Junior (1994)
- Starring:
- Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito, (more)
- Director(s):
- Ivan Reitman
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Junior
Ultimate manly man Arnold Schwarzenegger learns what it's like to be an expectant mother in director Ivan Reitman's high-concept comedy. Schwarzenegger plays Dr. Hess, a medical researcher working on a revolutionary drug to help mothers carry endangered infants to term. When government regulations prevent Dr. Hess from testing the drug through normal channels, his partner Dr. Arbogast (Danny DeVito) develops an unorthodox solution: they will steal a female egg and implant it in Hess, who will carry the child himself. Predictably, much of the subsequent humor centers on the incongruous sight of the muscular Schwarzenegger undergoing the trials and tribulations of pregnancy, from morning sickness to labor pains. Emma Thompson returns to her comic roots and provides romantic interest as an incorrigibly clumsy but intelligent scientist who catches on to Hess' deception. Reitman, Schwarzenegger, and DeVito had previously had a hit with Twins (1988), which revolved around a similarly ludicrous medical premise, but they failed to repeat that film's success here, as audiences largely ignored the film and reviewers criticized the humor as disappointingly obvious. ~ Judd Blaise, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 110 mins
Complete Cast of Junior
- Arnold Schwarzenegger - Dr. Alexander Hesse
- Emma Thompson - Dr. Diana Reddin
- Pamela Reed - Angela
- James Eckhouse - Dr. Ned Sneller
- Peter Elliott - Reporter
- Charles McGowan - Banquet Dancer
- Merle Kennedy - Samantha
- Monika Schnarre - Angelic Nurse
- Dean Jacobson - Turkel
- Lawrence T. Wrentz - Campus Security Guard
- Stefan Gierasch - Edward Sawyer
- Ira Newborn - Lyndon Executive
- Peter Elliott - Reporter
- Ellen McLaughlin - Chairwoman (FDA)
- Welker White - Jenny
- Judy Ovitz - Stewardess
- Tom Dugan - Lobster Man
- Mindy Seeger - Alice
- Kathleen Chalfant - Casitas Madres Receptionist
- Danny DeVito - Dr. Larry Arbogast
- Frank Langella - Noah Banes
- Judy Collins - Naomi
- Aida Turturro - Louise
- Michele Abrams - Waiting Room Woman
- Jerald Vincent - Banquet Dancer
- Mary Gordon Murray - Betty
- Matt Mulhern - Mover
- Holly Wortell - Lobster Woman
- Cassandra Wilson - Singer
- Maggy Myers Davidson - Campus Gal
- Kevin West - Lyndon Executive
- Megan Cavanaugh - Willow
- Kevin Sifuentes - Banquet Valet
- Lawrence Tierney - Mover
- Maggie Han - Lab Assistant
- Christopher Meloni - Mr Lanzarotta
- Dee Hengstler - Banquet Dancer
- Director(s):
- Ivan Reitman
- Writer(s):
- Chris Conrad, Kevin Wade
- Producer(s):
- Chris Conrad, Ivan Reitman
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13(Adult Language, Adult Situations)
- Categories:
- Comedy
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