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Released 18 years ago.
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Baby Mama
"Would you put your eggs in this basket?"
2008 1h 39m EN
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6.0
MID
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63%
FRESH
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55
METACRITIC
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6
IMDB
★6.0TMDB · 723🍅63%Rotten Tomatoes●55Metacritic★6IMDB · 48,744
ComedyRomance
Synopsis
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A successful, single businesswoman who dreams of having a baby discovers she is infertile and hires a working class woman to be her unlikely surrogate.
“Would you put your eggs in this basket?”
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Amy Poehler
Angie
Tina Fey
Kate
Greg Kinnear
Rob
Dax Shepard
Carl
Romany Malco
Oscar
Sigourney Weaver
Chaffee Bicknell
Steve Martin
Barry
Maura Tierney
Caroline
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Michael McCullers
- Writers
- Michael McCullers
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Michael McCullers, shot by Daryn Okada. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Jeff Richmond. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Bruce Green shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Amy Poehler and Tina Fey and Greg Kinnear carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Would you put your eggs in this basket?".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0871426 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Michael McCullers directs. Daryn Okada behind the camera. Jeff Richmond scores. Bruce Green cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 18 years ago.
- 2Directed by Michael McCullers, shot by Daryn Okada. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Jeff Richmond. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Bruce Green shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Amy Poehler and Tina Fey and Greg Kinnear carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "Would you put your eggs in this basket?".
- 7IMDB entry: tt0871426 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Daryn Okada
- Original score
- Jeff Richmond
- Editing
- Bruce Green
- Production design
- Jess Gonchor
- Costume design
- Renee Ehrlich Kalfus
- Makeup / hair
- Richard Dean
- Sound
- Marc Fishman
- Stunt coordinator
- Blaise Corrigan
- Runtime
- 99 min · 1h 39m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $30,000,000
- Box office
- $64,400,000
- Return
- 215% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- PG-13
- IMDB
- Baby Mama (2008)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 63% 🍅 Fresh
- Metacritic
- 55/100
- IMDB rating
- 6/10 · 48,744 votes
- MPAA
- PG-13
Awards
1 win & 5 nominations total
Also by
Michael McCullers
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Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Community reviews
What people are saying
- Andre Gonzales★ 10/10
Freaking hilarious movie. These 2 together crack me up. Just like they did on SNL.
Production companies
Who made it
Relativity Media
US
Michaels-Goldwyn
US
Universal Pictures
US
Key crew
- EditorBruce Green
- Executive ProducerJill Messick
- ProducerJohn Goldwyn
- ProducerLorne Michaels
- Executive ProducerLouise Rosner-Meyer
- Production DesignJess Gonchor
- Art DirectionDavid Swayze
- Set DecorationSusan Bode Tyson
- Set DecorationJennifer Alex Nickason
- Costume DesignRenee Ehrlich Kalfus
- Makeup Department HeadRichard Dean
- Sound Effects EditorPaul Aulicino
- Sound Re-Recording MixerMarc Fishman
- Sound Re-Recording MixerTony Lamberti
- Sound Effects EditorStephen P. Robinson
- Supervising Sound EditorBecky Sullivan
- CastingAvy Kaufman
- Stunt CoordinatorBlaise Corrigan
- Stunt CoordinatorG.A. Aguilar
- StuntsJill Brown
- Stunt DriverJoe Mancini
- EditorDebra Neil-Fisher
- MusicSharon Jones
- GafferAndy Day
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- philadelphia, pennsylvania
- pregnancy
- surrogate mother
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2008-04-23· Tribeca Film Festival
- Theatrical2008-04-25PG-13
Also known as
International titles
- Uma Mãe Para Meu BebêBR
- Mamá por encargoAR
- Mamá por EncargoSV
- Baby Mama (Mamá de alquiler)ES
- Mamá de alquilerES
- Mamá de alquiler (Baby Mama)ES
- Vai Chamar Mãe a Outra!PT
- 代孕妈妈CN
