Baby Mama (2008)

Director:

Michael McCullers

Writer (WGA):

Michael McCullers (written by)

Release Date:

25 April 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Would you put your eggs...in this basket?

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.

Plot Keywords:

Doorman | Nightclub | Sister Sister Relationship | Biological Clock | Philadelphia Pennsylvania

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Cast

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

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual humor, language and a drug reference.

Runtime:

USA:99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Certification:

UK:12A | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Ireland:12A | Canada:G (Québec) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #44286) | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

210 Riverside Drive, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Broadway Video

Goofs:

Errors in geography: When Angie goes into labor and Kate drives her to the hospital, they are seen in a long shot leaving Philadelphia and heading to Camden, NJ over the Benjamin Franklin Bridge. Later, the hospital they arrive at is identified as the University of Pennsylvania Hospital.

Quotes:

Angie Ostrowiski: Is that what you're wearing?
Kate Holbrook: We *are* going to a nightclub.

Movie Connections:

References Psycho (1960)

Soundtrack:

December

Somewhat entertaining but disappointing

I like Tina Fey. I like Tina Fey a lot. 30 Rock is my favorite show, I loved the writing in Mean Girls and her role in it. And even though she isn't listed as a writer in Baby Mama, I assumed she had some input and I was sure that this would be a smart, funny, movie. Well I was wrong. It was watchable and she showed that she has the potential of being a lead in an romantic comedy, but the writing was weak and Amy Poehler didn't add much to the movie. I have no problem with formulaic comedies. But I would at least like them to be funny. If this movie stared anyone besides Tina Fey I would have probably walked out. But I hope it does well, so maybe we can see Ms. Fey in more movies. Hopefully next time she decides to write it.