Baby Geniuses And The Space Baby 〈INSTANT →〉

Baby Geniuses and the Space Baby did not exactly launch a universe. A third film, Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2, followed in 2004 (a bizarrely productive year for the franchise) and introduced a new cast of talking toddlers. Jon Voight has never spoken publicly about the role, though fans joke that it funded his private island.

Bob Clark, the director, tragically passed away in 2007. While he is rightfully remembered for A Christmas Story and Porky’s, weirdos like us keep the flame of Space Baby alive. Baby Geniuses and the Space Baby

Search for Baby Geniuses and the Space Baby on YouTube or Reddit, and you will find a vibrant, bewildered community. Why the cult status? Baby Geniuses and the Space Baby did not

To understand the Space Baby, we must first revisit the original. The 1999 Baby Geniuses was a high-concept nightmare: what if babies could talk to each other in a secret language, and a nefarious corporation was trying to steal their wisdom? Critics eviscerated it, it won multiple Golden Raspberry Awards, and yet—it made over $36 million on a $12 million budget. Hollywood math is simple: if trash makes treasure, make a sequel. Bob Clark, the director, tragically passed away in 2007

However, by 2004, the franchise had lost its theatrical luster. The actors (and literal infants) had aged out. The solution? Go intergalactic. Enter Bob Clark, director of both the original Baby Geniuses and the holiday classic A Christmas Story. In a career move that defies logic, Clark co-wrote and directed Baby Geniuses and the Space Baby, effectively swapping a corporate conspiracy for an outer space rescue mission.