Baby Geniuses (1999)

Scientists hold super intelligent talking babies captive, but things take a turn for the worse when a mix-up occurs between a baby genius and its twin.

Director:

Bob Clark

Writers:

Steven Paul (story), Francisca Matos (story)

Stars:

Kathleen Turner, Christopher Lloyd, Kim Cattrall

Bottom Rated Movies #24 | 2 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kathleen Turner	...	Elena
Christopher Lloyd	...	Heep
Kim Cattrall	...	Robin
Peter MacNicol	...	Dan
Dom DeLuise	...	Lenny
Ruby Dee	...	Margo
Kyle Howard	...	Dickie
Kaye Ballard	...	Mayor
Leo Fitzgerald	...	Sly / Whit
Myles Fitzgerald	...	Sly / Whit
Gerry Fitzgerald	...	Sly / Whit
Connor Leggett	...	Basil
Griffin Leggett	...	Basil
Megan Robbins	...	Carrie
Gabrielle Robbins	...	Carrie

Storyline

Dr. Elena Kinder and Dr. Heap work for BABYCO, the world's leading manufacturer in baby products. What the public doesn't know, however, is that Dr. Kinder and Dr. Heap are secretly working on cracking the code to "baby talk" which is actually a highly sophisticated language which allows babies to communicate the knowledge of the secrets of the universe with which they are born. Problems arise when Sly, the smartest of the babies, escapes from the lab and unites the babies of the outside world to help free the babies trapped in the lab. Kinder and Heap must find Sly before it is too late.

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Plot Keywords:

genius | telepathy | escape | talking baby | scientist | 

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Taglines:

Think innocent. Think helpless. Think again. Naps are history.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Family | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some rude behavior and dialogue

Did You Know?

Trivia

Christopher Lloyd, Peter MacNicol and Sam McMurray appeared in Addams Family Values (1993).

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Goofs

Sly declares his "disguise sucks" and discards the hat, coat, scarf and cigar, then climbs into the baby carriage. Later, when he leaves the carriage, the baby girl has his cigar and scarf.

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Quotes

Sly: Uh oh! I think we've got company!
[opens door where Dickie had been spying on the babies. Dickie falls onto the floor and sly walks up to him and grabs him hard by the nose]
Sly: Come on ice dork! A mind's a terrible thing to waste.
[other babies laugh at this]
Sly: OK troops, lets move it!
[Sly leads the other babies down the hall while still holding onto Dickie's nose - causing Dickie to move down the hall on his hands and knees alongside sly]
Dickie: Ow! Ow! Ow! Owww!

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Crazy Credits

There are flashback scenes of the friendship between the babies as the movie's over.

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Connections

Referenced in I Hate Everything: the Search for the Worst: Druids (2014)

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Soundtracks

Stayin' Alive
Written by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb and Maurice Gibb
Performed by The Bee Gees
Courtesy of PolyGram International Music B.V.
By Arrangement with PolyGram Film & TV Music

User Reviews

diaper gravy

Just what I always wanted: to hear babies recycle stale catch-phrases from other movies (if you just can't get enough of the words "show me the money", this is the movie for you).

It would be a waste of time for me to describe what is bad about this movie, because EVERYTHING is bad - the writing, the directing, the acting... This is the only film I know that causes actual physical pain. Don't be surprised if viewing of this film is followed by repeated fits of vomiting. By the time the phrase 'diaper gravy' was used for the third time, I realized that that's exactly what this movie consists of. The worst film I have seen in my life. And yet... as the worst movie ever made, it holds an undeniable fascination.

I give Baby Geniuses a 1, only because zero isn't an option

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 March 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

Baby Geniuses

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$12,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$5,613,587, 14 March 1999

Gross USA:

$27,250,736

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$36,450,736

Company Credits

Production Co:

Crystal Sky Worldwide, Triumph

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1