My Baby's Daddy (2004)

A trio of young men (Griffin, Anderson, and Imperioli) are forced to grow up quick when their girlfriends all become pregnant around the same time.

Director:

Cheryl Dunye

Writers:

Eddie Griffin, Coke Daniels (as Damon 'Coke' Daniels)

Stars:

Eddie Griffin, Anthony Anderson, Michael Imperioli

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Eddie Griffin	...	Lonnie
Anthony Anderson	...	G
Michael Imperioli	...	Dominic
Paula Jai Parker	...	Rolonda
Joanna Bacalso	...	Nia
Bai Ling	...	XiXi
Marsha Thomason	...	Brandy
Bobb'e J. Thompson	...	Tupac
Dee Freeman	...	Peaches
Randy Sklar	...	Brotha Stylz #1
Jason Sklar	...	Brotha Stylz #2
Naomi Gaskin	...	Venus
Denis Akiyama	...	Cha Ching
Fred Lee	...	Grandpa Bling Bling
Wynne Pon	...	Grandma Fung-Yu

Storyline

Lonnie, Dominic and 'G' are three bachelor buddies from the hood who, after a lifetime of hard-partying, are in for a crude awakening when their respective girlfriends all get pregnant at the same time. The fathers-to-be embark on an emotional journey while learning as much about themselves as they do about love and fatherhood.

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Plot Keywords:

fatherhood | talking baby | animal costume | rapper | break up | 

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Taglines:

They're going from players to playtime.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, language and some drug references

Details

Official Sites:

Miramax

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 January 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

My Baby's Mama

Filming Locations:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$7,548,819, 11 January 2004, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$17,321,573, 14 March 2004

Company Credits

Production Co:

Miramax, Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, Immortal Entertainment

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Method Man used an iron to warm up a grilled cheese sandwich. This tactic is identical to Mr Mom where Michael Keaton does the same thing for his oldest son.

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Goofs

When No Good first visits G, the baby bottle disappears and reappears between shots.

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Quotes

[about the Stylz Brothas]
Dominic: Someone should tell them they're white.

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Connections

References Mr. Mom (1983)

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Soundtracks

Ryder Music
Written by J. Batiste, W. Warner and Young Dre (as A. Terry)
Performed by Young Dre (as Young Dre the Truth) featuring S-Class

User Reviews

My Baby's Daddy Needs to Grow Up

My Baby's Daddy is a semi-comic tale of three friends who all get their girlfriends pregnant at the same time and are suddenly thrown into the job of father. This film stars comedian Eddie Griffin (Coneheads, John Q, Undercover Brother), Anthony Anderson (Big Mommas House, Me, Myself & Irene, Barbershop) and Michael Imperioli (Goodfellas, Bad Boys, Summer of Sam). This obvious rendition of Three Men and a Baby has the potential to be a funny and touching film, but falls short in several categories. The film opens with a really fun and fresh animation sequence, telling the story of the boys growing up together, getting in trouble and establishing their characters. Griffin plays Lonnie, the nerd of the group, who is hopelessly in love with a slut who uses him for his money. Anderson plays G, a lighthearted guy who has dreams to be the next Rocky. Imperioli is Dominic, a self proclaimed player who is trying to produce Hip Hop records. Anderson is by far the most interesting of the three friends, but still comes short. The biggest problem with the film is that the comedy and the spirit of the story are not consistent. There are some genuinely funny and touching moments that lead the audience to think there might be some substance to the film- as soon as you think that, the moment is ruined by a fart joke or some over the top, quasi-comedic attempt. Some times it feels like a touching light comedy only to have the humor whip into a crude, farcical hodge-podge. Griffin does his typical thing, swapping his look around as he transforms from a goggle-glasses wearing nerd, to an afro sporting, FUBU clad player. Anderson has some interesting banter between himself and his Chinese girlfriend's father. Whereas this might be an interesting dynamic to have, the writers messed it up with cheap shots to Asian names by coming up with sarcastic, 80's-esque names for her family; Fung Yu, Bling Bling, and others just as dismal. Imperioli is a throw-away character who really accomplishes nothing in the film. He's used to get to jokes about poser white rappers and an excuse to get two girls to kiss. Overall there are a few chuckles mixed in there, but what could have been a fun and touching film about three guys growing into fatherhood, turned into a mix of crude jokes and gags loosely linked by a story about babies. Time to grow up, boys. This is a very generous 4/10 star feature.