Maybe Baby (Original title)
Dates: 1999 (Copyright), 02 June 2000 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, FranceDirector: Ben Elton
Synopsis: Comedy. Sam Bell and his wife, Lucy, are desperate to have a baby, and try every means possible to achieve their aim. Sam, a commissioning editor working for the BBC, is unhappy in his job and has decided he would rather be a scriptwriter. Without his wife's knowledge, he uses her thoughts and conversations, often by secretly reading her diary, as the germ of an idea for a film, which is accepted by the BBC. The film, a so-called view from the `woman's perspective', goes into production at the same time Sam and Lucy are trying their hardest to produce a son and heir.
Genre: Comedy
Subject: Pregnancy
Releases
Date: 02 June 2000Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - DeLuxe - Sound - Dolby DigitalRuntime: 105 mins Length: 9428 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Redbus Film Distribution
Title: Remote control: video to rentAuthor: [MD] Article type: Video ReviewLanguage: English
In: Creative Screenwriting v8 n4 Jul/Aug 2001 Page: 18
Title: Script comments: Maybe BabyAuthor: MARTINEZ, Jose Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Interview with Ben Elton who discusses his work as a writer and a director.
In: Radio Times v308 n4011 13 Jan 2001 Page: 51
Title: VideoAuthor: NORMAN, Emma Article type: Video ReviewLanguage: English
In: Film Review vSpec. n34 Year book 2001 Page: 89
Title: Maybe babyAuthor: CAMERON-WILSON, James Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Empire n133 July 2000 Page: 58
Title: New filmsAuthor: THOMAS, William Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Empire n134 August 2000 Page: 138
Title: SoundtracksAuthor: [NJ] Article type: Short ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Soundtrack review.
In: Film Review n595 July 2000 Pages: 28-29
Title: MAYBE BABYAuthor: CAMERON-WILSON, James Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Review plus comment from Ben Elton on MAYBE BABY.
In: Sight and Sound v10 n7 July 2000 Page: 50
Title: ReviewsAuthor: KEMP, Philip Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Variety 12 Jun 2000 Page: 16
Title: FILM REVIEWSAuthor: ELLEY, Derek Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Film Tutti i Film della Stagione n47 Sep/Oct 2000 Pages: 47-48
Title: [Film Tutti i Film della Stagione - n47 Sep/Oct 2000: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: Italian
In: Screen International n1258 12 May 2000 Page: 38
Title: Maybe BabyAuthor: HUNTER, Allan Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Screen International n1219 30 Jul 1999 Page: 31
Title: INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTIONArticle type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Screen Finance v12 n16 16 Sep 1999 Pages: 4-8
Title: Twelve films go before the cameras in AugustArticle type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Listing of the films with UK production company involvement which went into production in August 1999, including some production details.
In: Eyepiece v20 n4 Aug/Sep 1999 Page: 25
Title: Who's Crew.Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: In-production credits and details.
Dates: 1999 (Copyright), 02 June 2000 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, FranceDirector: Ben Elton
Synopsis: Comedy. Sam Bell and his wife, Lucy, are desperate to have a baby, and try every means possible to achieve their aim. Sam, a commissioning editor working for the BBC, is unhappy in his job and has decided he would rather be a scriptwriter. Without his wife's knowledge, he uses her thoughts and conversations, often by secretly reading her diary, as the germ of an idea for a film, which is accepted by the BBC. The film, a so-called view from the `woman's perspective', goes into production at the same time Sam and Lucy are trying their hardest to produce a son and heir.
Genre: Comedy
Subject: Pregnancy
Releases
Date: 02 June 2000Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - DeLuxe - Sound - Dolby DigitalRuntime: 105 mins Length: 9428 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Redbus Film Distribution
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(14)
In: Empire n140 February 2001 Page: 115Title: Remote control: video to rentAuthor: [MD] Article type: Video ReviewLanguage: English
In: Creative Screenwriting v8 n4 Jul/Aug 2001 Page: 18
Title: Script comments: Maybe BabyAuthor: MARTINEZ, Jose Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Interview with Ben Elton who discusses his work as a writer and a director.
In: Radio Times v308 n4011 13 Jan 2001 Page: 51
Title: VideoAuthor: NORMAN, Emma Article type: Video ReviewLanguage: English
In: Film Review vSpec. n34 Year book 2001 Page: 89
Title: Maybe babyAuthor: CAMERON-WILSON, James Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Empire n133 July 2000 Page: 58
Title: New filmsAuthor: THOMAS, William Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Empire n134 August 2000 Page: 138
Title: SoundtracksAuthor: [NJ] Article type: Short ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Soundtrack review.
In: Film Review n595 July 2000 Pages: 28-29
Title: MAYBE BABYAuthor: CAMERON-WILSON, James Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Review plus comment from Ben Elton on MAYBE BABY.
In: Sight and Sound v10 n7 July 2000 Page: 50
Title: ReviewsAuthor: KEMP, Philip Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Variety 12 Jun 2000 Page: 16
Title: FILM REVIEWSAuthor: ELLEY, Derek Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Film Tutti i Film della Stagione n47 Sep/Oct 2000 Pages: 47-48
Title: [Film Tutti i Film della Stagione - n47 Sep/Oct 2000: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: Italian
In: Screen International n1258 12 May 2000 Page: 38
Title: Maybe BabyAuthor: HUNTER, Allan Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Screen International n1219 30 Jul 1999 Page: 31
Title: INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTIONArticle type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Screen Finance v12 n16 16 Sep 1999 Pages: 4-8
Title: Twelve films go before the cameras in AugustArticle type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Listing of the films with UK production company involvement which went into production in August 1999, including some production details.
In: Eyepiece v20 n4 Aug/Sep 1999 Page: 25
Title: Who's Crew.Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: In-production credits and details.