Look Who's Talking

Look Who's Talking
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAmy Heckerling
Written byAmy Heckerling
Produced byJonathan D. Krane
Starring
CinematographyThomas Del Ruth
Edited byDebra Chiate
Music byDavid Kitay
Production
companies
M.C.E.G. Productions, Inc.
Distributed byTri-Star Pictures
Release date
  • October 13, 1989 (1989-10-13)
Running time
96 minutes [1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$7.5 million[2]
Box office$297 million[3]

Look Who's Talking is a 1989 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Amy Heckerling, and starring John Travolta and Kirstie Alley.[4] The film concerns the relationship between single mother Mollie (Alley) and her infant son Mikey's babysitter, James (Travolta). Bruce Willis provides the voice of Mikey's precocious thoughts, heard only by the audience.[5] The film also features Olympia Dukakis, George Segal and Abe Vigoda in supporting roles. Produced by M.C.E.G. Productions, Inc. and released on October 13, 1989 by Tri-Star Pictures, the film received mixed reviews from critics. Nevertheless, it was an enormous box office success, grossing $297 million worldwide[3] on its budget of $7.5 million.[6]

This success launched a titular franchise; including two sequels Look Who's Talking Too (1990) and 1993's Look Who's Talking Now (1993), and a television series spin-off titled Baby Talk.

  1. ^ "Look Who's Talking (12)". British Board of Film Classification. 1990-01-04. Retrieved 2012-03-21.
  2. ^ "Look Who's Talking (1989) - Box office / business". Internet Movie Database. Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-03-21.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference mojo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cerone, Daniel (October 26, 1989). "Look Who's Smiling . . . : Movies: The hit "Look Who's Talking" has made writer-director Amy Heckerling hot again--thanks to her daughter". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
  5. ^ Willman, Chris (October 13, 1989). "Witty Fun for Grown-Ups in 'Look Who's Talking'". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
  6. ^ "Look Who's Talking (1989) - Box office / business". Internet Movie Database. Amazon.com. Retrieved 2023-06-07.