Junior (1994 film)
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| Directed by | Ivan Reitman |
| Produced by | Ivan Reitman |
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Kevin Wade Chris Conrad |
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| Music by | James Newton Howard |
| Cinematography | Adam Greenberg |
| Edited by | Wendy Greene Bricmont Sheldon Kahn |
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Northern Lights Entertainment
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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109 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $60 million |
| Box office | $108.4 million |
Junior is a 1994 American comedy film directed and produced by Ivan Reitman, and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito and Emma Thompson. The film was released in the United States on November 23, 1994. The film follows Alex Hesse, an Austrian-American scientist who agrees to undergo a male pregnancy as part of a scientific experiment.
Despite the film's lukewarm reception, Schwarzenegger and Thompson received Golden Globe nominations for their performances. The film's theme song, Patty Smyth's "Look What Love Has Done" was also recognized, going on to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song. It is also Schwarzenegger's third collaboration with DeVito, following 1988's Twins and preceding 1993's Last Action Hero, and second with Pamela Reed after 1990's Kindergarten Cop.
Austrian Research geneticist Dr. Alex Hesse (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and his OB/GYN colleague Dr. Larry Arbogast (Danny DeVito) have invented a fertility drug, "Expectane", that is supposed to reduce the chances of a woman's body rejecting an embryo and thus prevent a miscarriage. Unfortunately, they are not allowed to test it on women since the Food and Drug Administration has not yet approved the drug; so Hesse and Arbogast cannot move forward in their research.
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