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Baby Mama

  • 20082008
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
45K
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Tina Fey and Amy Poehler in Baby Mama (2008)
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A successful, single businesswoman who dreams of having a baby discovers she is infertile and hires a working class woman to be her unlikely surrogate.A successful, single businesswoman who dreams of having a baby discovers she is infertile and hires a working class woman to be her unlikely surrogate.A successful, single businesswoman who dreams of having a baby discovers she is infertile and hires a working class woman to be her unlikely surrogate.

IMDb RATING
6.0/10
45K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Michael McCullers
  • Writer
    • Michael McCullers
  • Stars
    • Tina Fey
    • Amy Poehler
    • Sigourney Weaver
Top credits
  • Director
    • Michael McCullers
  • Writer
    • Michael McCullers
  • Stars
    • Tina Fey
    • Amy Poehler
    • Sigourney Weaver
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 125User reviews
    • 148Critic reviews
    • 55Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 5 nominations

    Videos1

    Baby Mama
    Trailer 2:28
    Baby Mama

    Photos54

    Tina Fey, Michael McCullers, and Amy Poehler in Baby Mama (2008)
    Amy Poehler and Dax Shepard in Baby Mama (2008)
    Tina Fey in Baby Mama (2008)
    Tina Fey in Baby Mama (2008)
    Greg Kinnear in Baby Mama (2008)
    Amy Poehler in Baby Mama (2008)
    Sigourney Weaver in Baby Mama (2008)
    Amy Poehler in Baby Mama (2008)
    Romany Malco and Amy Poehler in Baby Mama (2008)
    Michael McCullers in Baby Mama (2008)
    Tina Fey and Amy Poehler in Baby Mama (2008)
    Sigourney Weaver and Tina Fey in Baby Mama (2008)

    Top cast

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    Tina Fey
    Tina Fey
    • Kateas Kate
    Amy Poehler
    Amy Poehler
    • Angieas Angie
    Sigourney Weaver
    Sigourney Weaver
    • Chaffee Bicknellas Chaffee Bicknell
    Greg Kinnear
    Greg Kinnear
    • Robas Rob
    Dax Shepard
    Dax Shepard
    • Carlas Carl
    Romany Malco
    Romany Malco
    • Oscaras Oscar
    Steve Martin
    Steve Martin
    • Barryas Barry
    Maura Tierney
    Maura Tierney
    • Carolineas Caroline
    Stephen Mailer
    Stephen Mailer
    • Danas Dan
    Holland Taylor
    Holland Taylor
    • Roseas Rose
    James Rebhorn
    James Rebhorn
    • Judgeas Judge
    Denis O'Hare
    Denis O'Hare
    • Dr. Manheimas Dr. Manheim
    Kevin Collins
    Kevin Collins
    • Architectas Architect…
    Will Forte
    Will Forte
    • Scottas Scott
    Fred Armisen
    Fred Armisen
    • Stroller Salesmanas Stroller Salesman
    John Hodgman
    John Hodgman
    • Fertility Specialistas Fertility Specialist
    Siobhan Fallon Hogan
    Siobhan Fallon Hogan
    • Birthing Teacheras Birthing Teacher
    Tom McCarthy
    Tom McCarthy
    • Kate's Dateas Kate's Date
    • Director
      • Michael McCullers
    • Writer
      • Michael McCullers
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    Successful and single businesswoman Kate Holbrook has long put her career ahead of a personal life. Now 37, she's finally determined to have a kid on her own. But her plan is thrown a curve ball after she discovers she has only a million-to-one chance of getting pregnant. Undaunted, the driven Kate allows South Philly working girl Angie Ostrowiski to become her unlikely surrogate. Simple enough ... After learning from the steely head of their surrogacy center that Angie is pregnant, Kate goes into precision nesting mode: reading childcare books, baby-proofing the apartment and researching top pre-schools. But the executive's well-organized strategy is turned upside down when her Baby Mama shows up at her doorstep with no place to live. An unstoppable force meets an immovable object as structured Kate tries to turn vibrant Angie into the perfect expectant mom. In a battle of wills, they will struggle their way through preparation for the baby's arrival. And in the middle of this tug-of-war, they'll discover two kinds of family: the one you're born to and the one you make. —Universal Pictures
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    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Would you put your eggs...in this basket?
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Romance
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual humor, language and a drug reference
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      In every scene she is in, Amy Poehler sports a different hairstyle and never repeats the same one twice.
    • Goofs
      Angie would never be able to be a surrogate without having a child of her own first. All reputable surrogacy agencies in the US require their surrogates to have had at least one full-term, live birth before becoming a surrogate.
    • Quotes

