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'{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2018}} {{missing information|production for the film|date=January 2015}} {{Infobox film | name = Baby's Day Out | image = Babys day out poster.jpg | alt = Film poster depicting a infant in a taxi, happily watching these buildings. The title "Baby's Day Out", a text "When the big city called, he had to answer. Born to go city.", the names of the cast, director, producer, and music composer, and a release date appear at the bottom of a film poster. | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = [[Patrick Read Johnson]] | producer = {{ubl|[[John Hughes (filmmaker)|John Hughes]]|Richard Vane}} | writer = John Hughes | starring = {{Plainlist| * [[Joe Mantegna]] * [[Lara Flynn Boyle]] * [[Joe Pantoliano]]}} | music = [[Bruce Broughton]] | cinematography = [[Thomas E. Ackerman]] | editing = David Rawlins | studio = [[John Hughes (filmmaker)|Hughes Entertainment]] | distributor = [[20th Century Fox]] | released = {{Film date|1994|7|1|mf=y}} | runtime = 99 minutes<ref name="mojo">{{cite web|url= http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=babysdayout.htm|title= Baby's Day Out (1994)|publisher=Amazon.com|work = [[Box Office Mojo]]|accessdate= June 19, 2009}}</ref> | country = United States | language = English | budget = $48 million<ref name="mojo" /> | gross = $16.7 million<ref name="mojo" /> }} '''''Baby's Day Out''''' is a 1994 American [[Children's film|family]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[Patrick Read Johnson]] and written by [[John Hughes (filmmaker)|John Hughes]]. Starring [[Joe Mantegna]], [[Lara Flynn Boyle]], [[Joe Pantoliano]] and [[Brian Haley]], the plot centers on a wealthy baby's abduction by three kidnappers, his subsequent escape and adventure through Chicago while being pursued by the kidnappers. ''Baby's Day Out'' was released on July 1, 1994 by [[20th Century Fox]] in the United States and was a [[Box-office bomb|box office bomb]], grossing only $16.7 million against a $48 million budget as well as receiving negative reviews from critics. Despite this, it enjoyed tremendous popularity in Indian and other [[South Asia]]n markets. == Plot == Bennington Austin "Bink" Cotwell IV (Adam Robert and Jacob Joseph Worton) has adoring parents Laraine ([[Lara Flynn Boyle]]) and Bennington ([[Matthew Glave]]), lives in a huge mansion in a suburb of [[Chicago]], and is just about to appear in the social pages of the newspaper. Three klutzy would-be kidnappers – Edgar "Eddie" Mauser ([[Joe Mantegna]]), Norbert "Norby" LeBlaw ([[Joe Pantoliano]]) and Victor "Veeko" Riley ([[Brian Haley]]) –, the main antagonists, disguise themselves as the photographers from the paper and kidnap him. After the kidnapping, they have difficulty controlling him. Norby attempts to put Bink to sleep by reading Bink's favorite book,"Baby's Day Out", only to fall asleep himself and leaving Bink unattended. Looking through the book, Bink notices a bird on the page and then by the window. He follows it out and successfully gets away from his kidnappers, with Eddie falling off the building and into a garbage bin. The FBI arrives at the mansion, headed by Dale Grissom ([[Fred Dalton Thompson]]), where they try to piece together clues along with Bink's parents and his loving nanny Gilbertine ([[Cynthia Nixon]]). Meanwhile, Bink, now outside on the ground and crawling about, finds another part of his book – the blue bus, which he then boards. The kidnappers realize he is escaping and start chasing the bus in their van, but their efforts are in vain. Meanwhile, on the bus, Bink crawls into the bag of an [[obesity|obese]] lady (Robin Baber), who gets off at her stop shortly afterwards. By the time the trio catches the bus, they realize Bink is not on board and follow the lady. An altercation ensues after they insult her (when she insults them), and while they attempt their escape, Bink crawls up to a revolving door at the entrance to a department store and is forced inwards by its momentum.{{Citation needed|date=February 2019}} Crawling through the Marshall Fields department store, Bink is stopped by a worker (Dawn Maxey) who works for the store's day care center, believing he is another baby who escaped from there. He later escapes the store and eventually crawls into traffic after a ride on a taxi cab. The kidnappers attempt to follow him but keep getting injured in the process as he makes his way to the city [[zoo]]. They are shocked to find him in the [[ape]] house with a [[western lowland gorilla]], which shows a maternal side and does not injure him. The kidnappers try to retrieve him, but the gorilla notices and pounds Veeko's hand, throws Norby into the air using a mop as a catapult, and hurls Eddie against the bars of the opposite cage and roaring loudly at him. The kidnappers eventually corner and catch Bink in the zoo's park, but are confronted by two friendly police officers, who have noticed that their van's engine is still running. During the conversation, Eddie hides Bink under his coat in his lap, but he reaches Eddie's cigarette lighter, sets his crotch on fire, and sneaks off as soon as the officers are gone. Veeko extinguishes the fire by stomping repeatedly on Eddie's groin. They follow Bink to a construction yard, but are still unable to catch him, with Veeko getting thrown off the building and into the back of a garbage truck, Norby falling into a vat of wet cement, and Eddie getting stranded on a crane after being drenched in glue. The sun sets as Bink leaves the construction yard. The kidnappers manage to escape, but decide to give up and go home. Bink's parents are notified of various sightings of him in the city and Gilbertine deduces that he has been following his favorite book (or "Boo-Boo", as Bink calls it), and will most likely head for the Old Soldiers' Home next. Sure enough, they find him there, but on the way home, he begins to call out "Boo-Boo" toward the kidnappers' flat. The FBI move in and arrest the kidnappers, who return Bink's book. Back home, Bink is put to bed by his parents. As they discuss having his picture taken by a normal photographer in the morning, he wakes up and gets ready to read another book titled ''Baby's Trip to China''. == Cast == * Adam Robert and Jacob Joseph Worton as Bennington Austin "Baby Bink" Cotwell IV **[[Verne Troyer]] as Bink's stunt double * [[Joe Mantegna]] as Edgar "Eddie" Mauser * [[Brian Haley]] as Victor "Veeko" Riley * [[Joe Pantoliano]] as Norbert "Norby" LeBlaw * [[Lara Flynn Boyle]] as Laraine Cotwell * [[Matthew Glave]] as Bennington Austin "Bing" Cotwell III * [[Cynthia Nixon]] as Gilbertine * [[Fred Dalton Thompson]] as Dale Grissom * [[John Neville (actor)|John Neville]] as Mr. Andrews * Robin Baber as Ursula * Trevor Dalton as Norm * [[Eddie Bracken]] as Old Soldier * [[Dawn Maxey]] as Teenage Employee * [[Anna Thomson]] as Mrs. McCray == Reception == === Critical response === ''Baby's Day Out'' was panned by critics, and holds a 20% "rotten" approval rating at the review website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], with 3 positive reviews from 15.<ref>{{rotten-tomatoes|babys_day_out}}</ref> On the ''[[At the Movies (1986 TV program)|Siskel & Ebert]]'' show, critic [[Roger Ebert]] wrote that "''Baby's Day Out'' contains gags that might have worked in a [[Who Framed Roger Rabbit#Characters|Baby Herman]] cartoon, but in live action, with real people, taxis, buses, streets, and a real baby, they're just not funny. The Worton twins are adorable as Baby Bink, however; the audience produced an audible coo the first time they saw him on the screen." He gave the film 1 1/2 stars.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19940701/REVIEWS/407010301/1023 |title=Baby's Day Out review |last=Ebert |first=Roger |date=July 1, 1994 |work=rogerebert.com |access-date=June 19, 2009 |publisher=[[Chicago Sun Times]]}}</ref> His partner, [[Gene Siskel]], however, liked the film because he thought that young children would love it for the humor. Hal Hinson, writing for the ''[[The Washington Post|Washington Post]]'', wrote: "The pace is quick and efficient but never frantic...almost everything in the picture is just right, including the two-bit crooks who abduct the superhero toddler and end up bruised and begging hilariously for mercy. Best of all, though, is the Binkman himself, whose tiny face is so expressive that he brings new meaning to the phrase 'conquering with a smile.'"<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/babysdayoutpghinson_b00847.htm |title='Baby's Day Out' |last=Hinson |first=Hal |date=July 1, 1994 |work=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=June 19, 2009}}</ref> === Box office === The film opened with takings of $4,044,662 at the start of July 1994.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?view=&yr=1994&wknd=26a&p=.htm |title=Weekend Box Office Results for July 1–4, 1994 |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |publisher=Amazon.com |access-date=June 19, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.latimes.com/1994-07-07/entertainment/ca-12776_1_weekend-gross |title=Fourth of July Weekend Box Office |date=July 7, 1994 |work=[[The Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=January 12, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1994/0BBDO.php |title=Baby's Day Out&nbsp;– Box Office Data |work=thenumbers.com |publisher=The Numbers |accessdate=June 19, 2009| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090523044722/http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1994/0BBDO.php| archivedate= May 23, 2009 | deadurl= no}}</ref> The film finally grossed $16,827,402 at the domestic box office, a disappointing return considering the $48 million production budget for the film. It ranked at #83 for the best performing films of 1994.<ref name="mojo" /> It was also the 26th best performing PG-rated family film of the year in 1994.<ref name="mojo" /> === Popularity in South Asia and remakes {{anchor|southasia}} === ''Baby's Day Out'' was tremendously popular in [[South Asia]], including [[India]], [[Pakistan]], [[Sri Lanka]] and [[Bangladesh]]. In India, it was played at the largest theater in [[Calcutta]] for over a year. Recalling a trip to Calcutta, Roger Ebert said, "I asked if ''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]'' had been their most successful American film. No, I was told, it was ''Baby's Day Out''".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/interviews/john-hughes-in-memory |title=John Hughes: In Memory |last=Ebert |first=Roger |authorlink=Roger Ebert |date=August 6, 2009 |website=Rogerebert.com |access-date=February 23, 2015}}</ref> It was remade twice, first in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] in 1995 under the title ''[[Sisindri]]'' and then in [[Malayalam]] in 1999 under the title ''[[James Bond (1999 film)|James Bond]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.vulture.com/2011/09/the-only-comedy-movie-ive-ever-walked-out-on.html |title=The Legacy of Baby's Day Out, the Only Comedy Movie I've Ever Walked Out On |last=Kurp |first=Joshua |date=September 28, 2011 |website=[[Vulture.com|Vulture]] |access-date=June 25, 2018}}</ref> == Video game == A video game version of the film was planned, completed, and slated to be released on [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]], [[Sega Genesis]] and [[Game Boy]] in October 1994,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5OZ9ILeT24|title=Baby's Day Out-Video Game Trailer|date=August 6, 2013|author=videoreviewchris|work=YouTube|accessdate=November 26, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last= |first= |title=ProReview: Baby's Day Out|work=[[GamePro]]|issue=64|publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]]|date=November 1994|page=104}}</ref> but was cancelled at the last minute. Two [[prototypes]] of the Genesis port can be found for download on several [[ROM image|ROM]] sites. One is a near completed version while the other is a very early [[Beta version|beta]]. Instead of playing as Bink, the player controls what appears to be Bink's [[guardian angel]] to guide Bink to safety in the vein of ''[[Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures]].'' == Sequel == *''[[Baby's Day Out|Baby's Day Out 2]]'' (2021) == Home media == [[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment]] released the film on VHS on April 4, 1995. The film was released on DVD on January 29, 2001. It includes Patrick Read Johnson's commentary, a featurette, and a trailer for the film. The film was re-released on DVD on October 11, 2011. == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == {{Portal|United States|Film|1990s}} * {{IMDb title|0109190}} * [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/babys_day_out/ ''Baby's Day Out''] at [[Rotten Tomatoes]] * {{AllMovie title|131216}} {{Patrick Read Johnson}} {{John Hughes}} [[Category:1994 films]] [[Category:1990s adventure films]] [[Category:1990s criminal comedy films]] [[Category:20th Century Fox films]] [[Category:American adventure comedy films]] [[Category:American children's adventure films]] [[Category:American children's comedy films]] [[Category:American criminal comedy films]] [[Category:American films]] [[Category:Child superheroes]] [[Category:English-language films]] [[Category:Films about child abduction]] [[Category:Films about babies]] [[Category:Films about dysfunctional families]] [[Category:Films directed by Patrick Read Johnson]] [[Category:Films produced by John Hughes (filmmaker)]] [[Category:Films set in amusement parks]] [[Category:Films set in Chicago]] [[Category:Films set in zoos]] [[Category:Films shot in Chicago]] [[Category:Screenplays by John Hughes (filmmaker)]] [[Category:Slapstick films]] [[Category:Films scored by Bruce Broughton]] [[Category:Cancelled Game Boy games]] [[Category:Cancelled Super Nintendo Entertainment System games]] [[Category:Cancelled Sega Genesis games]]'