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THREE MEN AND A BABY is one of the big beasts of Hollywood cinema of the 1980s. It's a simple story, one that's well executed by Leonard Nimoy in one of his forays behind the camera, and truth be told there's little to dislike about it as a film. It's basically Steve Guttenberg, Ted Danson, and Tom Selleck in an apartment looking after a baby.

You can guess the easy, laid back nature of the film in this film and it really is an easy viewing experience. Even a mildly suspenseful crime style sub-plot added to the proceedings never endangers the characters much or adds much in the way of real danger to the story. The three main actors are all charismatic and you can easily see why women would fall in love with them, although it's worth noting that the baby is the real scene stealer here.

THREE MEN AND A BABY frequently threatens to veer into cheesy sentimentality, particularly at the climax, but that it never becomes too overwhelming is testament to its success as a film.

This is a really cute, light hearted comedy. The plot may be pretty unrealistic, the ending kooky & unbelievable, and don't get your morals from it, but all in all...it's great fun to watch.

The story revolves around three carefree bachelors (Peter, Michael, and Jack) who share a New York City apartment. All are busy with their jobs, girlfriends, and social lives and have no intention of settling down anytime soon. While actor Jack is away shooting a movie, a baby is left outside their apartment door with a note indicating that this is Jack's child from an affair with his co star (though he's previously been unaware of this offspring's existence). His two room mates mistakenly believe that they are to deliver the baby to a couple of men who appear at the door asking for 'a package'. Right before they are about to hand the baby over, they realize these men are drug dealers. Then the bachelors have to contend with the baby's care as well as the drug dealers' demands for payment.

The three bachelors are played by famous name stars...Tom Sellick (Peter, the architect), Steve Guttenberg (Michael, the artist), and Ted Danson (Jack, the actor). Their considerable talents and playboyish charisma have a lot to do with this movie's success. The unlikely trio must learn to juggle the demands of baby care with their careers and social lives. It's really fun to watch them in all the stereotypical hilarious circumstances of diapering and baby tending. The men's paternal instincts come into play and the bachelors grow quite attached to the little tyke.

Directed by Leonard Nimoy (Spock, my favourite), this is a generally light, mindless, and entertaining movie that shows how these three 'hunks' & confirmed bachelors are won over by little baby Mary. Switch your brain into neutral and enjoy the ride.

Three bachelors have their lives flipped upside down when little baby Mary is left on their doorstep.

A remake of successful 1985 French film Three Men And A Cradle, this Hollywood version took the box office by storm to make a domestic profit of over $155,000,000. It's not hard to see why really. Yes it looks a touch twee now, and the irritating drug-smuggling sub-plot (also in the original) grows more tiresome with subsequent revisits. Yet it has a frothy cleanness so lacking in many more similar big budgeted movies that came after it. Starring Tom Selleck, Ted Danson and Steve Guttenberg as the "no parenting skills" bachelors, Leonard Nimoy's film , (yes, Spock) sees quality interplay between the guys and some bona fide funny sequences as they in turn attempt to do right by Mary. Yep it's all telegraphed comedy, and the ending holds no surprises for anyone once Nancy Travis as Mary's mother comes back to claim the child. But come on folks, three beefy bachelors trying to change diapers and entertain a wailing baby has to be charming; surely? 7/10

Architect Peter Mitchell (Tom Selleck) has an ex in Rebecca (Margaret Colin). Michael Kellam (Steve Guttenberg) is a sensitive cartoonist. Jack Holden (Ted Danson) is a playboy actor. The three bachelors happily share a Manhattan penthouse with a long line of women coming in and out. Then somebody leaves a baby at their doorstep. A note indicates that Mary is the result of an union between Jack and Sylvia (Nancy Travis). Jack is away doing a TV movie. Peter and Michael are forced to deal with the baby. Jack has a package of drugs delivered to the apartment which is to be picked up by two men. Peter and Michael mistakenly assume the baby to be the package. Narcotics officer Sgt. Melkowitz (Philip Bosco) come to question the guys.

