Baby Mama (2008)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

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:

Hospital | Vegan | Fertility Clinic | Ponytail | Sister Sister Relationship

Awards:

1 nomination

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
John Hodgman	...	Fertility Specialist
Siobhan Fallon	...	Birthing Teacher (as Siobhan Fallon Hogan)
Thomas McCarthy	...	Kate's Date (as Tom McCarthy)
Jason Mantzoukas	...	1 / 2 of Gay Couple
Dave Finkel	...	1 / 2 of 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:
Kordelia	...	Waitress (as Kordelia Mages)
Drea Castro	...	Chaffee's Nanny (uncredited)
Kimberly Dorsey	...	Neighbor with Toy Poodle (uncredited)
Antwoin Hagood	...	Clubber (uncredited)
Torrance Harvey	...	Lamaze Dad (uncredited)
Mark A. Keeton	...	Denim Suit Guy (uncredited)
RJ Konner	...	Man on the Street (uncredited)
Kimberly Magness	...	Lead Hip Hop Dancer (uncredited)
Lana May	...	Hot club dancer (uncredited)
Annie Rohling	...	Patron at Restaurant (uncredited)
Giovanni Roselli	...	The Club Guido (uncredited)

Directed by
Michael McCullers

Writing credits (WGA)
Michael McCullers		(written by)

Produced by
John Goldwyn	....	producer
Jill Sobel Messick	....	executive producer
Lorne Michaels	....	producer
Louise Rosner	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Jeff Richmond

Cinematography by
Daryn Okada

Film Editing by
Bruce Green

Casting by
Avy Kaufman

Production Design by
Jess Gonchor

Art Direction by
David Swayze

Set Decoration by
Susan Bode		(as Susan Bode-Tyson)

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
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
Louise Rosner	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Stephen Lee Davis	....	first assistant director
Michael Pitt	....	first assistant director: additional photography
Michael Pitt	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Glen Aldous	....	scenic
Steve Brennan	....	key on-set dresser
Jen Day	....	art department assistant: reshoots
Jerry DeRogatis	....	set dresser
Frank Didio	....	co-construction coordinator
Steven Glazman	....	storyboard artist
Apache Gonzalez	....	set dresser
Alex Gorodetsky	....	charge scenic artist
Bruce Lee Gross	....	leadman
Jay Hendrickx	....	camera scenic artist
Gina Herold	....	art department coordinator
Gregory Hill	....	assistant art director
Mark Hurtado	....	storyboard artist
Heather Danielle Kane	....	property master
Robin McAllister	....	assistant property master
Victor Morales	....	scenic
Eric Pastore	....	set dresser
Ron Petagna	....	construction coordinator
Ronnie Petagna	....	shop foreman
Daniel Rosenfeld	....	scenic shopman
Amy Safhay	....	lead greensperson
Jennifer Santucci	....	set dresser
Omar Vaid	....	set dresser
Greg Voth	....	graphic artist: props
James Whelan	....	set dresser

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
Mike Howells	....	adr recordist
Bobby Johanson	....	adr mixer
Tony Lamberti	....	sound re-recording mixer
Michelle Pazer	....	dialog editor
Paul Pouthier	....	second boom operator
Becky Sullivan	....	supervising sound editor
David Williams	....	dialogue editor

Visual Effects by
Akemi Abe	....	compositor
Akemi Abe	....	digital artist
Ryan Beadle	....	digital I/O
Sam Dabbs	....	end titles
Shaina Holmes	....	digital compositor
Sean Kennedy	....	digital effects artist: Pacific Vision Productions
Paulina Kuszta	....	visual effects coordinator
Madhava Reddy	....	digital intermediate
Wilson Tang	....	digital restoration

Stunts
Jill Brown	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Blaise Corrigan	....	stunt coordinator
Joe Mancini	....	precision driver

Camera and Electrical Department
K.C. Bailey	....	still photographer
Kelly Britt	....	lighting technician
Stephen Consentino	....	Steadicam operator
Jonathan A. Davidson	....	grip
Andy Day	....	gaffer
Jamie Gallagher	....	daily generator operator
Dennis Green	....	24 frame video operator
James Heerdegen	....	grip
Joel Holland	....	digital video assist operator
Michael A. Leo	....	rigging best boy
Chris Lombardozzi	....	generator operator
Bruce MacCallum	....	lead camera operator
William MacGhee	....	electrician
Bobby Mancuso	....	first assistant camera
Charlie Marroquin	....	key grip
Lance Mayer	....	libra head technician
Ed Nessen	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Heather Norton	....	first assistant camera
Leon Sanginiti	....	second assistant camera: aerial unit
Gerard Sava	....	camera operator: additional photography
Mark Schmidt	....	camera operator: "a" camera: Philadelphia
Craig Striano	....	technocrane operator
Andrew Sweeney	....	dolly grip
David J. Thompson	....	camera operator: "b" camera, Philadelphia
Craig Vaccaro	....	key rigging grip
Mark Walpole	....	first assistant camera: aerial unit
Yueni Zander	....	camera loader

