Junior
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Plot synopsis:
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.
In response, Hesse breaks into the laboratory and locks himself in. The head of the review board, Noah Banes (Frank Langella), informs Arbogast that while the FDA has denied their team the right of human experimentation, the team has managed to receive a donation from fellow geneticist Dr. Diana Reddin (Emma Thompson) from the ovum cryogenics department. When Hesse questions the chances of a woman taking an unapproved drug during pregnancy, Arbogast reveals that there is no need to identify the gender of the experiment and convinces Hesse to impregnate himself, using an ovum codenamed "Junior".
That night, Hesse has a nightmare in which his potential offspring has his own face pasted onto it. That day, he complains to Arbogast that his nipples are hurting him. Later, the normally aloof Hesse inexplicably lightens up and chats incessantly about walks, massages, and naps. Reddin tells Hesse that being a woman is not as great as it sounds, citing the menstrual cycles which do not stop until menopause. Meanwhile, Arbogast's pregnant ex-wife, Angela (Pamela Reed), wants him to be the doctor delivering her baby. Hesse begins to wonder what it would be like to be a father and watches some television commercials to have himself a good sobbing. He later begins overreacting, with Angela noting his practice of "mixing cuisines".
It is revealed that the "Junior" ovum is actually from Reddin's own body, making her the mother of Hesse's child. Banes wants to take credit for the experiment despite having no role in it. Arbogast disguises Hesse as a woman and hides him in a retreat for expecting mothers outside the city, passing off his masculine appearance as past anabolic steroid use. Eventually, after a visit from Reddin, Hesse experiences abdominal pain due to the damage that the baby is doing to his abdomen. While shut away in his resort room, Hesse calls both Arbogast and Reddin. As Reddin rushes to the resort from the laboratory, Arbogast calls a fellow doctor and tells him to evacuate the hospital and prep it for an emergency c-section for Hesse, but a hospital staffer overhears the doctor's conversation and alerts Banes about it. Banes calls the media to the hospital, to take credit and become famous, but Arbogast's fellow doctor alerts him about the media and Arborgast makes a detour to get a decoy for Hesse so he can have a private c-section.
When Arborgast's car arrives at the hospital, he disappoints the media when he brings out his own pregnant ex-wife. Banes, who had summoned the university dean and the press to witness the world's first pregnant man, is discredited and fired. Meanwhile, Reddin and Hesse have snuck to the back of the hospital and use the fire escape to get in. While acting as Hesse's decoy double, at the hospital, Angela goes into labor. Hesse has an emergency caesarean section, where he is given an epidural even though he's at high risk as is the baby. Reddin, not being able to help Hesse through this time, is sent by Arbogast to keep Angela company. Reddin walks into the waiting room to find Angela in labor and ends up being her labor coach, since there's no hospital staff available. Hesse feels emotionally scared and horrible, as Arbogast and the other surgeon cut through the last few layers of tissue, to get to the baby, Arbogast announces that Hesse's water shows no signs of fetal distress.
Arbogast announces the arrival to Reddin, who is on hands and knees helping Angela cope with contractions. Reddin hands Angela over to Arbogast and rushes off to see Hesse as Arbogast has Angela prepped for childbirth. Reddin visits Hesse in the Post-op, getting her first glance at her baby, and together they decide to name the baby girl Junior. Arbogast delivers Angela's child and the two reconcile to raise the boy, Jake, as their own.
In the final scene, the two families are on a beach on vacation celebrating the birthdays of Junior and Jake. Reddin is heavily pregnant with her and Hesse's second child, and when Angela mentions that she would like to have another baby but does not want to go through pregnancy again, they all begin trying to convince a reluctant Arbogast to carry the child.

Review: Of course, the egg is Thompson's and she and Schwarzenegger are attracted to each other.Ivan Reitman does a very good job with the story, keeping it simple and staying focused on the characters.
I just thought that was funny.So by 1994, Schwarzenegger had just done a series of pretty hardcore action movies  Terminator 2, Last Action Hero (shut up, that movie rocked), and True Lies  so I'm really curious to know who came up with the idea of making a movie in which he gets pregnant and carries a baby to term.
Yeah, Last Action Hero and especially Kindergarten Cop showed the world that Arnold was a big action movie star that was not above having a little fun with himself, but a pregnancy??Amazingly enough, however, the movie is much better than you might think.
There is a cleverly designed side story about Arbogast's ex-wife carrying a baby that resulted in a one-night stand after an Aerosmith concert, but the majority of the comedy in the movie is derived from Schwarzenegger literally not only turning into a woman, but poking fun at his real life self.
