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Three Men and a Baby (1987)

Directed by:
Leonard Nimoy

COUNTRY
USA

GENRE
Comedy

NORWEGIAN TITLE
Tre menn og en baby

RUNNING TIME
102 minutes

Produced by:
Ted Field
Robert W. Cort

Written by (based on the French film Trois hommes et un couffin):
Jim Cruickshang
James Orr


Cast includes:

CHARACTER ACTOR/ACTRESS RATING
Peter Mitchell Tom Selleck
Michael Kellam Steve Guttenberg
Jack Holden Ted Danson
Mary Lisa Blair
Michelle Blair
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Rebecca Margaret Colin
Mrs. Holden Celeste Holm -
Sylvia Bennington Nancy Travis -
Sgt. Melkowitz Philip Bosco -
Paul Milner John Gould Rubin -
Vince Paul Guilfoyle -
Satch Earl Hindman -

 

Review

This American remake of the French hit comedy Trois hommes et un couffin was a major box-office success, largely thanks to its unabrasive handling of a simple but timeless premise: What if three 30-something urban bachelors suddenly found themselves stuck with a baby? The ensuing complications are as unremarkable as they are amusingly recognisable for anyone who has had the pleasure of getting themselves accustomed to life with a baby. And although the film never becomes brilliant or roaringly funny, it has a welcoming cordiality and lack of political reflection that is hard to find in similar contemporary American movies. All three lead actors give agreeable, sincere performances, making you feel their frustrations and affectations.

Copyright © 08.12.2024 Fredrik Gunerius Fevang

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