After getting pregnant from a one-night stand, a single woman leans on her married best friend and mother of two to guide her through gestation and beyond.

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Film Cast:

• Eden: Ilana Glazer
• Dawn: Michelle Buteau
• Dr. Morris: John Carroll Lynch
• Bernie: Oliver Platt
• Dr. Shirley: Sandra Bernhard
• Claude: Stephan James
• Marty: Hasan Minhaj
• Bobby: Keith Lucas
• Benny: Kenneth Lucas
• Tommy: Caleb Mermelstein-Knox
• Dragana: Elena Ouspenskaia
• Server: Josh Rabinowitz
• EMT: Mario Polit
• Julia in Elevator: Julia Scotti
• Nurse Sharon: Crystal Finn
• Delivery Nurse: Donna Glaesener
• Postpartum Nurse 1: Katy Grenfell
• Lactation Leslie: Rosa Gilmore
• Dawn’s Breasts: Whoopi Goldberg
• Bou Jarmas (Ticket Salesperson): Nic Inglese
• Hostess: Jo-Anne Lee
• Student: Marie Faustin
• Nanny Dani: Shola Adewusi
• Nanny Ramona: Susanna Guzman
• Carla: Holly Chou
• Paula (Doula 1): Simone Recasner
• Doula as a Man: Darren Criss
• Red Doula: Rebecca Rose Bulnes
• Greeter / Waiter: Fareeha Khan
• Eden’s Masseuse: Kami Dimitrova
• Plumber: Tony Ray Rossi
• Other Actor: Paul Borghese
• Movie Theater Guy: Ken Jacowitz
• Eden’s Delivery Nurse: Lisa Fleming-Griffith
• Postpartum Nurse (uncredited): Andrea Ilene Shapiro
• Claudette – Eden’s Baby 1 (uncredited): Chasity Orr
• Charlette – Eden’s Baby 2 (uncredited): Charlize Orr

Film Crew:

• Producer: Ilana Glazer
• Screenplay: Josh Rabinowitz
• Producer: Susie Fox
• Director: Pamela Adlon
• Producer: Ashley Fox
• Producer: Breean Pojunas
• Editor: Annie Eifrig
• Art Direction: Kevin Cabello
• Original Music Composer: Jay Lifton
• First Assistant Director: Dan Taggatz
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Marcello Dubaz
• Original Music Composer: Ryan Miller
• Costume Design: Dana Covarrubias
• Set Decoration: Kierra Jordan
• Makeup Department Head: Kristy Strate
• Costume Supervisor: Cortney Hillman
• Unit Production Manager: Jamin O’Brien
• Director of Photography: Jeffrey Kim
• Casting Associate: Allison Kirschner
• Production Design: Valeria De Felice
• Hair Department Head: Falon Jaloi Edouard
• Sound Mixer: Irin Strauss
• Stunt Coordinator: Dejay Roestenberg
• Executive Producer: Glen Basner
• Sound Effects Editor: Michael Odmark
• Editor: Elizabeth Merrick
• Executive Producer: Jack Whigham
• Casting: Gayle Keller
• Executive Producer: Milan Popelka
• Executive Producer: Alison Cohen
• Additional Hairstylist: Khyrei Ortiz
• Associate Producer: Christopher Rivera
• Art Department Assistant: Angela Chesser
• VFX Artist: Lalbin Devadas
• VFX Artist: Roshan George
• Camera Loader: Mckenzie Raycroft
• Assistant Set Decoration: Kain Kaminski
• Makeup Artist: Lia Parks
• Key Hair Stylist: Kim Shriver
• On Set Dresser: Callan Shattuck
• ADR Engineer: Tom Stewart
• VFX Artist: Albert Johnson
• VFX Artist: Nidhin
• “B” Camera Operator: Sawyer Oubre
• Best Boy Electric: Vincent Pogoda
• First Assistant “B” Camera: Maxwell Sloan
• Art Department Assistant: Aidan Kaye
• Set Dresser: Arian Behpour
• Property Master: Diego Quecano
• Visual Effects Supervisor: Sherwyn Lawrence
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Arjun Sheth
• Visual Effects Compositor: Ihab El Refaei
• Visual Effects Producer: Robi Thomas Vizhayil
• Finishing Producer: Meghan Griesbeck
• Musician: Dan Pugach
• On Set Props: Javier Scalley
• Visual Effects Supervisor: Dirar Al Qabbani
• VFX Artist: Amir Saqer
• Assistant Location Manager: Ethan M. Silva
• Visual Effects Coordinator: Nevin S Behanan
• ADR Voice Casting: Daphne Gaines
• Special Effects Makeup Artist: Chelsea Paige
• VFX Artist: Ananthakrishnan M
• Electrician: Michael Dowling
• Costumer: Caya Cooper
• Music Supervisor: Kyle McKeveny
• Musician: Dan Chmielinski
• Dailies Manager: Matthew Hawkins
• Musician: Aaron Heick
• Music Supervisor: Joe Rudge
• Additional Hairstylist: Katt Atkins
• Set Dresser: Daniel Addams
• Set Dresser: A.J. Mattioli
• Dialogue Editor: Eric Di Stefano
• Visual Effects Supervisor: J.D. McKee
• VFX Artist: Anandha Vishnu
• Electrician: Alex Hanini
• First Assistant “A” Camera: Alex Worster
• ADR Recordist: Vinny Alfano
• VFX Artist: D.J. Shea
• Gaffer: Michael Mortell
• Digital Intermediate: Bonnie Gross
• Script Supervisor: Betty Austin
• On Set Dresser: Ben Campbell
• Charge Scenic Artist: Morgan L. Smith
• ADR Voice Casting: Dann Fink
• Key Costumer: Chadeese Perriel
• Online Editor: Brian Keefe
• Leadman: Justin Pellingra
• Key Makeup Artist: Mary Chipman
• Production Coordinator: Benjamin Gregory
• Visual Effects Producer: Travis Berry
• Additional Hairstylist: Abby Bronson
• Makeup Artist: Katie Wedlund
• Second Assistant Director: Aton Roberts
• Assistant Property Master: Ana María Kalvo
• Second Second Assistant Director: Jess May
• On Set Dresser: Alexandra Georgette Koskoris
• Extras Casting: Meredith Jacobson Marciano
• Colorist: Keith Jenson
• VFX Artist: Sojin Vakkottummal
• Casting Assistant: Briana Dunlay
• Musician: Brian Griffin
• Chef: Hughroy Williams
• Finishing Producer: J. Eric Camp
• Location Manager: Philip Prince
• Music Editor: Jonathan Zalben
• Second Assistant “B” Camera: Sara Boardman
• Still Photographer: Gwen Capistran
• Second Assistant “A” Camera: Anjela Coviaux
• Assistant Editor: Emily Kraklow
• Music Editor: Dylan Neely
• Sound Mix Technician: Anurag Massey
• Executive Visual Effects Producer: Sam Stiban
• Stunt Driver: Roy T. Anderson
• Electrician: Kyle A. Canney
• “A” Camera Operator: Beka Venezia
• Costumer: Jalen Grant
• Location Assistant: Eian Beckford
• Location Coordinator: Fanta Fortune
• Still Photographer: Linda Källérus
• Stunt Coordinator: Becca GT
• Key Costumer: Somie Pak
• Colorist: Bill Stokes
• Assistant Location Manager: Michael Hellmann
• Production Controller: Cory Lewis
• Co-Producer: Elizabeth Siegal

