''Look Who's Talking Too'' is a 1990 American

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film and a

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to director

Amy Heckerling Amy Heckerling (born May 7, 1954) is an American filmmaker. An alumna of both New York University and the American Film Institute, she directed the commercially successful films ''Fast Times at Ridgemont High'' (1982), ''National Lampoon's Europ ...

's 1989 comedy ''

Look Who's Talking ''Look Who's Talking'' is a 1989 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Amy Heckerling, and starring John Travolta and Kirstie Alley. Bruce Willis plays the voice of Mollie's son, Mikey. The film features George Segal as Albert ...

''. The film stars the original cast members

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and

Kirstie Alley Kirstie Louise Alley (January 12, 1951 – December 5, 2022) was an American actress. Her breakout role was as Rebecca Howe in the NBC sitcom ''Cheers'' (1987–1993), for which she received an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe in 1991. From 1997 ...

as James and Mollie Ubriacco, the parents of Mikey (voiced by

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), a toddler coping with the newest addition to the family, baby Julie (voiced by

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). In addition to this, he is having trouble using a potty, and the unorthodox advice he gets from his playmate, Eddie (voiced by

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), doesn't make his problem any better.

Plot

The movie picks up with the now married Mollie and James preparing for the birth of a new baby girl, while teaching Mikey how to use the potty. Meanwhile, James is working diligently to bring in more income for the family. Mikey looks forward to meeting his sibling as well as being a responsible big brother. When the baby is about to be born, her

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gets caught around her neck, putting her in distress. Given the name "Julie", she is born through a

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and is taken to the

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for observation. When Julie meets Mikey, she is unimpressed. He quickly begins to resent his sister when his dreams of being a responsible big brother don't match the reality. Meanwhile, Mollie's slacker younger brother, Stuart comes to stay, to whom James takes an immediate dislike. This, combined with James being pressured into taking a demanding piloting job arranged by Mollie's parents and his belief that Mollie is too protective of Mikey, causes several arguments between the pair which eventually lead to James leaving. Mikey is upset about this and, believing he has left because of Julie, tears up one of his sister's stuffed animals. James occasionally hangs out with his kids (including scamming their way into a movie theater) and has fun with them. Following a burglary, Mollie's best friend Rona moves in with her and she soon starts dating Stuart. Following the 'death' of her beloved stuffed penguin (whom she named Herbie), Julie decides to learn to walk and leave. Later, she manages to walk to the

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without support. Mollie sees this and is initially excited but then saddened that James isn't there to share the moment. As he watches Julie sleep one night, Mikey realizes how badly he's treated her and resolves to change his ways. Mollie decides to win James back and dresses sexy for him, but he isn't interested. As the two bicker, Mikey uses the toilet for the first time and calls his parents, who are immensely proud of him and share a happy moment. One night as James prepares to fly, Mollie watches the news and learns that storms are all around the area. She goes to get James before he takes off, leaving Stuart with Mikey and Julie. She catches him and tries to persuade him not to take off, just as the control tower cancels the flight. They then make up. Meanwhile, a burglar (presumably the same one who also robbed Rona) breaks in and runs when Stuart comes in with his unloaded gun. Stuart pursues him having forgotten about the kids and completely oblivious to the fact that he left paper on a hot stove which quickly causes a fire to start. Mikey doesn't panic and takes charge, pushing Julie out of the

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to safety. Stuart and the burglar run into James who subdues the thief. Mollie and James soon find out the kids were left alone and spot the fire in the apartment, only for Mikey and Julie to emerge from the

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as the two prepare to head in to save them. James then puts out the fire before it can cause too much damage. The next day, James, Mollie, Stuart, Rona and Mollie's parents attend a barbecue. There, Julie asks Mikey why he saved her when they're always fighting. Mikey tells her that for as much as they get on each other's nerves, they're the kids and should stick together since the grown ups never make any sense to them. The two then walk off hand in hand.

Cast

as James Ubriacco/Voice of James'

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(''uncredited'') *

as Mollie Ubriacco/Voice of Mollie's

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(''uncredited'') * Lorne Sussman as Mikey Ubriacco * Megan Milner as Julie Ubriacco (age 1 year) **Georgia Keithley as Julie (age 4 months) **Nikki Graham as Julie (

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–newborn) * Danny Pringle as Eddie *

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as Stuart Jensen *

Twink Caplan Twink Caplan (born December 25, 1947) is an American actress, comedian, and producer. She is best known for her roles in the box office hits ''Clueless'' and the ''Look Who's Talking'' series. As a producer, her best-known projects were ''Clueles ...

as Rona *

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as Rosie Jensen * Lesley Ewen as Debbie *

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as Joey, the baby gym instructor *

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as Dr. Fleischer Voices *

as Mikey Ubriacco *

as Julie Ubriacco *

as Eddie *

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as Mr. Toilet Man

Production

The famous

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theme music, composed by

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, was played during the scene when Julie practices walking. A variation exists at the beginning of the logo when

(voice of Mikey) was doing a

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imitation.

Casting

The bum teaser at the end of the first film portrayed an uncredited

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, providing the voice of Julie. Due to scheduling conflicts, she declined the role. Also in the early trailer,

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was originally going to be the voice of Eddie. Also appearing are

, and

. Further vocal talents include

in a supporting role as the voice of Eddie.

makes a cameo appearance as the voice of Mr. Toilet Man. The film was followed by another sequel, ''

Look Who's Talking Now ''Look Who's Talking Now'' is a 1993 American romantic comedy film, and the third and final installment in the film series that began with '' Look Who's Talking'' in 1989. It finds John Travolta and Kirstie Alley reprising their roles as James a ...

'', in 1993.

Alternative versions

When the film aired on

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, many of its

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s such as Mollie threatening Mikey with corporal punishment if he takes Julie away again (

reportedly hated saying that as she was an advocate against corporal punishment) were shown. One notable addition is a running gag where Mollie chats with her friends and folks and it ignites a daydream of James cheating on her. There is even one sequence where she imagines him as

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and herself as

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parodying their activism. In one version, James and Stuart have a conversation after he arrives in the apartment.

Reception

Unlike its predecessor, it received mostly negative reviews.

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gives it a score of 13% based on 16 reviews, with an average rating of 3.5/10. Audiences polled by

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gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale. The film was released in the

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on March 22, 1991, and reached number 2 in the country's box office that weekend. It grossed $47,789,074 at the box office in the United States and Canada, and $73.1 million internationally, for a worldwide total of $120.9 million. It was also nominated for two

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, including Worst Supporting Actor for

and Worst Supporting Actress for

, and a Stinkers Bad Movie Award for Worst Picture.

References

External links

* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Look Who's Talking Too 1990 films 1990 romantic comedy films 1990s pregnancy films American pregnancy films American romantic comedy films American sequel films Films about babies Films directed by Amy Heckerling Films scored by David Kitay Films set in New York City Films shot in New York City Films shot in Vancouver Films with screenplays by Amy Heckerling Films with screenplays by Neal Israel TriStar Pictures films 1990s English-language films Films about children 1990s American films