Look Who's Talking [30th Anniversary Edition] [Blu-ray]

Director: Amy Heckerling

Overview

Though its PG-13 rating is well earned, Look Who's Talking has some elements that might appeal to a family audience. Chief among them, of course, is the "talking baby" protagonist. The product of an extramarital affair, infant Mikey (played by several different babies, and given voice by Bruce Willis) is a cynical, sarcastic observer of his new world. Mikey's mother, Kirstie Alley, having been dumped by her married lover George Segal, searches high and low for a new father for her baby. Of course, the perfect daddy is right under her nose all the time: cab driver John Travolta, who was on the scene when she went into labor on the sidewalk. The best moments in Look Who's Talking include Ms. Alley's imaginary flights of fancy, and the misadventures of Mikey as he progresses from sperm to reluctant newborn (his violent vocal protests against being yanked from the womb are worth the admission price in themselves). Look Who's Talking has spawned two sequels, neither of which are as charming or disarming as the original.

Product Details

Release Date:	12/17/2019
UPC:	0043396560178
Original Release:	1989
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	ALLIED VAUGHN
Region Code:	A
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:36:00
Sales rank:	19,511

Special Features

Filmmaker Commentary

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

John Travolta	James Ubriacco
Kirstie Alley	Mollie
Bruce Willis	Mikey
Olympia Dukakis	Rosie
George Segal	Albert
Abe Vigoda	El abuelo
Twink Caplan	La voz de Mikey
Joy Boushel	Melissa
Don S. Davis	Dr. Fleisher,Drug Doctor
Louis Heckerling	Lou
Brenda Crichlow	Secretary
Andrea Mann	Salesgirl
Douglas Tuck	Cab Stealer
Alex Bruhanski	Street Worker
Oscar B. Ramos	Hospital Worker
Aurelio DiNunzio	Orderly
Jeff Irvine	Admitting Doctor
Shirley Barclay	Nurse
David Berner	Mr. Impatience
Jerry Wasserman	Mr. Anal
Daliah Novak	Carrie
Zena Darawalla	Lupe
Nicholas Rice	Harry
Neal Israel	Mr. Ross,Little Girl
Blu Mankuma	Director
William Britos	Home Orderly
Enid Saunders	Ester
Jason Schaller	Mikey
Jaryd Waterhouse	Mikey
Jacob Haines	Mikey
Christopher Aydon	Mikey
Gerry Bean	Pilot Friend
Deryl Hayes	Pilot Friend
Casey Grant	Admitting Clerk
Joan Rivers	Julie [uncredited]
Thomas Gottschalk	Voices
Dee Jay Jackson	Burly Orderly
Casey B. Grant	Admitting Clerk
D.J. Jackson	Burly Orderly
David Kitay	Composer

Technical Credits

Amy Heckerling

Amy Heckerling	Director,Screenwriter
Rick Avery	Stunts
Jonathan D. Krane	Producer
Simon R. Lewis	Producer
Ken Berger	Sound Effects
Kenneth R. Burton	Sound Effects
Stuart Chasmar	Sound Effects
Mike Elizalde	Special Effects
Jeff Greenberg	Casting
Bob Gray	Producer
Sid Kozak	Casting
William Orr	Special Effects

Editorial Reviews

Look Who's Talking gets by on the ease of the lead actors, and the arch delivery of Bruce Willis. The premise is sitcom material at best (as a failed television adaptation proved), but one of the reasons movie stars become stars is that they are able to elevate average material. Making one of his many comebacks, John Travolta is as warm and likable as he has been in any film. His character is equal part (non-criminal) con man and family man, but Travolta communicates an innate goodness that is appealing. Kirstie Alley, best known at the time for replacing Shelly Long on Cheers, does what she can with the least interesting of the three main characters. Bruce Willis walks off with the movie without ever appearing on-screen. His delivery was obviously reminiscent of his work on Moonlighting, but devoid of the sexual innuendo which made it click with a wide audience. Coming on the heels of Die Hard, this film showed another layer of Willis' talents. Look Who's Talking is far from a classic, but it is a well-made lighthearted comedy.

All Movie Guide - Perry Seibert