The Babymakers
| The Babymakers | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Jay Chandrasekhar |
| Written by | Peter Gaulke Gerry Swallow |
| Produced by | Jay Chandrasekhar Jason Blum Brian Kavanaugh-Jones |
| Starring | Paul Schneider Olivia Munn Kevin Heffernan Nat Faxon Aisha Tyler Constance Zimmer |
| Cinematography | Frank G. DeMarco |
| Edited by | Brad Katz |
| Music by | Edward Shearmur |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Millennium Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2.5 million[1] |
| Box office | $475,511[2] |
The Babymakers is a 2012 American comedy film directed by Jay Chandrasekhar, and starring Paul Schneider, Olivia Munn and Kevin Heffernan. Chandrasekhar and Heffernan are both members of Broken Lizard. The film received a limited release on August 3, 2012, in theaters and on video on demand services. It received a DVD and Blu-ray release September 18, 2012.
Plot
After trying everything to get his wife Audrey (Munn) pregnant, Tommy (Schneider) suspects that he may be infertile. He recruits his friend (Heffernan) to help him rob a sperm bank where he once made a donation.[3][4]
Cast
- Paul Schneider as Tommy Macklin
- Olivia Munn as Audrey Macklin
- Wood Harris as Darrell
- Kevin Heffernan as Wade
- Nat Faxon as Zig-Zag
- Jay Chandrasekhar as Ron Jon
- Constance Zimmer as Mona
- Aisha Tyler as Karen
- Jude Ciccolella as Coach Stubbs
- Tom Wright as Butcher
- Tommy Dewey as Todd
- Sharon Maughan as Dr. Roberts
- Tony Sancho as Pedro
- Philippe Brenninkmeyer as Dr. Vickery
- Helena Mattsson as Tanya
- Desi Lydic as Julie
- Bill Fagerbakke as Clark
- Jeanne Sakata as Wanda
- Hayes MacArthur as Leslie Jenkins
- Marc Evan Jackson as Jefferey
- Collette Wolfe as Allison
- Miles Fisher as Groom
- Noureen DeWulf as Bride
- Rick Overton as Officer Raspler
- M. C. Gainey as Officer Malloy
- Candace Smith as Roxie
- Lindsey Kraft as Greta
Reception
The film has received largely negative reviews. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives a score of 8% based on 51 reviews, and an average rating of 3.5/10. The critical consensus states: "The Babymakers mistakes raunch for humor and, despite a few sporadic laughs, wastes its otherwise capable cast on gross-out gags and misfired one-liners."[5]
Roger Ebert gave the film 1 star out of 4.[6]
References
- ^ Chhabra, Aseem. "'We wanted to top Borat in The Babymakers'". Rediff.
- ^ "The Babymakers (2012)". Box Office Mojo. 2012-08-09. Retrieved 2012-11-15.
- ^ Genzlinger, Neil (2 August 2012). "Rob What Kind of Bank?". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
- ^ Coyle, Jake (2 August 2012). "Review: Half-baked 'Babymakers' comes up negative". The Times Herald. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
- ^ "The Babymakers". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ Roger Ebert. "The Babymakers (R)". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 5 August 2012.