Baby Geniuses (1999)

Director:

Bob Clark

Writers (WGA):

Steven Paul (story) and
Francisca Matos (story) ...
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Release Date:

12 March 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Family | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Think innocent. Think helpless. Think again. Naps are history.

Plot:

Scientist hold talking, super-intelligent babies captive, but things take a turn for the worse when a mix-up occurs between a baby genius and its twin.

Plot Keywords:

Baby | Toddler | Family Relationships | Mistaken Identity | Kid Outsmarts Adult

Cast

Kathleen Turner	...	Elena Kinder
Christopher Lloyd	...	Heep
Kim Cattrall	...	Robin
Peter MacNicol	...	Dan
Dom DeLuise	...	Lenny
Ruby Dee	...	Margo
Kyle Howard	...	Dickie
Kaye Ballard	...	Mayor
Leo Fitzgerald	...	Sly / Whit
Myles Fitzgerald	...	Sly / Whit
Gerry Fitzgerald	...	Sly / Whit
Connor Leggett	...	Basil
Griffin Leggett	...	Basil
Megan Robbins	...	Carrie
Gabrielle Robbins	...	Carrie
Brianna McConnell	...	Lexi
Brittany McConnell	...	Lexi
Jacob Handy	...	Duby
Zachary Handy	...	Duby
Amanda Fein	...	Teddie
Caitlin Fein	...	Teddie
Jim Hanks	...	Goon Ray
Sam McMurray	...	Goon Bob
Bill Wiley	...	Wino
Randy Travis	...	Control Room Technician
Judith Drake	...	911 Lady
Melissa Bickerton	...	Diaper Cart Nurse
Chip Heller	...	Baby Bunting
Dan Monahan	...	Reporter
Robin Klein	...	Babyco Executive
Russell Milton	...	Babyco Executive
Luis Esmenjaud	...	Santa Claus
Christopher Broughton	...	Clown
Mark Graciale	...	Hypnotized Guard
Thomas Crawford	...	Hypnotized Guard
Hank Garrett	...	Guard
Ariel Clark	...	Alien
Allyssa Herrmann	...	Wendy
Adam Koster	...	Male Nurse
Shepard Koster	...	Technician
Daniel Coulter Longcope	...	Habitat Guard
Eugene Osment	...	Cop on Hailer (as Michael Osment)
Bonnie Paul	...	Headquarters Nurse
Randall Hall Senter	...	Security Guard
Michael R. Long	...	Diaper Truck Driver
Miko Hughes	...	Sly / Whit (voice)
Scotty Leavenworth	...	Basil (voice)
Aaron Spann	...	Carrie (voice)
Scarlett Pomers	...	Carrie (voice)
Ashli Adams	...	Teddy (voice)
Lexi Thomas	...	Lexi (voice)
Seth Adams	...	Duby (voice)
Glenndon Chatman	...	Joey / Malcom (voice)
Danielle Keaton	...	Joey / Malcom (voice) (as Danielle Wiener)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Deren Abram	...	Baby Researcher
Seth Adkins	...	(voice)
Josh Gallegos	...	Photographer
Nick Humphrey	...	(voice)
Myles Jeffrey	...	(voice)
David Kilde	...	Goon #5
Wyatt Knight	...	Technician #1
Chloe Looper	...	Baby (voice)
Stephanie Patton	...	Toddler
Steven Paul	...	Technician
Kimani Ray Smith	...	Guard #2
Ashlyn Messick	...	Baby (uncredited)
Kayley Messick	...	Baby (uncredited)
Alana Sullivan	...	Baby (uncredited)

Directed by
Bob Clark

Writing credits (WGA)
Steven Paul		(story) and
Francisca Matos		(story) &
Robert Grasmere		(story)
Bob Clark		(screenplay) and
Greg Michael		(screenplay)

Produced by
Hank Paul	....	co-executive producer
Steven Paul	....	producer
David Saunders	....	executive producer
Jon Voight	....	co-executive producer
Frank Yablans	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Paul Zaza

