Junior (1994)

User Rating:

4.4/10   

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 | 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:

Continuity: When going into Larry's waiting room, the shot before entering Alex's sleeves are pushed up, but when they switch angles his sleeves are down.

Quotes:

Dr. Alex Hesse: My body. *My* choice!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in 2 Days in Paris (2007)

Soundtrack:

ARE YOU IN THE MOOD

Silly but fun

Arnold Schwarzenegger gets pregnant. That's about it. The premise is ridiculous, the twists and turns in the plot are mind-bogglingly stupid and every joke is predictable and hammered at you--but I still like this film! The script does have it's moments, but the performances really carry this one.

Arnie is suprisingly very funny when he becomes pregnant (when asks DeVito in all seriousness "Does my body disgust you?" I broke up); DeVito is just along for the ride but is good--he's the straight man to Arnie; Emma Thompson is just gorgeous, very funny and full of life as a clumsy scientist. Also Judy Collins (yes, the singer) pops up looking radiant as the head of a center for pregnant women. Everything looks wonderful and the film is slickly made to cater the the audience. I usually hate films like that, but this worked. The only bad part is Pamela Reed--she's a wonderful actress and comediene but she's shamefully underused--she doesn't get any good funny scenes till the end. Also, where else will you see Arnie in a dress?

It's a one joke film. Is it a good film? No. Do I like it? Very much. Call it a guilty favorite.

One complaint--at 2 hours it's too long. Couldn't it have been trimmed a little?