Baby's Day Out
Seen it?1994 | 99 min | Comedy, Adventure, Family, Crime
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
It's still drawing plenty of interest, but just 32% on Rotten Tomatoes and a box office loss held it back. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans, anyone who wants a laugh and adventure fans. If you loved The Rescuers Down Under, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 39 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG: peril. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
Baby Bink couldn't ask for more: he has adoring (if somewhat sickly-sweet) parents, lives in a huge mansion, and he's just about to appear in the social pages of the paper. Unfortunately, not everyone in the world is as nice as Baby Bink's parents—especially the three enterprising kidnappers who pretend to be photographers from the newspaper. Successfully kidnapping Baby Bink, they have a harder time keeping hold of the rascal, who not only keeps one step ahead of them, but seems to be more than a little bit smarter than the three bumbling criminals.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
32% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
6.4 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$48 million worldwide on a $50 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 222K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Patrick Read Johnson
- Joe MantegnaEddie
- Lara Flynn BoyleLaraine
- Joe PantolianoNorby
- Brian HaleyVeeko
- Cynthia NixonGilbertine
- Fred ThompsonFBI Agent Grissom
- John NevilleMr. Andrews
- Matthew GlaveBennington
- Adam Robert WortonBaby Bink
- Jacob Joseph WortonBaby Bink