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Joe Mantegna, Lara Flynn Boyle, Joe Pantoliano, Brian Haley, Cynthia Nixon ... see more see more... , Fred Dalton Thompson , John Neville , Matthew Glave , Jacob Joseph Worton , Brigid Duffy , Eddie Bracken , Roslyn Alexander , Anna Levine , Warren Rice , Don Rimgale , Janet Hirshenson , Dawn Maxey , William Holmes , John Alexander , Verne Troyer , Jennifer O. SayGan , Fred Dalton Thomas , John Hughes

John Hughes sticks to his seemingly fool-proof formula for success in Baby's Day Out, a cross-pollination of Home Alone and a Swee' Pea cartoon. The plot seems all-too familiar: posing as baby photogr... read more read more...aphers, a group of three would-be kidnappers (led by the usually outstanding character actor Joe Pantoliano) enter an unsuspecting wealthy Chicago couple's home and make off with Baby Bink after leaving a ransom note. However, while waiting for the delivery of the ransom money, Baby Bink manages to escape and subsequently embarks on a series of cutesy-poo adventures in downtown Chicago (including a crawl through a skyscraper construction site), leaving the hapless crooks in hot pursuit. ~ Jeremy Beday, Rovi

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PG, 1 hr. 39 min.

Directed by: Patrick Reed Johnson, Patrick Read Johnson

Release Date: July 1, 1994

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DVD Release Date: January 29, 2002

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  • TheDudeLebowski65
    October 10, 2011
    TheDudeLebowski65
    Baby's Day Out is a decent family comedy that has some good laughs, but is not one of the best John Hughes produced offerings. The film is quite entertaining, and is funny, but this isn't the type of comedy that has stood the test of time, like so many of Hughes' previous outings... read more as director or producer. Baby's Day Out is a fun film, but at times, the gags now have become redundant and unfunny. For what is, Baby's Day Out is a fun comedy that will appeal to the entire family, but like I've previously stated, some gags seem old and tiresome. When the film first came out, I remember that it was quite funny, but having re-watched it a few times since, The comedy feels a little flat, however it still manages to make me smile. There's a good cast here, and the actors playing the villains are funny in their parts and the rest of the cast do a fine job at making this film watchable. Baby's Day out is a decent comedy with decent laughs; however the gags aren't as great as I remember them to be. However, this is still a film worth seeing, and the film is quite entertaining at that. This is a comedy that the whole family can enjoy. The cast makes it worth seeing, especially the three kidnappers which are played by Joe Mantegna, Joe Pantoliano and Brian Haley. Despite its flaws, Baby's Day Out is still an amusing little film to watch, and does manage to make you smile even if the gags aren't as funny as the first time you've seen this film.
  • murphmann93
    June 23, 2011
    murphmann93
    Love this film, it's so weird but at the same time really, really funny.
  • ajv2688
    June 1, 2011
    ajv2688
    This movie is cute, sometime sickeningly so, but overall it's very funny and entertaining. I think kids will like it especially.
  • cosmo313
    August 19, 2010
    cosmo313
    This isn't terrible, just kind of mediocre and a little dumb. The baby is unbearable cute and adorable though. I know that everyone needs to eat, but could they not have gotten some less well-known people instead of Mantegna and Pantoliano? It is fun to see a pre-"Sex and the Cit... read morey" Cynthia Nixon, though.
  • fb733768972
    February 15, 2010
    fb733768972
    WOW! What a stupid movie! I had me laughing when I has 5, but never again will I laugh at this extremely perfectly rated movie!
  • 3niR
    February 15, 2010
    3niR
    Awww the baby is so cute. And it was nice movie too.
  • Chiefilms
    February 5, 2010
    Chiefilms
    Movie should be called: "Cute Ass Baby in a Shit Ass Movie". Would have done a lot better.
  • ScoopOnline
    December 8, 2009
    ScoopOnline
    One of my Fav Part from Baby`s Day out Parts. Joe Mantegna, Joe Pantoliano and John Hughes were so Awesome. I lols everytime I catch it on TV.
  • stormyweather980
    September 14, 2009
    stormyweather980
    I'd say better than the "Look Who's Talking" sequels and "Baby Geniuses."
  • matertenebraum
    August 8, 2009
    matertenebraum
    Baby's Day out is pure fun. If you like movies where young children outwit stupid grown-ups then this is the movie for you.

    Joe Mantegna performs wonderfully as the leader of a trio of kidnappers who kidnap Baby Bink but soon find him causing more trouble than they can handle. I... read moref you liked films such as Home Alone then this movie will suit you.

    There are wonderful scenes throughout. Baby Bink escapes his captors and starts crawling round the city and oddly, not one single adult seems to think this is out of the ordinary. The fun is seeing the blundering trio try to recapture him. There are some great moments, particularly when Baby Bink ends up in the gorilla cage at the zoo and when the trio arouse the suspicions of a policeman and Joe Mantegna hides Bink under a coat on his lap.

    Whilst children will really enjoy this movie, adults will also get a kick out of it. Worth viewing if you can.

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Critic Reviews

Bill Clark
July 20, 2005
Bill Clark, FromTheBalcony

Unfunny slapstick farce.

James Sanford
August 13, 2004
James Sanford, Kalamazoo Gazette

OK slapstick in the "Home Alone" vein

Oz
March 28, 2003
Oz, Hollywood Bitchslap

Hey, at least the baby wasn't talking.

Clint Morris
September 17, 2002
Clint Morris, Moviehole

Tot-sized laughs

Scott Weinberg
July 25, 2002
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

For the seven people out there who hoped for a movie stupider than "Home Alone 2."

Leonard Klady
January 23, 2009
Leonard Klady, Variety

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Stephen Holden
May 20, 2003
Stephen Holden, New York Times

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January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

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Hal Hinson
January 1, 2000
Hal Hinson, Washington Post

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  • Three men kidnap a baby, but when it escapes they have to chase it through the city, including through a zoo and a construction site. It's a family movie with a lot of slapstick. It also had a police officer uttering this line, "we're going back to the tick-tock to get the boo-boo."  Answer »
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