Baby's Day Out (1994)

After three kidnappers lose the baby they have kidnapped, both the cops and kidnappers go looking for the baby.

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 Thompson	...	FBI Agent Dale Grissom (as Fred Dalton Thompson)
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:

1990s | crib | bib | diaper | baby snatcher | 

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Taglines:

Born to go wild!

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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

Did You Know?

Trivia

The gorilla suit used in this film was the same suit John Alexander wore to play Digit in Gorillas in the Mist (1988). Both films had Rick Baker creating the animatronic effects, and he made alterations to the suit for this film since the character is supposed to be a western lowland gorilla as opposed to being a mountain gorilla.

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Goofs

Obvious stunt double for Eddie when he gets whacked in the face with the board and falls onto the roof.

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Quotes

Norby: Eddie?
Eddie: Huh?
Norby: You're a smart guy. How do you tell the front from the back on these diapers?
Eddie: Aren't there pockets in the front?
Norby: [looks it over] That's very funny. The front and the back are the same!
Eddie: Then it probably don't make no difference. Put him in them regular baby clothes. That fruit suit's a dead give away that he's a rich kid.

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Connections

Referenced in Shameful Sequels: Fred: The Movie (2012)

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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!

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 July 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

Baby's Day Out

Filming Locations:

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

Box Office

Budget:

$48,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,044,662, 4 July 1994

Gross USA:

$16,827,402

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$16,827,402

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