Junior (1994)

As part of a fertility research project, a male scientist agrees to carry a pregnancy in his own body.

Director:

Ivan Reitman

Writers:

Kevin Wade, Chris Conrad

Stars:

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito, Emma Thompson

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Arnold Schwarzenegger	...	Dr. Alex Hesse
Danny DeVito	...	Dr. Larry Arbogast
Emma Thompson	...	Dr. Diana Reddin
Frank Langella	...	Noah Banes
Pamela Reed	...	Angela
Aida Turturro	...	Louise
James Eckhouse	...	Ned Sneller
Megan Cavanagh	...	Willow
Welker White	...	Jenny
Kathleen Chalfant	...	Casitas Madres Receptionist
Merle Kennedy	...	Samantha
Judy Collins	...	Naomi
Mindy Seeger	...	Alice
Christopher Meloni	...	Mr. Lanzarotta
Antoinette Peragine	...	Mrs. Lanzarotta

Storyline

Alex Hesse (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and Larry Arbogast (Danny DeVito) are working on a new drug which will reduce the chances of a woman's body rejecting her baby, and thus causing a miscarriage. When their research funding is withdrawn, and human experimentation is denied to them, they decide to test the drug by briefly impregnating Hesse. However, Hesse becomes attached to his unborn baby.

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Plot Keywords:

nightmare | man wears eyeglasses | scientist | baby | pregnancy | 

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Taglines:

Nothing is inconceivable

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sex-related humor

Did You Know?

Trivia

An early cut of this movie ended with an abortion scene that was nixed by the studio after the subject was deemed to be "too politically sensitive". Extensive re-shoots were required to make the final movie work.

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Goofs

When going into Larry's waiting room, the shot before entering Alex's sleeves are pushed up, but when they switch angles his sleeves are down.

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Quotes

Dr. Alex Hesse: Men what?
Dr. Diana Reddin: They're pathetic when it comes to pain. You should try being a woman sometime. It's a nightmare. Your body goes peculiar with your period and doesn't stop until menopause. It's a lifetime of leaking and swelling and spotting and smears. Crippling cramps, raging hormones, yeasts! And that's if everything's normal.

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Crazy Credits

The film's title logo appears when end credits are done

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Alternate Versions

On video/DVD, there are numerous swear words including Jesus, Shit and Bastard. When shown on TV these words are either replaced by other lines or cut completely.

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Connections

Featured in Conan: Fuzzy Wuzzy, or Fuzzy Wuzzn't He? (2011)

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Soundtracks

Are You in the Mood
Written by Stéphane Grappelli and Django Reinhardt
Performed by Stéphane Grappelli
Courtesy of Decca/London Records
By Arrangement with PolyGram Special Markets

User Reviews

Love or Hate

For me this is one of those movies you will either love or hate, there is no in between. Having said that I loved it, but do not rate it up there with good movies, because even though I loved it, it is not really that good. I do think however that it is better than the current 4.4 rating.

Arnie and Danny Devito are quite funny together, but some of Arnie's acting can be hit and miss. I am by the way a big fan of Arnies, just being honest.

The casting is probably the best thing about Junior. It's hard to imagine any other macho actor of Arnies ilk pulling this off. As in Twins and Kindergarten Cop, Arnie plays against his macho image, getting both laughs and smiles by showing us his non macho side.

Add Danny Devito and Emma Thompson, actors I hold in high regard and you have to at least give this a go.

It gave me a few laughs and a smile, but I have no wish to watch it twice.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 November 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

Junior

Filming Locations:

Gold Ballroom, Biltmore Hotel - 506 S. Grand Avenue, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$60,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$9,803,145, 27 November 1994

Gross USA:

$36,763,355

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$108,431,355

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Northern Lights Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min

Sound Mix:

DTS-Stereo DTS Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1