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Baby's Day Out

Play trailer Poster for Baby's Day Out PG 1994 1h 38m Kids & Family Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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32% Tomatometer 19 Reviews 52% Popcornmeter 100,000+ Ratings
Posing as children's photographers, three crooks (Adam Robert Worton, Joe Mantegna, Lara Flynn Boyle) scheme their way into a mansion to kidnap an infant (Brigid Duffy, Eddie Bracken). Their hostage proves quite resourceful, however, escaping their hideout and making his way into downtown Chicago. Now the con men have to find their abductee, who believes that in order to return home he must reenact scenes from his favorite storybook, including trips to the zoo and a construction site.
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Derek Malcolm Guardian Dec 10
The whole is so efficiently made that you honestly can't tell where and how the stunts are woven into the material. Go to Full Review
Lesley Cunliffe Daily Telegraph (UK) Dec 9
Great fun as a family movie: not remotely heart-warming and beautifully photographed. Go to Full Review
David Ansen Newsweek 03/01/2019
John Hughes's subjects have become increasingly puerile. So, alas, have his movies. Go to Full Review
Emma Norman Daily Mirror (UK) Dec 9
What really spoils an otherwise standard comedy is the gooey sentimentality. Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 03/01/2024
3/4
...benefits from its agreeably broad performances and smattering of laugh-out-loud funny jokes and interludes... Go to Full Review
Mal Vincent The Virginian-Pilot 02/25/2022
2/4
With more baby-involvement, it could have been quite diverting. As it is, the baby is obviously photographed separately. Go to Full Review
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Mo S. @9mr_0 Dec 10 فلم جيد و مشاهد كوميديه جيده See more Carlos M @xblockhead Dec 4 This movie is a family classic. If you grew up in the 90’s, it holds a special place in your heart . it’s still funny and has charm in 2025. Enjoy movies. See more sepih s Sep 27 Was very hilarious. It was an amazing childhood movie! See more C D @Splatbusters Sep 22 this movie really sucks See more Hayleigh P. @haytay.shows22 Jul 21 This little boy is the CUTEST BABY 😫 he is adorable. The only thing is, which it isn’t the movie, is the fact that I overthink/think to hard about the movie. Not a single person sees the baby crawling around the whole city..? See more Stephen C @bob25009 Jun 20 Funny in 1 hour and 38 minutes!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $16,600,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Filmed in 1994 in color!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dubbed and subtitled in worldwide studios!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Posing as children's photographers, three crooks (Adam Robert Worton, Joe Mantegna, Lara Flynn Boyle) scheme their way into a mansion to kidnap an infant (Brigid Duffy, Eddie Bracken). Their hostage proves quite resourceful, however, escaping their hideout and making his way into downtown Chicago. Now the con men have to find their abductee, who believes that in order to return home he must reenact scenes from his favorite storybook, including trips to the zoo and a construction site.
Director
Patrick Read Johnson
Producer
John Hughes, Richard Vane
Screenwriter
John Hughes
Distributor
20th Century Fox, Abril Vídeo
Production Co
20th Century Fox
Rating
PG
Genre
Kids & Family, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 1, 1994, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$16.6M
Runtime
1h 38m
Sound Mix
Stereo, Dolby Digital, DTS, Surround
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