The script does have it's moments, but the performances really carry this one.Arnie is suprisingly very funny when he becomes pregnant (when asks DeVito in all seriousness "Does my body disgust you?" I broke up); DeVito is just along for the ride but is good--he's the straight man to Arnie;  Emma Thompson is just gorgeous, very funny and full of life as a clumsy scientist.
As in Twins and Kindergarten Cop, Arnie plays against his macho image, getting both laughs and smiles by showing us his non macho side.Add Danny Devito and Emma Thompson, actors I hold in high regard and you have to at least give this a go.It gave me a few laughs and a smile, but I have no wish to watch it twice..
He really does make you believe he's carrying to term.Good work all around - Emma Thompson (this great actress can't think too badly of Arnie to agree to make a movie with him; then again, is it the dough???) is a delightfully klutzy research scientist, and Danny DeVito plays a sympathetic role but with the inevitable undertones of sleazoid tackiness that he does so well.
As a woman who had a horribly difficult pregnancy and constantly wanted to smack men up the side of the head when they make comments about how easy we have it, I finally felt that someone got it.Danny DeVito and Arnold Schwarzenegger pair up as a Doctor (OBGYN) and a Research Scientist who are trying to come up with a formula to help women with difficult pregnancies to have a better chance of carrying through.
I enjoyed this movie a lot and i enjoyed it so much that i want to buy it on DVD, it is a very funny pleasant and enjoyable family movie which is squeaky clean and it was good to be able to watch this kind of movie for a change which is a lot different to the usual violent sleazy foul mouthed movies that i usually watch, not that there is anything wrong with that of course but it was great to be able to watch some clean fun entertainment for a change.All the actors are brilliant and the characters in the movie are all very lovable and are funny and Arnold Schwarzanegger was tops and was very funny and it was good to see him play a different role which is very different to his usual macho action man role, and in this movie you get to see Arnies soft gentle side, Danny Devito is always a treat to watch and he is one of my favourite actors and Pamela Reed and Emma Thompson the two main female actors also added charm to the movie.A movie which is very worthwhile watching and a movie i would enjoy watching over and over again..
And it's better than the overall rating of 4,6 would suggest.The pros: Schwarzenegger, DeVito and Emma Thompson were the strong point of the movie, they did the best with the material they were given.
I liked especially the scene when Arnold ends in drag at a clinic specialized in pregnancy, and some weeks later along with DeVito and Emma rush to the hospital along with DeVito's wife.The cons: The concept of a pregnant man can disturb many sensible persons, and I personally felt queasy about the subject matter.
Arnold is a great actor, I mean all on his other movies, he played like a macho role, but in "Junior", he played kind of like a feminine role.
Arnold is a great actor, I mean all on his other movies, he played like a macho role, but in "Junior", he played kind of like a feminine role.
Unoriginal, But Still Fun. A relatively amusing story starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as Dr. Alex Hesse, who - teaming up with Danny DeVito in his typical curmudgeonly style (this time as a gynecologist) - subjects himself to an experimental drug which allows him to become the world's first pregnant man.
If their idea of fun was watching Arnold Schwarzenegger go through morning sickness then they would love the film but otherwise people might just hate it to bits..
And he downs the drug, hence converting the "pregnancy" into "my baby." The whole thing is absurd, since DeVito plays an obstetrician and he'd been doing routine ultrasounds so they'd have known already if the baby was male or female.Later, when the big bad guy from the oppressive patriarchal university learns that Arnie is pregnant, he gets guards and tries to take Arnie into custody.
Only this time, while Danny is sleazy as ever(don't get me wrong, I've liked him in several roles, but it is kinda his shtick), and Arnie is, well, that physique doesn't just get put away for a movie or two, obviously, they're both playing competent doctors, and that's not where the high requirements for suspension of disbelief end with this thing(frankly, it's barely where they begin).
Well, actually, I really haven't seen a movie about a pregnant man before, but `Junior' still isn't as good as it could have been.
Junior (1994) ** (out of 4)Dr. Hesse (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and Dr. Arbogast (Danny DeVito) are working on a new drug that will help a woman carrying a baby.
There's only one way to test it and that's to try it on Hesse.When JUNIOR was announced people were very excited to hear that the TWINS co-stars were making another film together and with the plot being about a pregnant Schwarzenegger it seemed like a sure hit.
The entire film is based around the idea of the tough Schwarzenegger being pregnant and it really does seem as if the filmmakers thought that idea would be good enough to make the film work.Sadly that didn't happen as we get really bad scenes of the big actor doing various "pregnant woman" things but they all just seem so forced and they're certainly not funny.
In featured roles, Frank Langella and Judy Collins are employed well.****** Junior (11/23/94) Ivan Reitman ~ Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito, Emma Thompson, Pamela Reed.
