The Babymakers
| The Babymakers | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Jay Chandrasekhar |
| Written by | Peter Gaulke Gerry Swallow |
| Produced by | Jay Chandrasekhar Jason Blum Brian Kavanaugh-Jones |
| Starring | Paul Schneider Olivia Munn Kevin Heffernan Nat Faxon Aisha Tyler Constance Zimmer |
| Cinematography | Frank G. DeMarco |
| Edited by | Brad Katz |
| Music by | Edward Shearmur |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Millennium Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2.5 million[1] |
| Box office | $475,511[2] |
The Babymakers is a 2012 American comedy film directed by Jay Chandrasekhar, and starring Paul Schneider, Olivia Munn and Kevin Heffernan. Chandrasekhar and Heffernan are both members of Broken Lizard. The film received a limited release on August 3, 2012, in theaters and on video on demand services. It received a DVD and Blu-ray release September 18, 2012.
Plot
[edit]After trying everything to get his wife Audrey (Munn) pregnant, Tommy (Schneider) suspects that he may be infertile. He recruits his friend (Heffernan) to help him rob a sperm bank where he once made a donation.[3][4]
Cast
[edit]- Paul Schneider as Tommy Macklin
- Olivia Munn as Audrey Macklin
- Wood Harris as Darrell
- Kevin Heffernan as Wade
- Nat Faxon as Zig-Zag
- Jay Chandrasekhar as Ron Jon
- Constance Zimmer as Mona
- Aisha Tyler as Karen
- Jude Ciccolella as Coach Stubbs
- Tom Wright as Butcher
- Tommy Dewey as Todd
- Sharon Maughan as Dr. Roberts
- Tony Sancho as Pedro
- Philippe Brenninkmeyer as Dr. Vickery
- Helena Mattsson as Tanya
- Desi Lydic as Julie
- Bill Fagerbakke as Clark
- Jeanne Sakata as Wanda
- Hayes MacArthur as Leslie Jenkins
- Marc Evan Jackson as Jefferey
- Collette Wolfe as Allison
- Miles Fisher as Groom
- Noureen DeWulf as Bride
- Rick Overton as Officer Raspler
- M. C. Gainey as Officer Malloy
- Candace Smith as Roxie
- Lindsey Kraft as Greta
Reception
[edit]The film has received largely negative reviews. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives a score of 8% based on 51 reviews, and an average rating of 3.5/10. The critical consensus states: "The Babymakers mistakes raunch for humor and, despite a few sporadic laughs, wastes its otherwise capable cast on gross-out gags and misfired one-liners."[5]
Roger Ebert gave the film 1 star out of 4.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Chhabra, Aseem. "'We wanted to top Borat in The Babymakers'". Rediff.
- ^ "The Babymakers (2012)". Box Office Mojo. August 9, 2012. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
- ^ Genzlinger, Neil (August 2, 2012). "Rob What Kind of Bank?". The New York Times. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
- ^ Coyle, Jake (August 2, 2012). "Review: Half-baked 'Babymakers' comes up negative". The Times Herald. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
- ^ "The Babymakers". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- ^ Roger Ebert. "The Babymakers (R)". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved August 5, 2012.