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Overview
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Michael McCullers (written by)
Release Date:
25 April 2008 (USA)
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Tagline:
Would you put your eggs...in this basket? more
Plot:
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. full summary | full synopsis
Plot Keywords:
Baby
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Book
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Premarital Sex
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Unwed Pregnancy
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Judge
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Awards:
1 win
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3 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(179 articles)
Cops Think Murray Shacked Up with Baby Mama
(From TMZ. 22 September 2009, 3:48 PM, PDT)
Lamar's Baby Mama on Khloé Nuptials: "I Thought It Was a Joke"
(From E! Online. 22 September 2009, 2:50 PM, PDT)
(From TMZ. 22 September 2009, 3:48 PM, PDT)
Lamar's Baby Mama on Khloé Nuptials: "I Thought It Was a Joke"
(From E! Online. 22 September 2009, 2:50 PM, PDT)
User Comments:
Predictable Farce Driven by a Deafening Biological Clock and a Familiar "Odd Couple" Set-Up
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Cast
(in credits order) | Amy Poehler | ... | Angie Ostrowiski |
 | Tina Fey | ... | Kate Holbrook |
 | Greg Kinnear | ... | Rob Ackerman |
 | Dax Shepard | ... | Carl Loomis |
 | Romany Malco | ... | Oscar |
 | Sigourney Weaver | ... | Chaffee Bicknell |
 | Steve Martin | ... | Barry |
 | Maura Tierney | ... | Caroline |
 | Stephen Mailer | ... | Dan |
 | Holland Taylor | ... | Rose Holbrook |
| James Rebhorn | ... | Judge |
 | Denis O'Hare | ... | Dr. Manheim |
 | Kevin Collins | ... | Architect / Rick |
| Will Forte | ... | Scott |
| Fred Armisen | ... | Stroller Salesman |
| John Hodgman | ... | Fertility Specialist |
| Siobhan Fallon | ... | Birthing Teacher (as Siobhan Fallon Hogan) |
| Thomas McCarthy | ... | Kate's Date (as Tom McCarthy) |
| Jason Mantzoukas | ... | Gay Couple |
| Dave Finkel | ... | Gay Couple |
| Brian Stack | ... | Dave |
 | Felicity Stiverson | ... | Ashley - Wiccan |
 | Anne L. Nathan | ... | Bookstore Clerk |
| Jay Phillips | ... | Boo-Boo Buster |
 | Kathy Searle | ... | Cool Mom |
| Almeria Campbell | ... | Maternity Nurse |
| Alice Kremelberg | ... | Rob's Daughter |
| Catherine Rose | ... | Caroline's 4-Year-Old |
 | Ian Colletti | ... | Caroline's 7-Year-Old |
| Eric Zuckerman | ... | Community Member #1 |
 | Frank Rodriguez | ... | Community Member #2 |
| Diane Chen | ... | Community Member #3 |
 | Andra Eggleston | ... | Waitress |
| Andrew Hillmedo Jr. | ... | Dante |
| Jon Glaser | ... | Vegan Waiter |
 | Erica Berg | ... | Yoga Mom |
| Curt Carlson | ... | Bailiff |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Drea Castro | ... | Chaffee's Nanny (uncredited) |
 | Shalon Delgado | ... | Pedestrian (uncredited) |
 | Kimberly Dorsey | ... | Neighbor with Toy Poodle (uncredited) |
 | Torrance Harvey | ... | Lamaze Dad (uncredited) |
| Mark A. Keeton | ... | Denim Suit Guy (uncredited) |
| Arnold Y. Kim | ... | Zen Master (uncredited) |
 | Tina King | ... | Community Member (uncredited) |
 | RJ Konner | ... | Man on the Street (uncredited) |
| Kordelia | ... | Waitress (uncredited) |
| Kimberly Magness | ... | Lead Hip Hop Dancer (uncredited) |
 | Lana May | ... | Hot club dancer (uncredited) |
| Adam S. Phillips | ... | Store Patron (uncredited) |
 | Annie Rohling | ... | Patron at Restaurant (uncredited) |
| Jesus A. Del Rosario Jr. | ... | Concirege / Doorman (uncredited) |
 | Giovanni Roselli | ... | The Club Guido (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Michael McCullers | |||
Writing credits(WGA) | ||
| Michael McCullers | (written by) | |
Original Music by | |||
| Jeff Richmond | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Daryn Okada | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Bruce Green | |||
| Debra Neil-Fisher | |||
Casting by | |||
| Avy Kaufman | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Jess Gonchor | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| David Swayze | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Susan Bode | (as Susan Bode-Tyson) | ||
| Jennifer Alex Nickason | (as Jennifer H. Alex) | ||
Costume Design by | |||
| Renee Ehrlich Kalfus | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Richard Dean | .... | makeup department head | |
| Donna Marie Fischetto | .... | hair co-department head | |
| Michelle Johnson | .... | hair co-department head | |
| Todd Kleitsch | .... | special makeup effects artist | |
| Jenn 'Jorge' Nelson | .... | co-head makeup department | |
| Stephanie Pasicov | .... | on-set special makeup effects artist | |
| Anita Roganovic | .... | key hair stylist (as Anita Lausevic) | |
| Julie Teel | .... | makeup artist (uncredited) | |
Production Management | |||
| David Bausch | .... | production supervisor | |
| Lisa Rodgers | .... | post-production supervisor | |
| Louise Rosner | .... | unit production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Noreen R. Cheleden | .... | second assistant director (as Noreen Cheleden) | |
| Stephen Lee Davis | .... | first assistant director | |
| Bellamy Forrest | .... | second second assistant director (as Bellamy Truman Forrest) | |
| Michael Pitt | .... | first assistant director: additional photography | |
| Michael Pitt | .... | second assistant director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Robert Althoff | .... | sound re-recordist | |
| Paul Aulicino | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Allan Byer | .... | sound mixer | |
| Marc Deschaine | .... | first assistant sound editor | |