Cinematography by
Stephen M. Katz

Film Editing by
Stan Cole

Casting by
Dorothy Koster Paul

Production Design by
Francis J. Pezza

Art Direction by
Michael Roth

Costume Design by
Betty Pecha Madden

Makeup Department
Michael Burnett	....	creature effects
Michael Burnett	....	special makeup
Shauna Giesbrecht	....	makeup department head
Silvina Knight	....	assistant makeup artist (as Silvi Labrador)

Production Management
Eric M. Breiman	....	unit production manager
Essy Niknejad	....	post-production supervisor
Reinhard Schreiner	....	post-production supervisor
Bob Shapiro	....	production supervisor (as Robert Shapiro)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Eric M. Breiman	....	second unit director
Ken Goch	....	first assistant director
Mark Hansson	....	first assistant director: additional photography
Dale Stern	....	first assistant director: second unit
Dale Stern	....	second assistant director
Jacques Stroweis	....	second unit director

Art Department
Deren Abram	....	set designer
Scott Buckwald	....	property master
Richard A. McCarthy	....	plaster foreman
Pamela M. Rogers	....	set dressing buyer
Julieann Getman	....	assistant to art director (uncredited)
John Leonhardt	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Jason Puga	....	painter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Mark Beck	....	supervising sound editor
Destiny Borden	....	first assistant sound editor
Alan deGraaf	....	sound re-recording mixer
Peter Harper	....	sound re-recording mixer
Bruce Nyznik	....	supervising adr editor
Phil Rodrigues	....	foley artist
Gary Vaughan	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Dan Gates	....	special effects makeup
Tuck John Porter	....	special effects designer
Tuck John Porter	....	special effects shop fabricator

Visual Effects by
Douglas Aiken	....	digital compositor: Creative Visual Effects
Bill Brier	....	visual effects editor
Justin Burdine	....	assistant systems administrator
Oscar G. Castillo	....	digital compositor/animator
John Cornejo	....	digital compositor: CVFX
Shellaine Corwel	....	2D animator
Christina Drahos	....	digital artist
Lyle Eckmeier	....	digital artist
Ted Fay	....	2D animation supervisor: VisionArt
Joanna Garland	....	visual effects editor (as Joanna Jimenez)
Mara Hamilton	....	digital production manager
Edward Heede	....	digital composite editor
Edward Heede	....	digital sequence designer
Michael Hemschoot	....	digital compositor
Chris Holmes	....	digital compositor
Matt Kelly	....	lead animator
Ingin Kim	....	roto and effects animator
Rebecca Lilienfeld	....	assistant visual effects editor
Chris MacEwan	....	visual effects production assistant
David Fred Masselink	....	optical effects line-up
Bret Mixon	....	rotoscoping
Bo Mosley	....	animator/compositor: Creative Visual Effects
Steven Paul	....	visual effects producer
Patrick Phillips	....	visual effects
Lewis Siegel	....	digital effects supervisor
Joe Strasser	....	animation supervisor
Jacques Stroweis	....	visual effects supervisor
Jeff Wells	....	digital effects artist: Pacific Title Digital
Christopher Dusendschon	....	in-show optical process and effects compositor: THDX (uncredited)
Christopher Dusendschon	....	optical element Hazeltine colorist: THDX (uncredited)

Stunts
Greg Anderson	....	stunts
Shane T. Anderson	....	stunts
Doug Coleman	....	stunts
Christopher Doyle	....	stunt double: Christoper Lloyd
John Edward	....	stunts
Stephen R. Hudis	....	stunt driver
Brian D. Kline	....	stunts
Michael R. Long	....	stunt coordinator
Mark Lonsdale	....	stunts
Paul Marini	....	utility stunts
Carl Milinac	....	stunt rigger
Chris Nielsen	....	utility stunts
Pee Wee Piemonte	....	stunts
Gina Angela Ritchie	....	lead stunt double
Shelby Swatek	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Shelby Swatek	....	stunts
Thomas Taylor Goodman	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Gilley Grey	....	stunts (uncredited)
Joseph S. Griffo	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Thomas Bango	....	assistant camera
Bonnie S. Blake	....	first assistant camera
Cheli Clayton	....	second assistant camera
Steve Cooke	....	electrician
Matthew Devitt	....	rigging key grip
Barry Gross	....	gaffer: "b" camera unit
Douglas S. Holgate	....	aerial director of photography
John Johnson	....	still photographer
Richard A. Ludt	....	key grip: second unit
Andrew Smith	....	best boy electric
Keith Talley	....	key grip
Maliz van Ooyen	....	second assistant camera
John 'JW' Warner	....	rigging key grip
Julian Del Valle	....	balloon lighting supervisor (uncredited)