The combination of the three stars makes this work. Selleck is terrific. This has good comedy and some awkward stuff. I can do without the heroin. It takes the movie down a dark alley. The tone is completely wrong. I would have liked more with Rebecca and Sylvia doesn't need to be British. Overall, it's a mix bag with some laughs.

Obviously not the greatest comedy of all time, and though generally charming, it has few laugh out loud moments. That said, the performances and the direction are all decent. And, most importantly, it leaves you with a great big smile on your face. You can't ask for too much more than that.

Ted Danson, Tom Selleck, and Steve Guttenberg star in this light- hearted comedy about how 3 New York bachelors receive a big change in their lives after finding a baby on their doorstep. With humor that primarily surround the ordeal the 3 men have to contend with, 3 MEN AND A BABY relies on the chemistry the 3 main stars generate with

each other. At first they experience dismay with the infant; I mean, how can three unmarried men take care of a baby?! But soon enough the 3 guys fall in love with her. But with good measure, a drug- smuggling subplot is thrown in (probably to make it not look like your a typical family-oriented comedy). Nevertheless, Danson, Selleck, and Guttenberg shine. The same goes for the cute little baby Mary, and a

good direction from an unlikely director, Leonard "Mr. Spock" Nimoy himself!

Two irresponsible adults had a night of sex. A little over a year later irresponsible adult number one (we'll call her Sylvia (Nancy Travis)) dropped off the results of that night at irresponsible adult number two's house (we'll call him Jack Holden (Ted Danson)). The results of that night just so happen to be a beautiful baby girl named Mary.

Jack wasn't home at the time of the delivery so Jack's roommates, Peter (Tom Selleck) and Michael (Steve Guttenberg) were left holding the bag. Well, in this case, the baby. There were plenty of follies as these two oblivious bachelors stumbled their way through caring for a child. Fortunately for them, Jack arrived back home after a few days and was able to chip in to help care for his daughter.

This was an adorable movie but I don't want to talk about that. I want to talk about Sylvia. She dropped the baby off at the front door. There was nine months of pregnancy and another three months or so of child rearing and not once did she call, write, or send a telegram telling Jack that he's a father. Yet, in a moment of weakness, she drops off her baby at Jack's front door.

Now, me personally, I'm getting medical proof that I'm the father. Not that Mary wasn't a bundle of joy or anything, but because Sylvia's methods of dropping a baby on Jack were so outrageous. I would be thinking that the real father split and I was the next best option.

Jack was too good of a guy (or too gullible) to get a paternity test and his roommates were too head-over-heels to even suggest it. It's not like a woman would lie about such a thing right?

As I said, the movie was adorable and it was a comedy after all. There was no need to darken the mood by going to a doctor or by suggesting that precious little Mary could be anybody's daughter. Nevermind my cynical musing, Three Men and a Baby was awesome.

"Three Men and a Baby" is one of those movies like "Ghostbusters" that you enjoy in spite of the fact that you realize that they are only made for money and are otherwise empty. I saw this about three times when it was new and laughed like a loon each time. A couple of days ago, I saw a dubbed version on Czech TV. This time, only a few of the jokes made me laugh such as the drug hiding jokes, the scenes of the three roomies being obviously outside of their element with the baby and that masterpiece of a scene where Tom Selleck tells off the pompous Hungarian celloist (I always loved that one). Otherwise, the only other entertainment value is provided by the "goofball with a heart of gold" appeal of the three lead actors and a cute little baby for the more sentimental viewers. One thing which struck me though was just how garishly the 80s the music and the fashions were ! When people think "good 1980s music", they usually think of new wave and some of the better hard rock stuff. The music here, though, is exactly the kind of sugary drivel that is best left forgotten. And the fashions, of course, make everyone look like either a "Miami Vice" fan or an ultra clean cut Young Republican. "Three Men and a Baby" is a genuine artifact in this sense.