| Marc Fishman | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Nerses Gezalyan | .... | sound mixer | |
| Mike Howells | .... | adr recordist | |
| Bobby Johanson | .... | adr mixer | |
| Tony Lamberti | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Steve Nelson | .... | sound effects editor (as Steven F. Nelson) | |
| Beauxregard Neylon | .... | adr mixer | |
| Michelle Pazer | .... | dialog editor | |
| Paul Pouthier | .... | second boom operator | |
| Stephen P. Robinson | .... | sound effects editor (as Stephen Robinson) | |
| Becky Sullivan | .... | supervising sound editor | |
| David Williams | .... | dialogue editor | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Mark Bero | .... | special effects technician | |
| Steven Kirshoff | .... | special effects supervisor | |
| Robert J. Scupp | .... | special effects technician (as Robert Scupp) | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Akemi Abe | .... | compositor | |
| Akemi Abe | .... | digital artist | |
| Ryan Beadle | .... | digital I/O | |
| Sam Dabbs | .... | end title animator | |
| Sarah Grieshammer | .... | digital compositor | |
| Shaina Holmes | .... | digital compositor | |
| Sean Kennedy | .... | digital effects artist: Pacific Vision Productions | |
| Paulina Kuszta | .... | visual effects coordinator | |
| Erin L. Nelson | .... | digital restoration | |
| Wilson Tang | .... | digital restoration | |
Stunts | |||
| G.A. Aguilar | .... | stunt coordinator (as George Aguilar) | |
| Jill Brown | .... | assistant stunt coordinator | |
| Jill Brown | .... | stunts | |
| Blaise Corrigan | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Joe Mancini | .... | precision driver | |
Casting Department | |||
| Elizabeth Dionne | .... | casting manager | |
| Lois J. Drabkin | .... | casting associate | |
| Barbara McNamara | .... | extras casting director | |
| Leeba Zakharov | .... | casting assistant | |
| John Girod | .... | extras casting associate (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Susan Bakula | .... | costume shop supervisor | |
| Trenee Clayton | .... | set costumer | |
| Barbara Hause | .... | wardrobe supervisor | |
| Bryan Mathison | .... | set costumer | |
| Alethea McElroy | .... | set costumer | |
| Brianna Patterson | .... | costume production assistant | |
| Jennifer Rogien | .... | assistant costume designer | |
| Elizabeth Shelton | .... | associate costume designer | |
| Adam Watt | .... | costume assistant | |
Editorial Department | |||
| David S. Clark | .... | first assistant editor (as Dave Clark) | |
| Ally Garrett | .... | first assistant editor | |
| Esther Lee | .... | digital intermediate producer | |
| Christian Miglio | .... | first assistant editor | |
| Carrie Puchkoff | .... | assistant editor: New York | |
| Richie Roefaro | .... | colorist assistant | |
| Mary Beth Smith | .... | negative cutter | |
| Jeff Smithwick | .... | digital film colorist | |
| Lora Sorrentino | .... | editorial production assistant | |
| Laura Steiger | .... | first assistant editor (as Laura Yanovich) | |
| Lee Wimer | .... | color timer | |
| Jenny Caceres | .... | post-production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Mark Sahagun | .... | digital intermediate editor (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Julian Bratolyubov | .... | music preparation | |
| Andrew Dorfman | .... | music editor | |
| Bruce Fowler | .... | orchestrator | |
| Steven Fowler | .... | orchestrator (as Steve Fowler) | |
| Walt Fowler | .... | orchestrator | |
| Rick Giovinazzo | .... | orchestrator | |
| Jim Harrison | .... | digital orchestral timing | |
| Yvonne S. Moriarty | .... | orchestrator (as Yvonne Moriarty) | |
| Kathy Nelson | .... | music supervisor | |
| Jason Poss | .... | orchestrator | |
| Jason Poss | .... | score supervisor | |
| Tim Rodier | .... | music preparation | |
| Erik Swanson | .... | scoring digital recordist | |
| Fred Vogler | .... | score recordist | |
| Fred Vogler | .... | scoring mixer | |
| Giancarlo Vulcano | .... | score producer | |
| Gina Zimmitti | .... | orchestra contractor | |
Transportation Department | |||
| James Fanning | .... | transportation captain | |
| Amber R. Kirsch | .... | transportation | |
Production Companies
- Broadway Video
- Relativity Media (in association with)
- Universal Pictures (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2009) (Italy) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2008) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Argentina Video Home (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Continental Film (2008) (Croatia) (DVD)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2008) (Argentina) (all media)
- Universal Pictures Benelux (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures (2009) (Japan) (DVD)
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
- fX Network (2010) (USA) (TV)
- Custom Film Effects
- Pacific Vision Productions (visual effects)
- Atlantic Cine Equipment GyronFS aerial system
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment camera dollies
- Corbis stock photographs
- David Haddad transportation equipment
- Footage Bank footage courtesy of (as FootageBank HD)
- Getty Images stock footage provided by
- Gotham Sound walkies provided by
- Haddad's transportation equipment
- Henson Recording Studios score recorded and mixed at
- Panavision cameras and lenses
- Picture Mill, The main titles
- Pivotal Post Avid editing equipment provided by
- Post Factory NY post-production facilities
- Right Lobe Design Group end titles
- Rockbottom Rentals cell phone rentals
- Soundtrack ADR Facility
- Technicolor Digital Intermediates digital intermediate
- That Cat Camera Support Chapman camera cranes
- Tomkats Catering catering
Additional Details
MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual humor, language and a drug reference.
