The Babymakers (2012)
Average Rating: 3.5/10
Reviews Counted: 49
Fresh: 4 | Rotten: 45
The Babymakers mistakes raunch for humor and, despite a few sporadic laughs, wastes its otherwise capable cast on gross-out gags and misfired one-liners.
Average Rating: 3/10
Critic Reviews: 18
Fresh: 2 | Rotten: 16
The Babymakers mistakes raunch for humor and, despite a few sporadic laughs, wastes its otherwise capable cast on gross-out gags and misfired one-liners.
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After trying everything to get his wife Audrey (Olivia Munn) pregnant, Tommy Macklin (Paul Schneider) realizes to his horror that he may be "shooting blanks." Terrified that his marriage may fall apart, Tommy recruits his friends (and an Indian ex-mobster) to rob a sperm bank where he made a deposit years ago. As with any half-baked scheme, everything can and does go wrong, testing the limits of Tommy and Audrey's relationship. The Babymakers is a hilarious twist on the heist film genre, a
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Cast
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Paul Schneider
Tommy Macklin -
Olivia Munn
Audrey Macklin -
Kevin Heffernan
Wade -
Wood Harris
Darrell -
Nat Faxon
Zig-Zag -
Aisha Tyler
Karen -
Collette Wolfe
Allison -
Hayes MacArthur
Lelsie Jenkins, Leslie ... -
Lindsey Kraft
Greta -
Helena Mattsson
Tanya -
Constance Zimmer
Mona -
Philippe Brenninkmeyer
Dr. Vickery -
Jude Ciccolella
Coach Stubbs -
Tommy Dewey
Todd -
Bill Fagerbakke
Clark -
M.C. Gainey
Officer Malloy -
Jeanne Sakata
Wanda -
Jay Chandrasekhar
Ron Jon -
Michael Yurchak
Sommelier -
Soren Hellerup
Swedish Mechanic -
Tom Wright
Butchr/Deli Worker -
Sharon Maughan
Dr. Roberts -
Tony Sancho
Pedro -
Audrey Sonnier
Farm Girl #1 -
Alena Sav
Farm Girl #2 -
Carrie Clifford
Christian Girl #1 -
Sophia Marzocchi
Christian Girl #2 -
Nicole Moore
Jenny -
B.J. Averell
Jesus -
Ryan Falkner
Flipoff Man -
Will Chandrasekhar
Billy -
Desi Lydic
Julie -
Charlie Finn
Sperm Bank Receptionist -
Michael Roos
Security Guard -
Marc Evan Jackson
Jefferey -
Miles Fisher
Groom -
Noureen DeWulf
Bride -
Rick Overton
Officer Raspler -
Wesley Freitas
Officer Lee -
Daniel Phillip
Officer Hawk -
Jenica Bergere
Officer Kanani -
Jason Piccioni
Officer Pigeon -
Jennifer Ingrum
Birthing Nurse -
Ray King
Christopher -
James Grace
Bus Driver -
Candace Smith
Roxie -
Reva Rose
Vickery Receptionist -
Jenica Berger
Officer Kanani
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The sole function served by this motion picture is to illustrate how not to frame jokes in movies.
Top CriticThe only moments where The Babymakers provides any kind of comic lift come when talented improvisers like Faxon, Heffernan, Chandrasekhar and Aisha Tyler clearly go off-book and noodle their way into something that's actually amusing.
"The Babymakers" is amazing in its complete lack of comedy, nearly satirical in its rejection of levity and full-on embrace of mediocrity.
When a movie resorts to scenes of a grown man rolling around on a floor slick with spilled semen samples, something plainly has gone wrong.
Every so often a movie comes along that's so lame, you can almost make out a "What the hell am I doing here?" thought bubble over an actor's head.
The big disappointment of "The Babymakers" is that it doesn't come close to being worthy of its two stars, Paul Schneider and Olivia Munn.
Wants to appeal to the fan base of Broken Lizard desperately, but also wants to service the audience that loves movies from Garry Marshall or Rob Reiner...
The screenwriters started with a great premise and then ran out of ideas, abandoning the more risky, inventive procreation comedy for corny slapstick
What starts as an insightful, bracingly straight-spoken comedy about infertility falls apart in the final act when it diverts into a wacky, under-developed adventure
A romcom that fumbles for heart in the gutter, and finds only glib gags.
Some funny moments but not many, despite decent playing from Mann and Schneider.
It actually gets more stupid the more you think about it.
The plot is content to stay at surface level, never truly working for big laughs when easy ones can be grasped instead.
Made me laugh, made me care and didn't insult my intelligence. It's almost as fun as making a baby yourself.
A film of limited effort, slowly sealing off its potential the longer it lingers on lackluster comedy in a manner that's become habitual to Chandrasekhar and his cronies.
In short, the movie's not funny enough or serious-minded enough to warrant 95 minutes of your time.
Preposterous, inane and silly, but outrageously funny.
'The Babymakers' is so uninspired it's depressing.
Crude, mostly unimaginative comedy is meant for adults.
Audience Reviews for The Babymakers
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- Tommy Macklin: Are you talking about robbing a sperm bank?
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- Karen: I read on the internet that guys are totally faking it now days.
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Quite a funny movie! Had the characters been developed slightly more, this could have been one of the better comedies to come out in years. It's the fact that the movie is so funny that it's easy to forgive the fact that the story and characters aren't exactly 100% there.
fter trying everything to get his wife Audrey (Olivia Munn) pregnant, Tommy Macklin (Paul Schneider) realizes to his horror that he may be "shooting blanks." Terrified that his marriage may fall apart, Tommy recruits his friends (and an Indian ex-mobster) to rob a sperm bank where he made a deposit years ago. As with any half-baked scheme, everything can and does go wrong, testing the limits of Tommy and Audrey's relationship.