Look Who's Talking

"He's hip, he's cool, and he's only 3 months old."

1989 1h 36m EN

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★6.3TMDB · 2,542

ComedyRomance

Synopsis

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After a single, career-minded woman is left on her own to give birth to the child of a married man, she finds a new romantic chance in a cab driver. Meanwhile, the point-of-view of the newborn baby is narrated through voice-over.

“He's hip, he's cool, and he's only 3 months old.”

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Cast

John Travolta
James
Kirstie Alley
Mollie
Olympia Dukakis
Rosie
George Segal
Albert
Abe Vigoda
Grandpa
Bruce Willis
Mikey (voice)
Twink Caplan
Rona
Jason Schaller
Mikey

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Amy Heckerling
Writers: Amy Heckerling
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Grossed $297M — a 39.6× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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2 / 8

ERA

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37 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Look Who's Talking Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Amy Heckerling, shot by Thomas Del Ruth. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by David Kitay. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Debra Chiate shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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John Travolta and Kirstie Alley and Olympia Dukakis carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

ERA

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Marketing tagline: "He's hip, he's cool, and he's only 3 months old.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Amy Heckerling directs. Thomas Del Ruth behind the camera. David Kitay scores. Debra Chiate cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Grossed $297M — a 39.6× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
237 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Look Who's Talking Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Amy Heckerling, shot by Thomas Del Ruth. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by David Kitay. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Debra Chiate shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7John Travolta and Kirstie Alley and Olympia Dukakis carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "He's hip, he's cool, and he's only 3 months old.".
9IMDB entry: tt0097778 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 9 themes, including "baby", "single parent", "pregnancy", "duringcreditsstinger".

The technical file

Cinematography: Thomas Del Ruth
Original score: David Kitay
Editing: Debra Chiate
Production design: Reuben Freed
Costume design: Molly Maginnis
Makeup / hair: Roy Sidick
Runtime: 96 min · 1h 36m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $7,500,000
Box office: $296,999,813
Return: 3960% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Look Who's Talking (1989)

Awards

Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Movie

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Part of

Look Who's Talking Collection

Look Who's Talking is a 1989 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Amy Heckerling, and starring John Travolta and Kirstie Alley. Bruce Willis plays the voice of Mollie's son, Mikey. The film was successful enough to spawn two sequels: Look Who's Talking Too (1990) and Look Who's Talking Now (1993). John Travolta, Kirstie Alley, and Olympia Dukakis are the only actors to appear in all three installments.

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Filipe Manuel Neto2022-06-18
★ 7/10
One of the most iconic romantic comedies of the decade. What if a baby, still inside the mother's womb, could tell us what he thinks? The premise of this film is that, and it gives rise to one of the most outstanding romantic comedies of the 80's (and this is no small thing, considering the amount of romantic comedies that appeared in the 80's and 90's) and gave rise, thanks to a considerable critical and commercial success, to another two sequels, renewing John Travolta's career and making Kirstie Alley a star. The film is a good comedy, intelligently made, full of well-placed humor and that makes us smile, when it doesn't really make us laugh. The plot was well-thought-out, has a sense of humor, is witty and has a good dose of sympathetic sentimentality, without exaggeration: a young woman from a good family, single, became pregnant by a married man with whom she had an affair that only she is incapable of seeing who has no future; when the inevitable happens, and she ends that relationship, she finds herself alone and pregnant, ending up emotionally supported by a taxi driver she casually met. Of course, the baby will be the first to do what he can to bring them together as a couple, and we will listen to his ideas and opinions. The film is largely based on the figure of the baby, whose voice is that of Bruce Willis, an actor with great vocal versatility and who proved to be totally up to the challenge. His vocal expressiveness was essential for the jokes that the baby plays. In addition, the text given to the actor is humorous, very well written and seems to really correspond to what the baby could be thinking at that moment. John Travolta also does an excellent job here, with an excellent performance, one of the best in the actor's career. He manages to embody the figure of a loving, sincere and sympathetic man, who really cares about the other characters, thus being more than a mere heartthrob. Much less pleasant, but still worthy of our appreciation, Kirstie Alley does an impeccable and funny job. The actress, who was not particularly well-known, will be catapulted to stardom with this film. The film also has the collaboration of veteran actors such as Olympia Dukakis, George Segal and Abe Vigoda in supporting roles. Technically, the film isn't particularly brilliant, but it's in line with what was common in light films of the decade: low-contrast cinematography with unclear or vibrant colors, but very natural, without great artifice; a regular edition, without any notable mishaps, regular sets and costumes, good filming in several locations, with a good part of the film being shot outside. The soundtrack is the most notable element, thanks to a good selection of rock songs that include themes by the Bee Gees and the Beach Boys.

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