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(About Our Ads) "BABY MAMA" (2008) (Tina Fey, Amy Poehler) (PG-13) Alcohol/ Drugs Blood/Gore Disrespectful/ Bad Attitude Frightening/ Tense Scenes Guns/ Weapons Heavy Mild *Heavy Minor Minor Imitative Behavior Jump Scenes Music (Scary/Tense) Music (Inappropriate) Profanity Heavy None None Mild Moderate Sex/ Nudity Smoking Tense Family Scenes Topics To Talk About Violence Heavy Minor Moderate Moderate Mild QUICK TAKE: Comedy: Unable to bear children, a single businesswoman must deal with the consequences of hiring an uncouth woman to be the surrogate mother for her unborn child. PLOT: Kate Holbrook (TINA FEY) is the 37-year-old vice president of development for Round Earth, a Philadelphia-based organic food company run by Barry (STEVE MARTIN), a new age type leader. While Kate's quite successful at work, she'd really like to start a family. Yet, and much to the chagrin of her judgmental mother, Rose (HOLLAND TAYLOR), Kate is single and apparently unable to have children. With adoption not in the picture but with the support of her sister, Caroline (MAURA TIERNEY), Kate visits Chaffee Bicknell (SIGOURNEY WEAVER) who specializes in matching women like her with surrogate moms. Accordingly, Chaffee pairs Kate with Angie Ostrowiski (AMY POEHLER) who initially seems like a nice young woman. Yet, Angie turns out to be the uncouth wife to common law husband Carl (DAX SHEPARD), points not lost on Kate's ever-observant doorman, Oscar (ROMANY MALCO). Nevertheless, and with Kate's fertilized egg implanted in Angie, Kate tries to go about doing her work, which includes opening a new store in a rebuilding neighborhood. It's there that she meets Rob (GREG KINNEAR), the owner of an independent fruit drink company struggling to compete with the big boys. After a bit of a rough start, the two end up falling for each other. Yet, she can't bring it upon herself to tell him about Angie who's since dumped Carl and moved in with her. Wanting the best for her baby inside Angie, Kate constantly reprimands her for her bad behavior. When Angie realizes she's isn't pregnant with Kate's baby, she must decide what to do. WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT? If they're fans of someone in the cast they might, but a film about a 37-year-old woman wanting to have a baby might not sound that enticing to others. WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: PG-13 For crude and sexual humor, language and a drug reference. CAST AS ROLE MODELS: TINA FEY plays a 37-year-old businesswoman who desperately wants to have a baby but can't, and ultimately decides to use Angie as the surrogate mom to her unborn child. While trying to balance work with her new love for Rob (with whom she sleeps), she tries to keep Angie on the straight and narrow, especially after the two become unexpected roommates. She drinks (quite a lot in one scene), often sports cleavage, and uses some profanity. AMY POEHLER plays the uncouth woman chosen to be the surrogate mom. Unrefined and raw, she tries to get Kate to loosen up a bit and have fun. She drinks some, uses some profanity, and doesn't come clean to Kate about the pregnancy. GREG KINNEAR plays the owner of a fruit drink company who starts dating and finally beds Kate, unaware of her arrangement with Angie. DAX SHEPARD plays Angie's common law husband who's just as unrefined as she is, and is allowing her to do the surrogacy thing just for the money. He drinks some. ROMANY MALCO plays the somewhat flamboyant doorman at Kate's building who ends up befriending Angie but tells her she needs to do the right thing in regards to Kate. SIGOURNEY WEAVER plays a middle-aged woman and new mom who runs the surrogate mother program that pairs Kate and Angie. STEVE MARTIN plays Kate's boss, the new age owner of an organic foods company who behaves in odd ways at times, and admits to smoking pot in the past. MAURA TIERNEY plays Kate's married sister who encourages her efforts to have a child. HOLLAND TAYLOR plays their judgmental mother who doesn't approve of Kate's lifestyle or the way she plans on having a child.. She also appears to be something of a racist. CAST, CREW, & TECHNICAL INFO HOW OTHERS RATED THIS MOVIE Curious if this title is entertaining, any good, and/or has any artistic merit? Then read OUR TAKE of this film. (Note: The "Our Take" review of this title examines the film's artistic merits and does not take into account any of the possibly objectionable material listed below). OUR WORD TO PARENTS: The following is a brief summary of the content found in this comedy that's been rated PG-13. Profanity consists of at least 1 variation of the "f" word and 4 uses of the "s" word, while other expletives and colorful phrases are uttered. Sexually related dialogue and some song lyrics are present, as are varying bits about conception, pregnancy and such. There are varying amounts of cleavage, while off-screen sex occurs (and results in a pregnancy). Brief, comedy-based violence occurs, as does all sorts of behavior that might be enticing for some kids to imitate. Comedy-based bad attitudes are present, as is crude humor, most but not all of it being verbally based. A character admits to smoking pot in the