Arnold Schwarznegger is surprisingly entertaining here in one of his more lighter roles, while Danny DeVito is even better and Emma Thompson is absolutely gorgeous as the clumsy scientist and love interest(though I will say as a fan of hers she has given better performances).
It does have a few amusing moments  mostly seeing Arnie play totally against type by being pregnant and emotional etc.Schwarzenegger is good and plays well against his action hero personae but this one joke is difficult to stretch to the whole film and the laughs don't come as frequently as you'd hope.
JUNIOR is a contender for Arnold Schwarzenegger's worst film, a spectacularly ill-conceived comedy in which the action star plays a research scientist who falls pregnant thanks to some pioneering treatment.
The entire running time is just weird.Dr. Larry Arbogast (Danny DeVito) convinces his cohort Dr. Alex Hesse (Arnold Schwarzenegger) to test himself as a human lab rat for a pregnancy test after the two are fired from the University they work for by Noah Banes (Frank Langella).
In fact, this film actually makes the female actors like Emma Thompson and Pamela Reed (Dr. Arbogast's ex) funnier than the male actors.
The tagline is not good.Who wants to see a guy pregnant?This is a quietly not so amusing film which I enjoyed more than I expected.While Schwarzenegger is the "star" of the movie, this is really de Vito's film.
Wow, what an unfunny movie, you would think a film with Arnold Scwartzanegger being pregnant plus Danny DeVito would be funny, but its not.
Junior is a mediocre movie with a mediocre storyline and a great comedic cast.This had more potential that what it delivered,it being a reunion for Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito following Twins and also directed by the legendary Ivan Reitman,it's story also had some good potential but it needed to be a lot more goofy and self aware of its ridiculous subject matter in order to be a good comedy.I felt like the movie treated itself too seriously,because I was expecting a story where Schwarzenegger is the worlds first pregnant man to be a really stupid comedy,but instead it was quite dramatic at times and focused on a love story,that was my main problem,it just needed to be more of a comedy.There is great chemistry between Arnold and DeVito and also Emma Thompson,who seemed to get along with both of them and they all seemed to enjoy working together.It has some good moments,but Junior takes itself too seriously and just isn't funny enough to be a comedy I would recommend.
A research scientist becomes the worlds first pregnant man in order to test his new drug for expectant women.Best Perfornance: Danny DeVito Worst Performance: Pamela Reed.
but not as bad as Raw Deal!The movie is about 2 scientists who decide, after their funding has been declined, to impregnate a male.It is a comedy that Arnie made in the 90s, but the problem is, it just doesn't work as well as Twins.I did like it...
the premise is simple.a doctor(Danny Devito)convinces his colleague(Arnold Schwarzenegger)to inject himself with a pregnancy drug.he then becomes pregnant.this is actually quite a funny movie.there are some good lines here.Schwarzenegger is very credible in the role.Emma Thomson is a riot as a clumsy doctor and love interest for Arnold.she has a definite gift for physical comedy.i had a very good time watching this movie.it's a very different role for Arnold,but it works.it turns the traditional notion of women as child bearers on its head,and succeeds admirably.although from what others have commented,it's not the first movie to do this.anyway,i picked this movie up as part of the comedy favourites collection,which also contains Twins and Kindergarten Cop.of the three,this is the only one i would classify as a comedy.for me,Junior is a 7/10.
"Junior" is a very funny 1994 comedy directed by Ivan Reitman and starring Danny de Vito, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Pamela Reed, Emma Thompson and Frank Langella.
Junior(1994) Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny Devito, Emma Thompson, Frank Langella, Pamela Reed, Aida Turturro, Megan Cavanagh, Welker White, Christopher Meloni, Misa Koprova, James Eckhouse, Mindy Seeger, Alexander Enberg, Mary Gordon Murray, Stefan Gierasch, Ryan Doss, Zachary Doss, Brianna McConnell, Brittany McConnell, Lawrence T.
Continuing my plan to watch ever movie in Arnold Schwarzenegger's filmography in order, I come to his 3rd and last collaboration with Ivan Reitman 1994's Junior.Plot In A Paragraph: As part of a fertility research project, a male scientist (Arnie) agrees to carry a pregnancy in his own body.Despite being a fan of all the talent involved here, for me, Junior is a total misfire.
By reuniting the incongruous Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny de Vito duo again, the exploit of Ivan Reitman's "Junior" is to make an even more touching and funny comedy than his previous "Twins", once again, based on the same premise of an improbable scientific situation.Improbable is quite an understatement.
This isn't "Twins" where Schwarzenegger's perfection was the illustration of a successful genetic manipulation and De Vito, all the opposite, here, Arnie's casting isn't crucial to the part, neither is Danny De Vito, but at the end, you realize that the movie couldn't have worked with better actors.
