IMDb >
Baby Mama (2008)
Watch It
Buy it at Amazon
Rent it at Blockbuster.com
Discuss in Boards More at IMDb Pro Add to My Movies Update Data
BETA
Discuss in Boards More at IMDb Pro Add to My Movies Update Data
Quicklinks
Top Links
trailers and videosfull cast and crewtriviaofficial sitesmemorable quotesOverview
main detailscombined detailsfull cast and crewcompany creditstv scheduleAwards & Reviews
user commentsexternal reviewsnewsgroup reviewsawardsuser ratingsparents guiderecommendationsmessage boardPlot & Quotes
plot summarysynopsisplot keywordsAmazon.com summarymemorable quotesFun Stuff
triviagoofssoundtrack listingcrazy creditsalternate versionsmovie connectionsFAQOther Info
merchandising linksbox office/businessrelease datesfilming locationstechnical specslaserdisc detailsDVD detailsliterature listingsNewsDeskPromotional
taglines trailers and videos posters photo galleryExternal Links
showtimesofficial sitesmiscellaneousphotographssound clipsvideo clipsBaby Mama (2008) More at IMDbPro »
| Photos (see all 48 | slideshow) | Videos (see all 28) |
          |
|
Overview
User Rating:
Director:
Writer (WGA):
Michael McCullers (written by)
Release Date:
25 April 2008 (USA)
more
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
|
Book
|
Premarital Sex
|
Unwed Pregnancy
|
Judge
more
Awards:
1 win
&
3 nominations
more
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
more (79 total)
US TV Schedule:
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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 |
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
Country:
Language:
Color:
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
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
Filming Locations:
Company:
Fun Stuff
Goofs:
Factual errors: Carl's car has a front license plate, and in Pennsylvania cars only have a rear license plate.
more
Quotes:
Kate Holbrook:
[about Angie] She's crazy. It's like living with a child.
more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Supermarket (2009)
more
Soundtrack:
Throne Of Bone
more
FAQ
A Note About SpoilersHow do they make Kate look like she is driving her car?
How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?
more
more (79 total)
Message Boards
Discuss this movie with other users on IMDb message board for Baby Mama (2008) moreRecommendations
If you enjoyed this title, our database also recommends:
Show more recommendations
|
|
|
|
|
| Gone with the Wind | Knocked Up | The Miracle of Morgan's Creek | La historia oficial | Giant |
|
IMDb User Rating:
|
IMDb User Rating:
|
IMDb User Rating:
|
IMDb User Rating:
|
IMDb User Rating:
|
Related Links
| Full cast and crew | Company credits | External reviews |
| News articles | IMDb Comedy section | IMDb USA section |
| Add this title to MyMovies |
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.