Junior (1994)

Director:

Ivan Reitman

Writers (WGA):

Kevin Wade (written by) and
Chris Conrad (written by)

Release Date:

23 November 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Nothing is inconceivable

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Pregnancy | Scientist | Fertility | Baby | Male Female Relationship

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 nominations

Cast

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

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS-Stereo | DTS

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:12 | Philippines:PG-13 | Netherlands:AL (video rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Chile:14 | Finland:S | France:U | Germany:6 | Peru:14 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Berkeley, California, USA

Company:

Northern Lights Entertainment

Trivia:

Out of all the films Ivan Reitman has made with Arnold Schwarzenegger, he has cited Junior (1994) as his favourite.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Alex and Larry argue about whether or not Alex should keep the baby, Larry is speaking but his lips aren't moving.

Quotes:

[Dr. Reddin has found out Alex is carrying her baby]
Dr. Diana Reddin: Why should I be upset! You lie to me. You... STEAL from me. You engage in a utterly selfish, IMMORAL, arrogant stunt without any regard for my feelings whatsoever. What am I supposed to be, grateful? This is just SO MALE!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Naked Fear (1999)

Soundtrack:

LOOK WHAT LOVE HAS DONE

Just when you thought it was safe to head into the delivery room

You know, I can imagine Reitman looking at Twins, and thinking: "Hey, that worked out pretty well... the two of them are good together... I'll try that again". So he did. Only this time, while Danny is sleazy as ever(don't get me wrong, I've liked him in several roles, but it is kinda his shtick), and Arnie is, well, that physique doesn't just get put away for a movie or two, obviously, they're both playing competent doctors, and that's not where the high requirements for suspension of disbelief end with this thing(frankly, it's barely where they begin). Minimal effort is made to address the immediately obvious issues that there are with the concept of this, so it ends up being little else than a two-hour "pregnant woman behaviour" joke, mostly with Schwarzenegger acting that out, which is automatically hilarious, you know, because... he's a man! Get it? Don't worry about it. Oh, and there is "humor" from Thompson being clumsy, and occasionally frazzled, because she's a female nerd. Isn't it funny how, in Hollywood, all geeks of the fairer sex are either perfectly beautiful, or, you know, "television ugly", meaning, basically a pretty girl, just with unflattering clothes, glasses and/or bad hair? It's not a poorly done flick. It's shot, edited and scored just fine. Pacing is reasonable. The plot develops nicely, though it is entirely predictable. The romance and the attempts at getting emotional responses from the audience are largely unconvincing. I recommend this to those who wish to watch all the work of one or more of the people who made this. 5/10