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	....	assistant editor
Christian Miglio	....	first assistant editor
Carrie Puchkoff	....	assistant editor: New York
Jeff Smithwick	....	digital film colorist
Lora Sorrentino	....	editorial production assistant
Laura Steiger	....	first assistant editor (as Laura Yanovich)
Lee Wimer	....	color timer
Mark Sahagun	....	digital intermediate editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Andrew Dorfman	....	music editor
Bruce Fowler	....	orchestrator
Rick Giovinazzo	....	orchestrator
Yvonne S. Moriarty	....	orchestrator
Kathy Nelson	....	music supervisor
Jason Poss	....	score supervisor
Tim Rodier	....	music preparation
Fred Vogler	....	scoring mixer
Gina Zimmitti	....	orchestra contractor

Transportation Department
James Fanning	....	transportation captain
Amber R. Kirsch	....	transportation

Other crew
Billy Arrowood	....	location manager: Philadelphia
Pamela Bertini	....	assistant production coordinator
Patrick Bevilacqua	....	additional production assistant
Thomas Bianco	....	production accountant
Thomas 'Doc' Boguski	....	production coordinator: Philadelphia
Nick Bommer	....	asset manager
Emily Brownell	....	stand-in
Sarah Cappetta	....	office production assistant
Greg Connolly	....	stand-in: male lead
Angela Cutrone	....	production assistant
Lolly Daskal	....	location scout
Logan Wolfe Edler	....	production assistant
Ryan Ferguson	....	location assistant
Scott Ferlisi	....	location assistant: New York
Ramon Flowers	....	stand-in
Lowell Freedman	....	set production assistant
Niko Godfrey	....	accounting clerk
Eric Gurian	....	assistant: Tina Fey
Brian Hershkowitz	....	production assistant
James Hinton	....	assistant accountant
Julie Kuehndorf	....	unit publicist
Harry Lapham	....	key set production assistant
Jessica Lichtner	....	script supervisor
Melanie Lopes Lumelleau	....	second assistant accountant
Kristyn Macready	....	set production assistant
Talia Mayer	....	production assistant
Jason A. McCauley	....	location scout: Philadelphia
Andrew McGovern	....	office production assistant
Michael L. Mizrahi	....	location assistant
Kyle O'Brien	....	production accountant: New York
Dana Palmer	....	assistant: John Goldwyn
Joseph S. Patire	....	shop craftsmen
Monica Perez Gelbman	....	post-production accountant
Meredith Petty	....	assistant to executive producer
Patricia Porter	....	payroll accountant
Justin Reid	....	location scout
Dawn Rosado	....	location assistant
Yorgo Stathopoulos	....	assistant location manager
Anita Sum	....	production coordinator
Wendy Taylor	....	location coordinator
Melissa Tomjanovich	....	assistant: M. McCullers
Gayle Vangrofsky	....	location manager
Denise Violante	....	production assistant
Celia Allen	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Laura Lynn Berrios	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Faya Madrid	....	crew: second unit (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Broadway Video
• Relativity Media (in association with)

Distributors

• Argentina Video Home (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2008) (Argentina) (all media)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2008) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc)
• fX Network (2010) (USA) (TV)

Other Companies

• Picture Mill, The  titles
• Pivotal Post  Avid editing equipment provided by
• Post Factory NY  post-production facilities
• Rockbottom Rentals  cell phone rentals
• Technicolor Digital Intermediates  digital intermediate

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

USA:99 min | Argentina:99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

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

Filming Locations:

114 East 71st St, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Broadway Video

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Angie and Kate are driving through Kate's neighborhood, all of the parked cars have front and back license plates, resembling New York state plates. In Pennsylvania, only back license plates are required.

Quotes:

Angie Ostrowiski: Can I just spray a little PAM down there right before the baby comes out?

Movie Connections:

References "House M.D." (2004)

Soundtrack:

Be Gentle With Me

Better than expected

When I first saw the trailer for Baby Mama, I just thought this movie was going to be a total disaster, it didn't look funny and like another typical chick flick. But my friends wanted to see it, so we saw it opening weekend, and actually I was surprised, I did like a lot better than what I was expecting. Baby Mama is something that looks like from the Lifetime Network, but it's all good, it has some really funny moments and was just cute. Amy Poehler and Tina Fey are two very funny women from Saturday Night Live, they also did Mean Girls together and made their characters an absolute joy to watch, so seeing them as the leads in this film was going to be an interesting turn. Tina Fey definitely has a lot of talent not only as a writer, but as an actress, she made her character believable and as neuritic as she was, she was still likable. Amy Poehler made her character a little too SNL at times, but these girls made the movie enjoyable and a fun flick to watch for the afternoon.

Kate is a single and successful woman who seems to have it all in life, but one thing she wants so bad is a baby. But one problem, her uterus isn't liked by her doctor, in other words, she has a one in a million chance of getting pregnant. After adoption woes and sperm donor failures, she decides to get a sergeant mother who will get pregnant and give her a child. She meets white trash couple, Angie and Carl. Angie moves into Kate's apartment after her break up with Carl, so this "odd couple" has to teach each other some new moves in life.

Baby Mama is actually worth the watch, I was very impressed with how much I liked it, like I said, from the trailer, it doesn't seem like a good movie, but when you watch it, you get the laughs and the smiles that the movie promises. It is a chick flick, warning to people who have a strong hatred for them, but I'm not a fan of chick flicks, and you know what? I thought that this was just a fun movie that if you let go and even enjoy the predictability, you'll find yourself loving Baby Mama.

7/10