past, while drinking is present (including a lot in one sequence) as is some smoking related material. There's also brief and similarly comedy-based tense family material. If you're still concerned about the film and its appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home who may be interested in seeing it, we suggest that you take a closer look at our detailed listings for more specific information regarding the film's content. ALCOHOL OR DRUG USE We see wine on various tables in a restaurant. About the sedative she's given before Kate's fertilized egg is implanted in her, Angie says the stuff is good and then wonders what the street name is for it. Barry states that he smoked a joint with Hall & Oates at the Bicentennial. Carl has a beer in a bar as do others, and then has another. Kate has wine, and Angie keeps pouring her more. People drink in a club where Angie orders two margaritas for Kate. We then see a montage of Angie getting Kate to try various drinks, while also trying to and then succeeding at sipping from someone's drink on the dance floor. Angie later has a drink of her own, while Kate is fairly intoxicated, with Angie telling her, "You're so wasted." People have wine and champagne at a baby shower. We see an empty beer bottle by Carl. About labor pains, Angie wants and grabs for any kind of pain medication she sees in a hospital. BLOOD/GORE Caroline's child comes running out with something brown on the arm, with Caroline asking if that's chocolate or poop. She then does a taste lick and announces it's chocolate, with Kate being shocked and asking what if that had been poop. Carl opens the bathroom door while seated on the toilet to talk to Angie, not caring that Kate is there. Angie states that she "peed on one of those stick thingies" (a pregnancy test). Unable to open a child safety lock on the toilet, Angie ends up using the sink (Kate walks by and catches her squatted there, and we hear the sound of urination). Kate says, "You peed in the sink." There's a quick montage of Kate trying to help Angie swallow a large pill and we hear her tell Angie, "No, I can't put it in your butt." Exchanging apologies, Angie tells Kate, "I'm sorry I farted into your purse." We hear vomiting sounds into a toilet from the bathroom, but then see that it's Angie faking it by pouring thick pea soup into the toilet. When she comes out, Oscar points out the "vomit chunks" (pea soup) on her arm. There's talk of a pagan birth ritual of eating the placenta. Rob goes to kiss Kate, but she turns away, saying, "Oh, I just threw up." Angie's water breaks and we see the liquid on the sidewalk. About labor pains, Angie states it "feels like I'm sh*tting a knife." DISRESPECTFUL/BAD ATTITUDE All of the following is played for comedy. Rose tells Kate, "Don't get a black baby," saying she's tired of seeing celebrity couples adopting international children. She also says she doesn't approve of Kate's "alternative lifestyle" (being single at 37). About Angie doing the surrogate mother thing, Carl says that if she had to have sex with a man, that would cost more, while Angie simultaneously ended that thought by saying the deal would be off. Angie says she learned Carl was "F-ing around on me," so she moved out. Angie puts her used chewing gum under the table, and we then see many such used wads there. Various jokes are made about Chaffee being too old to have kids the natural way. That includes lines such as "Expecting what, a Social Security check?" and "How can you be pregnant? Your eggs are from the forties." The term "fatties" is used for overweight people (not anyone in particular). Carl complains to Angie that he hasn't had sex in two weeks, with her replying that she's been gone for a month. Spoiler Alert: We learn that Carl and Angie lied about the positive pregnancy test and produced a fake sonogram image. About Angie pretending to be pregnant, Carl tells her she isn't smart enough to pull that off. Angie wears a pregnant belly simulator to fake her "baby bump." Kate points out her now married ex-boyfriend's car, with Angie then throwing a metal trashcan onto it, smashing the back window. Both then run off. After Carl desperately asks Angie, "Can we have a quickie in the car?" she throws something at him. Mad about that, he then states, I'm gonna bang your friends...consider them all banged." When Rob says he has something to tell Kate that could be a deal breaker for their relationship, she jokes that he is "super fruity" (a play on the name of his business, and a slang term for being gay). Unexpectedly meeting Rob, Angie lies to him that she's Kate's sister. Kate refers to Angie (in front of her) as white trash, and states that yes, she is better than her. FRIGHTENING SCENES There's a brief view of a photo of an abnormally shaped human skull. GUNS/WEAPONS Carl shoots a non-realistic looking gun attached to a video game. Rose and a girl playfully spar with fake swords. We see a clip from a Tom and Jerry cartoon where Tom places dynamite into Jerry's mouse hole, while the mouse is lighting a larger stick of dynamite beneath Tom (we don't see the explosion). IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR Phrases: "I found out he was F-ing around on me," "Holy