Three Men and a Cradle Movie Review 1985

Three carefree bachelors, Jacques (Dussollier), Pierre (Giraud), and Michel (Boujenah), find a baby girl in a basket outside the door of the home they share. One is the father--although none of the men are sure which one it is. After the initial shock of learning how to take care of a child, they fall in love with her and won't let her go. There's a strange subplot about Jacques hiding heroin in the baby's diapers that gets them all involved with drug dealers. Still, everything is played for laughs and the film has heaps of charm. French with subtitles. Remade in 1987 as "Three Men and a Baby."

Distribution

MGM Home Entertainment, 2500 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90404-6061, Phone: (310)449-3000, Fax: (310)449-3100, URL: http://www.mgmhomevideo.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 100 minutes.
Originally from French.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Comedy Drama, Bringing Up Baby, Buddies, Parenthood, Men, Dads

Screenplay

Coline Serreau

Cast

Roland Giraud, Michel Boujenah, Andre Dussollier, Phillippe LeRoy, Marthe Villalonga, Dominque Lavanant

Cinematography

Jean-Yves Escoffier

Director

Coline Serreau

Producer

TF-1 Films

Awards

Cesar 1986: Film, Support. Actor (Boujenah), Writing.