Parents Guide:
Runtime:
Argentina:99 min | USA:99 min
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Language:
Color:
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
UK:12A |
Canada:G (Québec) |
Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) |
Ireland:12A |
USA:PG-13 (certificate #44286) |
Singapore:PG |
South Korea:12 |
New Zealand:M |
Argentina:13 |
Netherlands:AL |
Australia:M (DVD rating) |
Australia:PG |
Brazil:12
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Fun Stuff
Goofs:
Factual errors: Carl's car has a front license plate, and in Pennsylvania cars only have a rear license plate.
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Quotes:
Angie Ostrowiski:
[to Kate] There's something wrong with your toilet.
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Soundtrack:
She Bangs
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How do they make Kate look like she is driving her car?Is "Baby Mama" based on a book?
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There is a smattering of smart laughs in this 2008 comedy, but first-time director Michael McCullers really plods his own coincidence-driven script along with little sense of style or dramatic resonance. At times, it feels no better than a formulaic romantic comedy from the 1960's usually starring small-screen celebrities trying to break into the big time. Sure enough, this time, we are offered Tina Fey (currently of NBC's "30 Rock") and Amy Poehler, former "Saturday Night Live" Weekend Update co-anchors and definitely the cream of the current funny lady crop. The problem is that McCullers, a one-time SNL staff writer who also co-wrote the Austin Powers movies with Mike Myers, doesn't elevate the screenplay much beyond the limited dimensions of an extended comedy sketch. That puts most of the pressure on the two women to make this farce work as a distaff version of "The Odd Couple" with a pregnancy angle, and they often - you should pardon the expression - deliver.
Ideally cast with her smart, bespectacled looks, Fey plays 37-year-old Kate Holbrook, single and professionally successful as the VP of an upscale organic supermarket chain much like Whole Foods. She hears her biological clock ticking and is taking every step possible to have a baby. Her last straw is to pay an agency $100,000 to find a surrogate. Naturally, her polar opposite shows up as the ideal candidate - a junk-food-eating, Red Bull-swilling piece of white trash named Angie Ostrowski who comes with her money-drubbing boyfriend Carl. Kate is so desperate she is practically begging Angie to carry her egg, so Angie willingly accepts. Somehow, the women end up living together during the pregnancy and inevitably get on each other's nerves, more Angie on Kate's nerves since a few revelations threaten to upend the deal. Convenience appears to trump logic in tying up the plot's loose ends, of which there are many. However, McCullers' alternately sauntering and piercing Judd Apatow-like approach helps compensate for the bigger lapses.
A game cast also helps. Although fairly limited as an actress, Fey is sharp and likable as the often dour Kate and has the ability to bring the implausibility of her character's situation into more human focus. Even though she is entirely too old for her role, Poehler is a more natural comic presence as Angie, terrifically manic but surprisingly poignant during key moments. It's obvious their joint casting has more to do with their proved rapport than dramatic credibility. In a turn worthy of Jeff Foxworthy, Dax Shepard credibly makes Carl a mercenary sheep. Romany Malco (memorable as Andy's horned-up co-worker in "The 40-Year-Old Virgin") is given little to do as the streetwise doorman, the same fate of Maura Tierney bland as Kate's supportive sister. Greg Kinnear must be getting awfully tired playing the same type of romantic foil over and over again, but he does do it well even though his scenes also seem strangely truncated. Two veterans threaten to steal the picture in acts of petty larceny - a pony-tailed Steve Martin very funny as Kate's Zen-seeking boss whose idea of a reward is allowing her to stare at him for five minutes, and Sigourney Weaver as the overtly self-satisfied and all-too-fertile head of the agency. SNL regulars Will Forte and Fred Armisen show up in cameos. A fitfully funny farce.