Look Who's Talking (1989)

Director:

Amy Heckerling

Writer (WGA):

Amy Heckerling (written by)

Release Date:

13 October 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Romance | Comedy

Tagline:

He's got John Travolta's smile, Kirstie Alley's eyes, and the voice of Bruce Willis... Now all he has to do is find himself the perfect daddy.

Plot:

Mollie is a single mum who's on the lookout for a reliable and normal boyfriend. Her son Mikey, (unbeknownst...

Plot Keywords:

Grandfather Grandson Relationship | Philanderer | Baby Nursery | Father Figure | Grandmother

Awards:

4 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

John Travolta	...	James Ubriacco
Kirstie Alley	...	Mollie
Olympia Dukakis	...	Rosie
George Segal	...	Albert
Abe Vigoda	...	Grandpa
Bruce Willis	...	Mikey (voice)
Twink Caplan	...	Rona
Jason Schaller	...	Mikey
Jaryd Waterhouse	...	Mikey
Jacob Haines	...	Mikey
Christopher Aydon	...	Mikey
Joy Boushel	...	Melissa
Don S. Davis	...	Dr. Fleisher
Louis Heckerling	...	Lou
Brenda Crichlow	...	Secretary
Andrea Mann	...	Salesgirl
Douglas Tuck	...	Cab Stealer
Alex Bruhanski	...	Street Worker
Casey Grant	...	Admitting Clerk
Oscar B. Ramos	...	Hospital Worker
Aurelio Dinunzio	...	Orderly
Jeff Irvine	...	Admitting Doctor
Shirley Barclay	...	Nurse
William B. Davis	...	Drug Doctor
David Berner	...	Mr. Impatience
Jerry Wasserman	...	Mr. Anal
Daliah Novak	...	Carrie
Zena Darawalla	...	Lupe
Nicholas Rice	...	Harry
Neal Israel	...	Mr. Russ
Blu Mankuma	...	Director
William Britos	...	Home Orderly
Dee Jay Jackson	...	Burly Orderly
Isa Burner	...	Lady
Bea Cartwell	...	Lady
Eleanor Haines	...	Lady
Mollie Israel	...	Little Girl
Ryan McIntosh	...	Little Boy
Gerry Bean	...	Pilot Friend
Deryl Hayes	...	Pilot Friend
Enid Saunders	...	Ester
Nicole Stevens	...	Silly Baby
Christy Smith	...	Baby Megan
Sabrina Bailey	...	Sand Box Baby
Farah Abassi	...	Chatting Baby
Amber Brownmiller	...	Blowing Kiss Baby
Ariel Perryman	...	Nursery Baby
Nigel John Crowe	...	Nursery Baby
Michael Joseph Materi	...	Nursery Baby
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Joan Rivers	...	Julie (voice) (uncredited)

Directed by
Amy Heckerling

Writing credits (WGA)
Amy Heckerling		(written by)

Produced by
David Enson	....	associate producer
Bob Gray	....	line producer
Jonathan D. Krane	....	producer
Simon R. Lewis	....	co-producer

Original Music by
David Kitay

Cinematography by
Thomas Del Ruth		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Debra Chiate

Casting by
Jeff Greenberg
Sid Kozak

Art Direction by
Reuben Freed
Graeme Murray

Set Decoration by
Barry W. Brolly

Costume Design by
Molly Maginnis

Makeup Department
Todd McIntosh	....	makeup department head
Dean Gates	....	baby effects crew (uncredited)

Production Management
Bob Gray	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Rick Avery	....	second unit director
Todd Masters	....	womb unit director

Art Department
James Carson	....	model maker
Robyn Jacobs	....	model shop foreman: Todd Masters Studios
Helen Jarvis	....	model maker
Wayne McLaughlin	....	property master
Mark Siegel	....	sculptor

