A thoroughly misguided, unfunny film.
Baby Geniuses (1999)
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Reviews Counted:41
Fresh:1
Rotten:40
Average Rating:2/10
Consensus: Flat direction and actors who look embarrassed to be onscreen make Baby Geniuses worse than the premise suggests.
Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: When two doctors (Kathleen Turner and Christopher Lloyd) set out to dominate the world once they discover they can crack the code to a secret baby language, it is only two-year-old Sly and his twin... When two doctors (Kathleen Turner and Christopher Lloyd) set out to dominate the world once they discover they can crack the code to a secret baby language, it is only two-year-old Sly and his twin brother Whit who can stop them. When their first attempt fails and Sly gets captured, Whit rallies a group of foster babies at the home for special children to rescue Sly and squash the doctor's evil plot. Goofy comedy will appeal to those with a taste for the unusual. Directed by Bob Clark (A CHRISTMAS STORY, PORKY'S.) [More]
Starring: Kathleen Turner, Christopher Lloyd, Peter MacNicol, Kim Cattrall
Starring: Kathleen Turner, Christopher Lloyd, Peter MacNicol, Kim Cattrall, Ruby Dee
Director: Bob Clark
Director: Bob Clark
Producer: Steven Paul
Reviews for Baby Geniuses
Baby Geniuses' ramshackle plot serves merely as a launching pad for nearly two hours of jokes revolving around the idea of babies who talk and behave like bad stand-up comedians.
The hokey dialogue and witless physical gags keep everything painful and hectoring.
If the remainder of this century will bring a lamer film than Baby Geniuses, may I please be in Estonia when it comes.
Thanks to computers, we have seen some dazzling special effects in films lately, but even the best medicines can have unwanted side effects.
You know, usually I expect the studios to dump all their cinematic turds in January but, man, it's March already and I'm still sitting through this stuff.
Sometimes it truly is shocking to witness how bad a movie can be. (And the sequel is even WORSE! How!?!)
Latest News for Baby Geniuses
April 04, 2007:
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April 26, 2005:
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