      Kate Holbrook: Did you just stick your gum under my coffee table?

      Angie Ostrowiski: [nervous] I don't know.

      Kate Holbrook: What do you mean, you don't know? You think you're at an Arby's right now?

      Angie Ostrowiski: You know what? I wish I was at an Arby's 'cause there's better food and cooler people there!

      Kate Holbrook: [looks under the coffee table] Did you stick *all* this gum under here?

      Angie Ostrowiski: I don't know! Maybe you stuck some of it under there.

      Kate Holbrook: Yeah, actually, you might be right. 'Cause sometimes, when I work a really long day, I like to come home and chew a huge wad of Bubblicious gum and stick it under my reclaimed barnwood coffee table!

      Angie Ostrowiski: Bitch, I don't know your life!

    • Connections
      Edited into Yoostar 2: In the Movies (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Mistletoe
      Written by Colbie Caillat, Stacy Blue, and Mikal Blue

      Performed by Colbie Caillat

      Courtesy of Universal Records

      Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

    User reviews125

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Better than expected
    When I first saw the trailer for Baby Mama, I just thought this movie was going to be a total disaster, it didn't look funny and like another typical chick flick. But my friends wanted to see it, so we saw it opening weekend, and actually I was surprised, I did like a lot better than what I was expecting. Baby Mama is something that looks like from the Lifetime Network, but it's all good, it has some really funny moments and was just cute. Amy Poehler and Tina Fey are two very funny women from Saturday Night Live, they also did Mean Girls together and made their characters an absolute joy to watch, so seeing them as the leads in this film was going to be an interesting turn. Tina Fey definitely has a lot of talent not only as a writer, but as an actress, she made her character believable and as neuritic as she was, she was still likable. Amy Poehler made her character a little too SNL at times, but these girls made the movie enjoyable and a fun flick to watch for the afternoon.

    Kate is a single and successful woman who seems to have it all in life, but one thing she wants so bad is a baby. But one problem, her uterus isn't liked by her doctor, in other words, she has a one in a million chance of getting pregnant. After adoption woes and sperm donor failures, she decides to get a sergeant mother who will get pregnant and give her a child. She meets white trash couple, Angie and Carl. Angie moves into Kate's apartment after her break up with Carl, so this "odd couple" has to teach each other some new moves in life.

    Baby Mama is actually worth the watch, I was very impressed with how much I liked it, like I said, from the trailer, it doesn't seem like a good movie, but when you watch it, you get the laughs and the smiles that the movie promises. It is a chick flick, warning to people who have a strong hatred for them, but I'm not a fan of chick flicks, and you know what? I thought that this was just a fun movie that if you let go and even enjoy the predictability, you'll find yourself loving Baby Mama.

    7/10
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    • Smells_Like_Cheese
    • Apr 30, 2008

    FAQ2

    • Is "Baby Mama" based on a book?
    • How do they make Kate look like she is driving her car?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 25, 2008 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Mamá de alquiler
    • Filming locations
      • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Production companies
      • Broadway Video
      • Michaels Goldwyn
      • Relativity Media
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $30,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $60,494,212
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $17,407,110
      • Apr 27, 2008
    • Gross worldwide
      • $64,444,713
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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