Sound Department
Ara Ashjian	....	sound re-recordist
Donald D. Brown	....	boom operator
Kenneth R. Burton	....	sound effects editor
Gregory Cheever	....	sound re-recordist
Andy D'Addario	....	sound re-recording mixer
Robert Glenn	....	sound editor
Victor Iorillo	....	sound effects supervisor
Ted Johnston	....	sound editor
Jay Kamen	....	adr editor
Cathy McKelvey	....	assistant sound editor
Ralph Parker	....	production sound mixer
Mark A. Rozett	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
William H. Orr	....	special effects (as Bill Orr)
Jack Santry	....	special effects senior producer
Danny Wagner	....	creature maker (puppeteer)

Stunts
Brian Avery	....	stunts
Rick Avery	....	stunts
John Branagan	....	stunts
Bud Davis	....	stunts
Jim Dunn	....	stunts
Bill Ferguson	....	stunts
Jack Gill	....	stunts
Reg Glass	....	stunts
Ernie Jackson	....	stunts
Ken Kirzinger	....	stunts
Michael Langlois	....	stunts
Mihaly 'Michu' Meszaros	....	stunts
Tony Morelli	....	stunts
Louis Pharand	....	stunt driver
Louis Pharand	....	stunts
David Rigby	....	stunts
Bill Stewart	....	stunts
Dawn Stofer-Rupp	....	stunts
Betty Thomas	....	stunt coordinator
Ron Zupancic	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
James L. Hurford	....	key grip

Casting Department
Sandy Holt	....	adr voice casting
Carolyn Long	....	casting associate

Editorial Department
Timothy Mozer	....	assistant film editor
Charles Robichaud	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Ken Kushnick	....	music supervisor
Frank McKelvey	....	music editor
David Passick	....	music supervisor
Reg Powell	....	orchestrator
Sam Winans	....	orchestrator

Other crew
Amanda Blasko	....	double: Mikey
Mary Ann Kellogg	....	choreographer
Wendi Laski	....	unit publicist
Kelly Moon	....	script supervisor: second unit
Chris Rudolph	....	assistant location manager
Suzie Rutigliano	....	assistant baby wrangler
Mark Siegel	....	creature maker
Mark Siegel	....	puppeteer
Tana Tocher	....	caterer
Tracy Young	....	script supervisor: second unit

Production Companies

• M.C.E.G. Virgin Home Entertainment
• TriStar Pictures

Distributors

• TriStar Pictures (1989) (USA) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1992) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Columbia Pictures Corporation (UK)
• Columbia TriStar Films
• Columbia TriStar (Brazil) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar (USA) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar (USA) (laserdisc)
• LK-TEL Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• LK-TEL (Argentina) (video)
• RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (USA) (laserdisc)

Also Known As:

Daddy's Home

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Portugal:M/12 | Netherlands:6 | Brazil:Livre | South Korea:15 | Iceland:L | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Finland:S | Sweden:7 | UK:15 (video rating) (1990) (uncut) | USA:PG-13 | West Germany:12 | Singapore:PG | UK:12

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

M.C.E.G. Virgin Home Entertainment

Trivia:

Cameo: [Debra Chiate]the little girl in the sandbox scene with the line, "I don't get it."

Goofs:

Anachronisms: At one point, Molly is in the streets with Mikey and we see a Starbucks Coffee in the background. Starbucks did not make it to the east coast until the early-1990s.

Quotes:

James: I think being a good father is keeping the mother happy so she doesn't drive the kids crazy.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Saturday Night Live: The Best of Jon Lovitz (2005) (TV)

Soundtrack:

I Get Around

Amusing, funny and ripely entertaining comedy.

Good scenario isn't it: baby observes the world as an adult would with sarcastic quips and anecdotes. And the movie itself is also quite good. Although it has the neccessary light touch, it's also rather adulty. Films of this calibre wouldn't usually have quite so much innuendo and sex-talk in them. This doesn't take away from the overall enjoyment of the movie, but it certainly is surprising.

There's a good cast to back this up. Kirstie Alley is ideal as the sexy single mother. John Travolta repeats his character in Saturday Night Fever to a certain degree, which isn't a bad thing. Bruce Willis steals the show as the voice of the baby though.

The result is a pleasing and enjoyable little comedy so I recommend "Look Who's Talking". My IMDb rating: 6.7/10.