Movie Reviews:

• Brent Marchant: How disappointing it is when you see a movie that you were looking forward to only to walk away unimpressed, if not largely disappointed. So it is with director Pamela Adlon’s debut feature, a comedy-drama about the wild and crazy relationship between two lifelong thirtysomething New York BFFs (Ilana Glazer, Michelle Buteau) who share the experiences of pregnancy, childbirth and parenthood while struggling to maintain the kind of free-spirited friendship they had before becoming mothers. The narrative consists of a series of vignettes – some outrageous, some touching, some serious – involving various aspects of their connection, their individual lives and their interactions with others. Unfortunately, these episodes are wildly inconsistent, regardless of their nature. Some work well (especially, surprisingly enough, those that get unapologetically down and dirty with unbridled raunchy humor), but most others fall stunningly flat for a variety of reasons. The biggest problem here is the writing, which frequently tries far too hard to make the material work. Some segments simply aren’t funny, relying on excessive exhausting mugging and overacting to win over audience members and unsuccessfully persuade them otherwise. Others are utterly preposterous and implausible (despite trying to come across as “zany” or “outrageous”), lacking credibility in terms of plot devices, character development and story flow. And others still are just plain inauthentic, particularly when driven by the strained chemistry between the two often-immature leads, whose supposed bond simply isn’t convincing. What’s more, when the film unsuccessfully tries to turn serious, scenes that are supposed to move and touch viewers don’t work, because the film doesn’t do enough to engender sufficient interest in the protagonists, their challenges or their relationship with one another. To its credit, the film features some fine performances by supporting cast members (John Carroll Lynch, Stephan James, Elena Ouspenskaia), but the leads grow progressively tiresome, especially the longer the movie drones on. In short, “Babes” is a big misfire that fails to deliver despite a few modest laughs along the way. Best bet for this one? Wait for it to come to streaming.
• CinemaSerf: The about to give birth “Dawn” (Michelle Buteau) is married to the perfectly manscaped “Marty” (Hasan Minhaj) and is best friends with “Eden” (Ilana Glazer) who is keen on having a baby but so far lacks a suitable sperm donor. That all changes, though, when she encounters the charming “Claude” (Stephan James) on the train and, thinking her period is sure fire protection against getting pregnant, they have some fun. She is smitten, but he disappears without a trace and she just chalks it up to experience. A few months later, though, she gets quite a shock and what now ensues sees the friendship she has with “Dawn” quite seriously tested, yada yada. There’s nothing new to this at all, and after the first twenty minutes of serious over-acting and a scene where a waiter concerned that the amniotic fluid leaking over the floor of his restaurant might not be that hygienic – and it designated a “woman hater”, the stall was set out for this frankly quite puerile attempt at comedy. It’s structured just as if it’s a couple episodes of a mediocre sitcom interspersed by a stand-up routine style narrative from writer Glazer that rehashes a tired girl-power mentality that stopped being funny thirty years ago. I didn’t care if their friendship worked or didn’t: there’s no effort to develop the characters and frankly I’m not surprised “Claude” took an early bath from these proceedings. I’m not really a fan of these buddy-comedies that take a relationship that supposedly works, break it, then try to put “Humpty” together again for the sake of an ending we could all see from space, and this is another off a conveyor belt completely devoid of originality.