| The Baby Maker | |
| Director: | James Bridges |
| Producer: | Richard Goldstone Jack Larson |
| Starring: | Barbara Hershey Scott Glenn Collin Wilcox-Horne Sam Groom |
| Music: | Fred Karlin |
| Cinematography: | Charles Rosher Jr. |
| Editing: | Walter Thompson |
| Studio: | Robert Wise Productions |
| Distributor: | National General Pictures |
| Released: | [1] |
| Runtime: | 109 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
The Baby Maker is a 1970 American drama film that was directed and co-written by James Bridges and released by National General Pictures.
Tish Gray is a flower child who is hired to have the baby of a middle-class couple, Suzanne and Jay Wilcox. The film exposes the clash of values between Tish, her boyfriend Tad Jacks, and the couple. It also deals with the emotional turmoil all four characters go through.
The film had its premiere on October 1, 1970 at the Plaza and New Embassy Theatres in New York.[1]
Criticizing the directing and writing of James Bridges, critic Shirley Rigby said of the "bizarre" film, "Only the performances in the film save it from being a total travesty." Rigby went on to say, "Barbara Hershey is a great little actress, much, much more than just another pretty face."[2] John Simon called The Baby Maker "insufferable".[3] The film received an Academy Award nomination at the 43rd Academy Awards for Best Original Song Score.
The Baby Maker was released to DVD by Warner Home Video on March 23, 2009, via the Warner Archives DVD-on-demand service as a Region 1 DVD.