sh*t," "Selfish, science fiction sh*t," "Wouldn't get away with sh*t," "God, it feels like I'm sh*tting a knife," "A chick with a d*ck," "She's got good jugs," "My avatar is dressed like a whore," "I would be macking on all this," "I was in a motorcycle accident that made my penis bigger," "Can we have a quickie in the car?" "I'm gonna bang your friends...Consider them all banged," "You'd just be a d*ck," "Look who got inducted into the walk of shame," "I just don't like your uterus," "Kill me, I want you to stab me with something," "Kate's coming out of the mommy closet," "Is that chocolate or poop?" "I want you to put your baby inside me," "I want to put my baby inside you," "Hell-boy," "Corporate juice pimps," "You have a super fruity day," "I peed on one of those stick thingies," "Nuts" (testicles), "Bitch, I don't know your life!" "Expecting what, a Social Security check?" "Fatties," "Up in my bid-ness," "I'm sorry I farted in your purse," "That sucks," "You have sweet-ass legs," "Grade-A dork," "He's an asshole," "Not a damn thing," "Oh damn" and "How can you be pregnant? Your eggs are from the forties." Barry operates from a "new age" mindset and philosophy, and thus does various unusual things, such as sitting cross-legged on a corporate boardroom table; holding his head against another person's head; and doing 5 minutes of uninterrupted eye contact with Kate as a reward to her. We see miscellaneous graffiti. Carl has tattoos. Unable to open a child safety lock on the toilet, Angie ends up using the sink (Kate walks by and catches her squatted there, and we hear the sound of urination). Kate says, "You peed in the sink." There's a quick montage of Kate trying to help Angie swallow a large pill (played for laughs, such as rubbing her throat as one would do with a pet, etc.). Angie does a spit take with water after tasting it. Angie puts her used chewing gum under the table, and we then see many such used wads there. Angie bounces on a large ball, makes a loud noise and raises her hand in the affirmative to answer a question in a birthing class. Exchanging apologies, Angie tells Kate, "I'm sorry I farted into your purse." To try to appear pregnant, Angie downs a lot of junk food. We hear vomiting sounds into a toilet from the bathroom, but then see that it's Angie faking it by pouring thick pea soup into the toilet. Angie wears a pregnant belly simulator to fake her "baby bump." Kate points out her now married ex-boyfriend's car, with Angie then throwing a metal trashcan onto it, smashing the back window. Both then run off. Comparing it to something else, Oscar mentions it's like calling a pizza place and asking for 10 free pizzas for a made-up charity. We see a photo of Carl in front of a statue of Rocky, holding his hand in line with the statue's crotch as if holding the imaginary penis. JUMP SCENES None. MUSIC (SCARY/TENSE) None. MUSIC (INAPPROPRIATE) Oscar sings a song with suggestive lyrics, including about making one's "booty go whoop, whoop, whoop" (or something close to that). A song has the line, "I don't give a damn about my bad reputation." A song has suggestive lyrics such as "Let's get it on." PROFANITY At least 1 variation of the "f" word ("F-ing," used sexually, as are terms such as "did it," "bang," "banged" "quickie" and "macking"), 4 "s" words, 4 slang terms using male genitals ("d*ck" and "pr*ck"), 2 for breasts ("boobs" and "jugs"), 1 for the perineum ("taint"), 4 damns, 3 asses (1 used with "hole"), 1 crap, 1 hell, 8 uses of "Oh my God" and 2 uses each of "God" and "Oh God." SEX/NUDITY Kate shows varying amounts of cleavage in various outfits throughout the movie, including a sexy, low-cut cocktail dress that shows a lot. Kate looks at various portrait shots of sperm donors (we see their faces, bios and the word "Sperm Donor" on the computer screen, but that's it). We then see Kate walking out carrying a large metal vial of what's presumably sperm (she holds it out from her body as if it's radioactive). There's talk about Kate's misshapen uterus as the reason she can't get pregnant. Chaffee states that she conceived her child the old-fashioned way. Oscar sings a song with suggestive lyrics, including about making one's "booty go whoop, whoop, whoop" (or something close to that). Oscar jokes about Angie being Kate's "baby mama," but Kate says it isn't like his "baby mammas" (meant sexually). When she mentions his relationships with those sorts of women, he corrects her by saying he had "relations" with them, but not relationships. About Angie doing the surrogate mother thing, Carl says that if she had to have sex with a man, that would cost more, while Angie simultaneously ended that thought by saying the deal would be off. Angie mentions being good at getting pregnant, commenting on such accidents/scares in her past. Angie spreads her legs for the egg implantation procedure, and a doctor holds up a long syringe, but we don't see any actual insertion or nudity. Kate reads about and discusses hermaphrodites with her sister, and we then hear the term "a chick with a d*ck." Angie says she learned Carl was "F-ing around on me," so she moved out. A birthing class instructor thinks that Kate and Angie are lesbians (since they're attending the class together). We