Look Who's Talking Now

**Look Who's Talking Now** is third and final installment in the Look Who's Talking trilogy. It finds John Travolta and Kirstie Alley reprising their roles as James and Mollie Ubriacco, respectively, and introducing the newly extended family members to it. David Gallagher and Tabitha Lupien portray Mikey and Julie respectively. Unlike the previous films, it does not feature the voiceover talents of Bruce Willis, Roseanne Barr, or Joan Rivers as their interior monologues; rather, Danny DeVito and Diane Keaton provide voiceover roles for their newly acquired dogs, Rocks and Daphne, respectively, and it focuses more on their lives. Lysette Anthony and Olympia Dukakis costar. George Segal and Charles Barkley have cameo roles.

The film was released on November 5, 1993, by TriStar Pictures. It received negative reviews from critics and underperformed at the box office, grossing $10.3 million against a production budget of $22 million.

## Plot

A puppy who needs an owner, and is talking, sees Mikey passing by and begs him to take him home. Mikey, however, has to hurry past in tow of his mother, so other people take him. He manages to escape and starts his life as a stray.

James is a pilot working for Samantha - who extends trips to spend more time with him. Mollie is looking for a job after getting laid off. Mikey tells Santa Claus that he wants a dog for Christmas, James feels the time has come to give him one and tells Samantha.

One day, the dog gets caught by a catcher and taken to a kennel. He is about to be put down when James brings Mikey there to select one. Overjoyed, he bumps into the dog he saw as a puppy and decides to take him home. He names him Rocks.

When they get home, they see Samantha is there with her highly trained dog Daphne, who wants James to have her as a present. Rocks and Daphne do not get along. Rocks is messy and untrained while Daphne is well-trained and spoiled. However, Daphne bonds with Julie while Rocks does with Mikey. Rocks wears Mollie's patience due to his behavior, leaving her to clean up after his messes.

Samantha starts having James fly on long trips. Mollie has to job hunt and take care of the kids and dogs. James and Mollie develop tensions over Samantha, she suspects that James is cheating on her.

James states he has faith in his wife and wants her to have faith in him. She agrees but still distrusts Samantha's intentions. After another trip, both have dreams of the other being unfaithful. James and Mollie are still in love with each other and miss one another while they are apart. As Mollie becomes more tired, Daphne realizes that she needs to become more independent. Rocks helps her learn how to go outside by herself and use her sense of smell to track people or things. The dogs start becoming friends.

On Christmas Eve, Samantha tricks James into coming to fancy cabin in the woods by saying that she wants to introduce him to a prospective client. She stalls for time until James cannot leave because of a snowstorm. James calls Mollie to tell her that he cannot make it home for Christmas. Mollie learns that he is alone with Samantha and becomes worried he is going to cheat on her. However, Mollie's mother convinces her to trust her instincts that James loves her and would never do that.

Mollie drives through the storm with the kids and dogs to "bring Christmas to Daddy". Their car gets stuck in the woods due to the storm. They are attacked by a wolf, and Rocks fights and scares him off but his right paw is hurt in the process while Mollie and the kids get inside the car. Daphne sets out to find help using the tracking skills that Rocks taught her.

Rocks runs out to track down James on his own. He finds Samantha's cabin, and James realizes that Mollie has set out to find him. He confronts Samantha about her lies and quits his job, then goes with Rocks to track down his family. She then grabs a vase from the table and attempts to throw it straight at him but he shuts the door just in time so hits the door and shatters instead. They are attacked by wolves, and Rocks fights them off while James escapes but one of them chomps and breaks his pager.

Meanwhile, Daphne finds a forest ranger that takes Mollie, the kids, and Daphne to safety into his cabin. James finds them, and Rocks runs in. Then James tells Mollie that if it wasn't for Rocks he would've not even made it and then Mollie says he stays so James and Mollie carry Mikey and Julie to bed to wait for Santa.