Perhaps it's the change of times, and the fact that this movie is peak 80s, but what I was expecting to be an enjoyable revisit to a movie I enjoyed as a kid did not turn out as I expected. The main characters are overly stereotyped: the playboy actor Danson with a different lady every night, the handsome architect Selleck (the serious one of the bunch), and the goofy but lovable (although now it comes off a little creepy) artist Gutenberg. And the jokes just fall flat one after another. Couldn't make it more than halfway before stopping the movie.

It's definitely a unique and interesting concept about three guys who live together that have to look after a baby without any idea of what to do. The first ten or so minutes of the movie were a bit boring, but it got more interesting when the baby shows up on the doorstep. One thing which annoyed me was that the guys didn't get absolutely livid with Sylvia about her leaving the baby alone in a public place where anyone could've taken her. What also annoyed me was that they trusted her to take back the baby considering the fact that she dumped the baby like it was a package. Overall it was a fun movie for the most part, but the unrealism made me like it less.

"Three Men and a Baby" is a charming and undeniably influential film that helped pave the way for modern family comedies. The premise - three bachelor roommates unexpectedly finding themselves responsible for a baby - is inherently funny, and the performances, particularly from Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg, and Ted Danson, are solid. However, while the film remains undeniably entertaining, it hasn't aged perfectly. Some of the humor feels dated, and the portrayal of parenting and gender roles might not resonate as strongly with contemporary audiences. Despite these minor drawbacks, "Three Men and a Baby" retains a nostalgic charm and remains a decent watch for fans of classic comedies.

"3 Men and a Baby" is a comedy that's cute and funny. Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg, and Ted Danson star as three bachelors who live together, and who's lives are changed forever when on one particular day a baby infant is left on their doorstep. The three bachelors are now forced unexpectedly to become fathers to the baby. Plenty of wonderful comedy scenes throughout as the three stars go through the frustrations of having to deal with this infant girl in the early stages, then the baby eventually starts to win them over. If only the filmmakers threw out the subplot involving drugs, then this film would've been a great comedy.

*** (out of four)

Three Men and a Baby is a classically 80s film and would be considered a time capsule from the synth pop rock soundtrack to the men's short shorts. We are introduced to the lives of three promiscuous men living in a shared apartment in New York. These three men, all in different career fields - an architect, a cartoonist, and an actor - are responsible for the revolving door of ladies that visit them. A problem arises when one of the men, Jack, ends up with a baby from one of his flings. Left on the doorstep of the cartoonishly decorated bachelor pad, Peter the architect and Michael the cartoonist is left to babysit Mary until Jack the actor returns from Turkey. Though the arrival of another package in an unassuming box, complicates the abandoned baby situation.

Concerning the set-design, the men's bachelor pad is a beautiful sight to behold. Albeit somewhat confusing, it fits the whimsical quality that the plot pushes. This is a funny, lighthearted comedy with an easy, and formulaic storyline. It has charming actors and flourishes with simple direction from Leonard Nimoy. The dialogue fares well as the characters played well off each other. It was such a treat to see how the women in the film never let the men pass on the responsibility of raising a child to them simply because they were women and it seemed expected of them. Because of this choice, we see the makings of a heartwarming film that shows the progress of the three men sacrificing to raise a baby - which is usually left for the women to consider. Because of this, the bond between the men and Mary is a welcome development. It is bound to leave a cheesy grin on the audience's face. Moreover, it is beautiful to see the message towards kids in this film - where they are considered gifts - versus in modern mainstream media where they are viewed negatively. My primary dislike materialized near the end when we are introduced to the baby's mother, Sylvia. With a struggling English accent and undue pity, we are meant to feel sorry for the lady who abandoned her baby and pops back up to take her. The ending was too predictable and could have been done without something so uninspired.

