eddie Bracken	...	Old Timer
Kenneth L. Jordahl	...	Old Soldier #1
Raymond Henders	...	Old Soldier #2

Storyline

Baby Bink couldn't ask for more; he has adoring (if somewhat sickly-sweet) parents, he lives in a huge mansion, and he's just about to appear in the social pages of the paper. Unfortunately, not everyone in the world is as nice as Baby Bink's parents; especially the three enterprising kidnappers who pretend to be photographers from the newspaper. Successfully kidnapping Baby Bink, they have a harder time keeping hold of the rascal, who not only keeps one step ahead of them, but seems to be more than a little bit smarter than the three bumbling criminals.

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Plot Keywords:

baby | kidnapping | taxi | kidnapping a child | baby boy | 

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Taglines:

When the big city called he had to answer.

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild language and comic action

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 July 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

Agarrem Esse Bebé

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$50,000,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$16,671,505

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$27,371,505

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox, Hughes Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Although he normally did not enjoy films which show children or infants in danger, Gene Siskel gave this movie a "thumbs up" while Roger Ebert disliked the movie, and told Siskel he should be ashamed of himself. Their sharp disagreement has since become a popular Internet video.

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Goofs

In the beginning of the movie, the baby's father is in the back seat of a car, accompanied by some police cars, and holding in his hand the letter from the guys that kidnapped his son. The whole text is clearly shown for a second, then the camera shifts between certain words written on the paper : "5 million dollars", "trash bag in the alley" and "by midnight". However, when the whole piece of paper and the whole text were on the screen, it was very clear that the words "by midnight" were nowhere on the paper. The whole text said only "Mr. Cotwell, we have your baby! Put $ 5 million dollars in a trash bag in the alley behind the Ovaltine factory. No police!"

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Quotes

Eddie: [after accidently letting some mixture be poured on him] THAT'S IT! NO MERCY!
[tries to walk through the slippery puddle of mixture]
Eddie: This ain't no nursury school battle of wits anymore. This is my '5'"10" of guile, gut, and gristle, versus you 2 1/2 feet of goo-goos,gaa-gaas, and giggles.
[slips on the floor, but climbs up again]
Eddie: If the Milwaukee Mob couldn't kill me, no milk-puking little thumb-sucker's got a candle's chance on a cyclone of getting the better of me!

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Connections

Featured in Top 10 Movie Moments That Have Nothing to Do with the Scene from Frankenstein Where the Monster Throws the Girl into the Pond (2010)

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Soundtracks

This Is The Army, Mr. Jones
Written by Irving Berlin

User Reviews

Cute, friendly, and smelly diapers.

Great film in my opinion. Baby Bink is unbelieveably cute. With his dimples, playfulness, and giggle, it is hard to believe why it bombed. I think it deserves major props for being kid-friendly, instead of the hard-core things people are used to seeing. It is great for all- ages, a 10 out of 10, spectacular!