Animation Department
John Baurley	....	animator
Joseph Cotten	....	animator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Cynthia Flowers	....	costumer: Ms. Turner
Barbara Inglehart	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Robert Bayless	....	assistant editor
David Crozier	....	assistant editor
Joanna Garland	....	assistant editor (as Joanna Jimenez)
Keith H. Sauter	....	assistant editor
Mary Ann Skweres	....	second editor

Music Department
Peter Breiner	....	conductor
Patrick Green	....	music editor
Otto Nopp	....	score mixer
Amanda Scheer-Demme	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
J. Armin Garza II	....	driver: camera car

Other crew
Shirley Abrams	....	talent searcher
Tammy Apana	....	second assistant accountant
Ericka Bryce	....	production medic
John Charles	....	software engineer: Sony DAC
Aria Noelle Curzon	....	adr artist
Lyne DuFort	....	production secretary
Kimberly Edwards	....	post-production accountant
Josh Ryan Evans	....	baby dance double
Steven F. Hasson	....	location manager
Wyatt Knight	....	child acting coach
Karen P. Morris	....	first assistant accountant (as Karen P. Kistner)
Scott Mosher	....	assistant location manager
Kim Percival	....	production coordinator
Michael Percival	....	production assistant
Amanda Roberts	....	production assistant
Eleva Singleton	....	production assistant
Peter Tolle	....	production accountant
Patricia Wagstaff	....	production coordinator: re-shoots
John Burton West	....	assistant production coordinator
Deren Abram	....	double: "Goon" (uncredited)
Melissa Brown	....	assistant to executive producer (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Crystal Sky Worldwide
• Triumph

Distributors

• Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) (1999-2000) (worldwide) (theatrical)
• TriStar Pictures (1999) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films (2000) (France) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films de España (1999) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (2000) (Argentina) (all media)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2000) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2003) (UK) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2000) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1999) (USA) (DVD)
• LK-TEL (2000) (Argentina) (DVD)
• LK-TEL (2000) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Net5 (2002) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)
• Sony Pictures Video (200?) (Japan) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Michael Burnett Productions Inc.

Other Companies

• Juniper Post  music editing

MPAA:

Rated PG for some rude behavior and dialogue.

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Malaysia:U | Brazil:Livre | South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Chile:TE | France:U | Iceland:L | New Zealand:G | Peru:PT | Portugal:M/6 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | UK:PG | USA:PG (certificate #35551) | Philippines:G | Finland:K-8

Filming Locations:

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Company:

Crystal Sky Worldwide

Trivia:

The amusement park is the one at Circus Circus in Las Vegas, NV.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Obvious stunt double when Goon Bob falls down the stairs.

Quotes:

Sly: All right guys... should i tell her what i think? I think that if you're going to talk so much out of your ass, maybe you should wear a bow-tie on your butt!
Basil: A Bow-Tie on her butt? That's disgusting Sylvester!
Teddie: Your syntax is interesting
Basil: Its because he watches television all the time. Nice language Sylvester.
Sly: Nice face Basil. Ewwwww!
Teddie: Bow-Tie on her butt? I still don't get it. You wear diapers on your butt, not bow-ties.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

Soundtrack:

Puttin' on the Ritz

On a Bet!

Much has already been said about how truly rotten this movie is. So I'll spare you details in my review.

I watched this movie on a bet. That is to say, I bet my twin brother $20.00 on something unrelated and lost. I was broke at the time and couldn't pay him until payday. So my twin bro offered me this: Watch BABY GENIUSES 1 AND 2, back-to-back and start-to-finish and he would forgive me the debt.

I should have paid him the money. I could have stretched my grocery money and ate noodles the rest of the week. See, I adore my bro. He's a great guy, but he's awfully slick with things like this and I should have known better. These two movies were the most appalling things I have ever scene (and I'm a HUGE fan of PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE).