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Junior

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Junior (1994)

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Reviews Counted:29

Fresh:10

Rotten:19

Average Rating:4.7/10

Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Upon losing their grant to develop a fertility potion, two male scientists steal an embryo in an attempt to prove their theories correct. The embryo, fertilized, is implanted in the abdomen of Dr.... Upon losing their grant to develop a fertility potion, two male scientists steal an embryo in an attempt to prove their theories correct. The embryo, fertilized, is implanted in the abdomen of Dr. Hesse, who intends to abort it after the first trimester. Instead, the somber Dr. Alexander Hesse starts developing an array of new emotions and insists on carrying the baby to full term. To aid the two doctors in their research, although she does not know what they are really up to, Dr. Diana Reddin helps the two men gain access to the laboratory. In the process, Hess and Reddin fall in love, and Hesse confesses that he is pregnant and with her child. After some initial protest she becomes very supportive. Mayhem follows when Hesse is forced to hide out in a maternity clinic disguised as a woman while being pursued by his former boss. [More]

Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito, Emma Thompson, Frank Langella

Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito, Emma Thompson, Frank Langella, Pamela Reed, Megan Cavanagh

Director: Ivan Reitman

Director: Ivan Reitman

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Reviews for Junior

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Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
02/09/06
Geoff Andrew
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
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No review available.

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10/15/03
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

A pregnant Schwarznegger? Whose brainchild was this? A repugnantly lame and unfunny comedy.

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03/19/03
Brian Mckay
Brian Mckay
eFilmCritic.com

No review available.

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11/08/02
Brian J. Arthurs
Brian J. Arthurs
Beach Reporter (Southern California)

While initially amusing, it gets to be an old joke fairly quickly.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
01/01/00
Chris Hicks
Chris Hicks
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

I've seen better movies, but I've certainly seen worse.

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04/25/01
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

No review available.

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10/11/02
Christopher Smith
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)

No review available.

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03/05/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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03/31/08
David Ansen
David Ansen
Newsweek

For the right audience, Junior may deliver. But there's a whole lot of pregnancy to go through first.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
01/01/00
Desson Thomson
Desson Thomson
Washington Post

Reutman's comedy is to this year's holiday season what Mrs. Doubtfire was to last year's, a funny but utterly conventional and obvious farce about genre and maternity.

Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com | comment Comment
12/18/06
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

Junior demands more range from its leading man than he's capable of giving. The predictable result is a big-budget mess more likely to elicit groans than laughter.

Full Review Source: ReelViews | comment Comment
01/01/00
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
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05/20/03
Janet Maslin
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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Not one of Schwarzenegger's best

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05/07/04
Jon Niccum
Jon Niccum
Lawrence Journal-World

No review available.

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10/15/03
Josh Gilchrist
Josh Gilchrist
Billings Outpost (Montana)

Bizarrely amusing and quotable.

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07/04/03
Karina Montgomery
Karina Montgomery
Cinerina

Obviously not one of the films that cause some people to call Reitman the "king of comedy"

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08/21/02
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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03/26/09
Leonard Klady
Leonard Klady
Variety
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To quote Last Action Hero: "Big mistake!"

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04/02/04
Luke Y. Thompson
Luke Y. Thompson
New Times

Junior is passable entertainment, but it could hardly be called fully developed.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
01/01/00
Marjorie Baumgarten
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle
 
 
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