see Angie in a sports bra while playing a karaoke video game. A birthing class instructor comments about prepping one's perineum to help stretch it out for childbirth to prevent tearing. Angie doesn't understand, so Kate explains it's about rubbing olive oil "on your taint" (perineum), with Angie then asking if she can just spray a non-stick cooking spray down there. About a former boyfriend, Angie states that he waited a whole month before he touched her "boobs." About a video game character, Angie states, "She's got good jugs," followed by Kate adding, "My avatar is dressed like a whore." Carl complains to Angie that he hasn't had sex in two weeks, with her replying that she's been gone for a month. Kate comments on having a video about a woman delivering a 15 pound baby vaginally. We see varying amounts of cleavage in a club where Angie does some sexy dancing with a man behind her until he sees that she's pregnant and then hurries away. Later, and referring to Kate and all of the single guys in the club, Angie says that if she weren't pregnant, she'd be "macking" on all of this. Kate's now married ex-boyfriend states that he was in a motorcycle accident "that made my penis bigger." After Kate comes into his store after closing, Rob jokingly asks why she's out so late in a sexy dress, wondering if she's a prostitute at night. About his store's logo (a partially unpeeled banana between two pieces of fruit at the bottom of it), he asks her if it looks like a penis. She says no, but is just humoring him. When she accidentally pulls out part of her hair extension, she jokes that the rest is fake, but then points to her chest and says "these are real." After Carl desperately asks Angie, "Can we have a quickie in the car?" she throws something at him. Mad about that, he then states, I'm gonna bang your friends...consider them all banged." About being pregnant, Angie says she was crying "so Carl and I did it" (had sex), with Oscar commenting, "That's so country." She then makes various comments about her menstruation (spotting, etc.) and then mentions her "boobs" hurting, none of which Oscar wants to hear. Kate kisses Rob and he asks if she wants to go back to his place. He then asks if she knows what he means, and she says that yes, at 37 years of age, she does. Sex is implied, and when Kate walks into her building the next morning, Oscar catches her and jokes that she's been inducted into the walk of shame. Spoiler Alert: Kate later learns she's pregnant from one of their sexual encounters. Barry whispers the secret to success in Angie's ear. She then repeats that to Kate: "Have a big penis." A pregnancy class instructor holds up breast pumps to her own clothed chest, while others hold theirs, but not up to that part of their clothed bodies. Rob and Kate do more passionate kissing, clothed and seated. Oscar and Angie watch a DVD titled "Extreme Vaginal Delivery" and react in shock to what's shown (we only see their faces, not what's on the TV). Angie states that she was really "horny" due to the pregnancy hormones "so Carl and I did it" (had sex). We see a photo of Carl in front of a statue of Rocky, holding his hand in line with the statue's crotch as if holding the imaginary penis. SMOKING Carl tells Angie to grab him some smokes, with her saying she isn't supposed to smoke due to the pregnancy, and is trying to quit. Kate sees a pack of cigarettes with Angie's stuff and reprimands her for that. We see what's presumably smoke wafting in the air in a bar. TENSE FAMILY SCENES Angie says she learned Carl was "F-ing around on me," so she moved out. Carl complains to Angie that he hasn't had sex in two weeks, with her replying that she's been gone for a month. About Angie pretending to be pregnant, Carl tells her she isn't smart enough to pull that off. After Carl desperately asks Angie, "Can we have a quickie in the car?" she throws something at him. Mad about that, he then states, I'm gonna bang your friends...consider them all banged." TOPICS TO TALK ABOUT Surrogate mothers. Women being unable to get pregnant. Common law marriages. The organic food industry. Kate's comment that women often must choose between pregnancy and promotions. Chaffee's comment that there's no wrong way to make a family. For those concerned with such matters, a brief comedy bit regards a surrogate mother being a Wiccan. VIOLENCE As Angie watches a funny home video TV show, Kate states that the boy in the shot is going to hit a ball into his father's "nuts." We then see that happen. Kate points out her now married ex-boyfriend's car, with Angie then throwing a metal trashcan onto it, smashing the back window. Both then run off. After Carl desperately asks Angie, "Can we have a quickie in the car?" she throws something at him. A batting cage machine pitches a baseball that hits Rob in the back. Kate faints in the delivery room, while Rob later does the same in the hallway from other news. We see a clip from a Tom and Jerry cartoon where the mouse whacks the cat on the butt with a large board. That's followed by Tom placing dynamite into Jerry's mouse hole, while the mouse is lighting a larger stick of dynamite beneath Tom (we don't see the explosion). Reviewed April 22, 2008 / Posted April 25, 2008