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:

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

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

The film's budget was a whopping fifty million dollars, which at the time was unheard of for a film that had no major leading stars in its cast.

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Goofs

When Eddie, Norby, and Veeko first notice Baby Bink on the bus and run toward their van to chase after him, Eddie's hair is all messed up and it and his face are still covered in bird seed, etc. from when he fell off the building. In the next scene, when they are driving after the bus, he's perfectly clean.

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Quotes

Norby: Eddie, what else did Mary's little lamb do?
Eddie: Didn't he put, uh, Humpty Dumpty back together again?
Veeko: That was Nat King Cole.N
Eddie: Nat King Cole stuck his finger in the pie and yanked out the bird.

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Connections

References Cat Feud (1958)

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Soundtracks

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

User Reviews

Ludicrous But Cute & Very Funny

Credibility-wise, this is one of the most ludicrous movies you'll ever see, but it's fun and I would think almost anyone would enjoy it. It's basically "Home Alone" out on the streets and with a baby instead of a small boy.

A baby goes wandering all over the big city with two kidnappers chasing it. People are everywhere but nobody sees the baby but the bad guys?! Hey, I told you it made no sense, but there are so many laughs in here, so many goofy slapstick routines that work that it's worth your time to check it out. I've seen it a couple of times and throughly enjoyed it each time, as have my guests - from kids to older folks.

To movie buffs, it's kind of fun also to see Joe Pantoliano and Joe Mantegna playing roles in which profanity is at a minimum, and they are in it only for laughs. It's a long way from most of their roles. Mantegna is especially impressive with his comedy. I was shocked how funny he was.

The only criticism I had, other than totally preposterous story being a little too far-fetched, is that one scene (at the construction site) went on too long. The movie as a whole would have been better had it been cut about 15 minutes. It's basically a one-joke movie and 99 minutes is too long for that.

Overall, this is a nice entertainment with a lot of laugh-out-loud scenes. If you get a kick out of seeing a baby constantly laugh, giggle and have a great time, then you'll really love this.