Starring Tom Selleck as Peter, Steve Guttenberg as Michael and Ted Danson as Jack - the three men portray their characters wonderfully. Nancy Travis portrayed Sylvia, and she did as best she could with the English accent. Perhaps the likability of her character struggled because of the way she had been written.

For what it's worth, I absolutely adored watching this film. Three Men and A Baby is a comforting, light-hearted movie with laughs that would be a treat to consume.

To be real critic about this film is not so easy. Because it is nice and honest and predictable. Because it is build around three good comedy actors from legendary series and because it propose the high nightmare of many bachelors. So, it is real good. And like the wines, after decades it becomes better and better.

I didn't really think about it back in the day, but Three Men and a Baby is an odd movie. Where else would you find a lighthearted comedy for the whole family that also features heroin dealers and attempted murder? No, this film isn't as funny as I remembered it being, but it's still an uplifting and enjoyable story with an extremely adorable baby.

This American remake of the French hit comedy "Trois hommes et un couffin" was a major box-office success, largely thanks to its unabrasive handling of a simple but timeless premise: What if three 30-something urban bachelors suddenly found themselves stuck with a baby? The ensuing complications are as unremarkable as they are amusingly recognisable for anyone who has had the pleasure of getting themselves accustomed to life with a baby. And although the film never becomes brilliant or roaringly funny, it has a welcoming cordiality and lack of political reflection that is hard to find in similar contemporary American movies. All three lead actors give agreeable, sincere performances, making you feel their frustrations and affectations.

If you heard that the man known for playing a hyper-rational human-alien hybrid on one of the most beloved sci-fi shows of all time later directed a comedy about a trio of bachelors having to raise an infant, you might think that it's the result of Mad Libs. Well, it's a description of "Three Men and a Baby" (also rendered "3 Men and a Baby").

It's one of those innocuously silly comedies from the '80s. I guess that if in fact three guys suddenly had to jointly raise a baby, it might in fact look something like this. Tom Selleck, Ted Danson and Steve Guttenberg have a lot of fun with the material, and it looks like the sort of movie that was fun to make. Imagine the surprise millions of nerds must've gotten to learn that Leonard Nimoy directed a lighthearted comedy. Either way, it's one comedy that definitely, ahem, lived long and prospered.

Popular comedy, a remake of the French farce "Three Men and a Cradle" from 1985, wrings (repeated) easy laughs from the sight of three clueless guys trying to change a dirty diaper. Bachelor roommates in Manhattan--Tom Selleck, Ted Danson and Steve Guttenberg--become temporary caretakers of an infant girl left on their doorstep, fathered by one of the three men. For those still watching--and no doubt hoping for more--there's also a subplot about heroin dealers and cops on the New York City narcotics squad. Leonard Nimoy was chosen as director, and he shows about as much style and humor as would any Vulcan. Followed by a sequel, "Three Men and a Little Lady", in 1990.

Fortunately the three bachelors are played by famous name stars in Tom Sellick (Peter, the architect), Steve Guttenberg (Michael, the artist) and Ted Danson (Jack, the actor). Their combined talents and charisma have a lot to do with this movie's success. This film was nearly perfect, but sadly still not made for everyone. It's an important film, as well as very entertaining. It is very light-hearted. It's fun to see the three guys in all the stereotypical circumstances of diapering and baby tending. I finished this film, thinking, "There are people out there suffering and I can do something to help them out!" Great performances help to enhance this story of friendship.

This is a remake of a wonderful French movie, Trois hommes et un couffin, by director Coline Serreau. When the French version have charm, this Hollywood massacre becomes boring. It's not the first time that Americans try to catch the French humor of great French films. A lot of Pierre Richard films have this treatment. So is Nikita and a lot of others. Every time, it's a disaster. So, please, if you really want to see a funny and creative movie, go see Coline Serreau version. I give one out of ten for this, and 10 out of 10 for the French version.