It's the story of a man who discovers his maternal side by the simple process of feeling a baby inside him, and Arnold Schwarzenegger makes it not only believable but also touching, he doesn't overplay, within his own (not so limited) range, he finds the perfect note to draw a touched smile in your face, and there's one wonderful moment where he De Vito's character touch the belly and smiles, so moving you forget the implausibility of the situation.But there can't be a film about pregnancy without women, and both Pamela Reed and Emma Thompson plays respectively De Vito's ex-wife and the scientist who took Arnie's laboratory.
The film stars hulking Hollywood star Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito where Arnie gets pregnant, it's the kind of plot made from hell, oh and also Ivan Reitman.
It just doesn't work for me and comes off messy at best, it isn't the worst movie of all time and definitely not within comedy, but here are my thoughts below.The plot is just confused and I mean in a way where the story just rides along not really knowing where it is going, can be fun and will be for some, but still not memorable.
Emma Thompson comes in as the new Doctor on the scene Diana, she is OK here but she doesn't do anything to help, this is the kind of movie that can truly ruin careers, thank god this didn't contain the very very best(at least at the time).
Observe his acting carefully in Junior, and you'll see skills that many serious actors could only envy." Now I don't agree with this quote but I see where he is coming from, Arnie seems to as I mentioned before, match the role and he makes the character seem more real(to say he is a huge pregnant man).
Reitman directs DeVito and Schwarzenegger again after they came together in "Twins(1988)", but he doesn't succeed in making these two classic although I will say he does make this classic as that movie where Arnold Schwarzenegger gets pregnant, and I'll use my consensus one more time, good for some, not fun for most..
Alex Hesse (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is an University professor working with Dr. Larry Arbogast (Danny DeVito) on a new drug to reduce miscarriages.
Danny DeVito as a fertility specialist and Arnold Schwarzenegger as a male scientist who gets pregnant?
In fact, movies like this one and Twins and Jingle All the Way and Kindergarden Cop ("It's nod a tumah!") demonstrate that Arnold has been wasted on silly action films -- his true genius is for silly comedy!
He had already acted in several bad movies but "Junior" constitutes his best load of rubbish.As I wrote on my comment about "Kindergarten Cop", Ivan Reitman's comedies could have been great films thanks to an interesting and catchy topic.
Twins actors Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito team up again, this time as Doctors Alex Hesse and Larry Arbogast, who are working on a new drug which will reduce the chances of a woman having a miscarriage.
I laughed so much when I got to see Arnold behaving like a very sensitive and pregnant woman, this was probably the best thing about this movie.There are some fun scenes if you look away from the scientific part and this movie would be far worse if it didn't include these actors..
Dr.Alex Hesse(Arnold Schwarzenegger)and his friend and assistant, Dr. Larry Arbogast(Danny Devito) have a plan to fertilize an egg.
Junior depicts the nature of motherhood and parenthood for we not only follow in Alex's footsteps during his pregnancy but we also follow in Dr. Larry Arbogast and his wife who is also pregnant.Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny Devito and Emma Thompson, they make this movie funny yet entertaining to watch.
Junior is a weird comedy about a man named Dr. Hesse who injects an amniotic egg into his stomach with the help of his friend Dr. Abrogast to test a new baby drug so he can become pregnant.
This was the film that reunited director Ivan Reitman (Ghostbusters, Evolution) and also Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny Devito who all worked on Twins.
Hesse however becomes attached to his unborn baby.A high concept idea 'Arnie gets pregnant', let's reunite him with Devito, and we have another Twins on our hands....But without a decent script and jokes, you don't and unfortunately the script is dire, and the novelty of Arnie being pregnant wears off, when you realise he does nothing but act camp for three quarters of the film.It was such a good idea though, and Reitman can do this sort of comedy in his sleep, but the magic just isn't there, and after the blow of Last Action Hero, Arnie must have thought he would be back as the king of the movies.How wrong everybody was.Thompson and Devito escape unscathed, but only just.A horrid waste of talent..
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito play two scientists who are experimenting with a new fertility drug, when their project gets shut down.
Ever since Ivan Reitman directed Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito in Twins, I always hoped there would be a sequel.
Junior, had it's really funny moments like when Alix says, "My nipples are very sensitive." or "Does my body disgust you?" but a lot of the movie was pretty bad.
Schwarzenegger has never been more attractive and funny while Thompson, Devito, Langella, Reed, and all of the others do great work, too.
Danny Devito is also a FUNNY man and a terrific actor he also plays it straight he also cracked me up throughout the film i liked him a lot.