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Baby Geniuses (1999)

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Reviews Counted:42

Fresh:1

Rotten:41

Average Rating:1.9/10

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

US Box Office: $0

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

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Reviews for Baby Geniuses

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This is a film for people with no taste.

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
01/01/00
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One completely unwatchable piece of bottom-feeding dreck.

Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | comment Comment
11/16/09
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

A thoroughly misguided, unfunny film.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
01/05/07
Lael Loewenstein
Lael Loewenstein
Variety
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There are ticklish moments, but no real laughs.

Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | comment Comment
01/05/07
F.X. Feeney
F.X. Feeney
L.A. Weekly

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.

Full Review Source: AV Club | comment Comment
01/05/07
Nathan Rabin
Nathan Rabin
AV Club

Formulaic and deeply unfunny.

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01/05/07
Sandra Contreras
Sandra Contreras
TV Guide's Movie Guide

The hokey dialogue and witless physical gags keep everything painful and hectoring.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
01/05/07
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader

You can feel your brain rotting as you watch this.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
12/07/06
David Noh
David Noh
Film Journal International

If the remainder of this century will bring a lamer film than Baby Geniuses, may I please be in Estonia when it comes.

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
07/21/05
Jeff Millar
Jeff Millar
Houston Chronicle

No review available.

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06/29/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

No review available.

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09/04/03
Mike McGranaghan
Mike McGranaghan
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No review available.

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08/28/03
Michael Szymanski
Michael Szymanski
Zap2it.com

No review available.

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08/12/03
Walter Chaw
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central

A kiddie comedy that's about as entertaining as treating diaper rash

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05/21/03
Frank Ochieng
Frank Ochieng
Movie Eye

I'm still clawing out my eyes.

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03/25/03
Oz
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03/13/03
Tony Toscano
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Talking Pictures (U.S.)

No review available.

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02/28/03
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Thanks to computers, we have seen some dazzling special effects in films lately, but even the best medicines can have unwanted side effects.

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02/08/03
John R. McEwen
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02/07/03
Nell Minow
Nell Minow
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

Clark has made several terrific films, this is not one of them.

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02/07/03
Gerry Shamray
Gerry Shamray
Sun Newspapers of Cleveland
 
 
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Latest News for Baby Geniuses

April 04, 2007: "Christmas Story" Director Bob Clark Dies In Crash
Bob Clark, director of "A Christmas Story," "Porky's," and many other works in a career that spanned four decades died in a car crash early this morning in... More...

April 26, 2005: Bob Clark Wants to Revisit His Old "Dead Things"
You know the horror-remake machine is getting a little crazy when a title like "Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things" is being suited up for a revisit, but that's... More...

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