Baby on Board * (1992, Judge Reinhold, Carol Kane, Geza Kovacs, Alex Stapley, Holly Stapley) – Classic Movie Review 10,655

‘The cabbie, the mob and another little lady!’

Director Francis A Schaeffer’s 1992 slapstick comedy Baby on Board stars Judge Reinhold, who plays a New York City cabbie called Ernie, embroiled with gangster’s widow Maria (Carol Kane) and her baby girl Angelica (played by twin sisters Alex and Holly Stapley). When Maria goes looking for revenge after her mob bookkeeper husband is murdered, she is forced to go on the run with her baby, and meets up with cabbie Ernie.

The pleasantly quirky playing of the genial stars in this fluffy juvenile farce can’t save a strained straight-to-video comedy.

Also in the cast are Geza Kovacs, Jason Blicker, Cecil Halliway, Conrad Bergschneider, Al Bernardo, Patty Elasser, Jerry Levitan, Amy Lyle, Darlene Mignacco, Doris Petrie, Lou Pitoscia, Vito Rezza, Ellen Dubin, Frank Ruffo, Garfield Andrews, Themmis Anno, and Barry Ashley.

It is written by Damian Lee, James Shavick and Javier Bonafont (uncredited), based on a story by Doug Moore.

Baby on Board is directed by Francis A Schaeffer, runs 88 minutes, is made by Kid in the Taxi Productions, Prism Pictures, Rose & Ruby Productions, Sandy Howard Productions and World Entertainment Network, is released by Cineplex Odeon Films (1992) (Canada), First Independent Films (1993) (UK) and ABC Distribution Company (1993) (TV), is written by Damian Lee, James Shavick and Javier Bonafont (uncredited), based on a story by Doug Moore, is shot by Curtis Petersen, is produced by Damian Lee, is scored by Ronald J Weiss and is designed by Jim Murrin.

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