Three Men and a Little Lady (1990)

29% of critics liked it
(14 reviews)
47% of users liked it
(79,232 ratings)

Emile Ardolino directed this treacly sequel to Three Men and a Baby. The middle-aged trio of doting fathers -- Peter the architect (Tom Selleck), Michael the cartoonist (Steve Guttenberg) and Jack the actor (Ted Danson) -- have returned, sublimating their swinging bachelor instincts in order to… More Emile Ardolino directed this treacly sequel to Three Men and a Baby. The middle-aged trio of doting fathers -- Peter the architect (Tom Selleck), Michael the cartoonist (Steve Guttenberg) and Jack the actor (Ted Danson) -- have returned, sublimating their swinging bachelor instincts in order to raise 5-year-old Mary (Robin Weisman). The child of Jack and Sylvia (Nancy Travis), Mary was abandoned by Sylvia in the foyer of the boys' apartment house in the first film. In five years, Mary has grown from a diaper-filling infant to a cute kid who insists that the guys sing rap songs to her before she goes to bed. Sylvia now also lives with the bachelors as she pursues a promising Broadway career. Peter, Michael, and Jack dote on the moppet and parenthood has rarely seemed more idyllic. But Sylvia once again disrupts their placid existence. Accepting the marriage proposal of British director and surly cad Edward (Christopher Cazenove), she announces that she and Mary are going to move to England, leaving the boys high and dry. When it turns out that Edward is secretly planning to ship Mary away to a boarding school after the marriage, the three guys race frantically to disrupt Sylvia's wedding. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: PG, 1 hr. 40 min.
Directed By: Emile Ardolino
Genres: Comedy

In Theaters: Nov 21, 1990 Wide
On DVD: Apr 2, 2002

Critic Reviews

Clint Morris, Moviehole
Passable....but after the original, one expected a lot more
James Sanford, Kalamazoo Gazette
Lame sequel, but what did you expect?
Bob Bloom, Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)
Another non-necessary sequel.

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Featured Audience Ratings

Sajin P

A sequel that should'nt have been made. But had it's funny moments though.
Tim S

Haven't seen it in a long time and didn't care for it when I did.
Wahida K

A Brilliant Classic.
Anthony L

An Awful sequel that?s best avoided
Nani V

Did anyone see the ghost? lol
Candy R

Sequel about three men raising a little girl.
jay n

the first one was cute but this one suffers from sequelitis
xGary X

More charmless rubbish involving an irritating child and a bunch of ridiculous stereotypes. Obviously written by an american who still thinks England is populated with bowler hatted cricket fans who live in castles. And a truly embarrassing rap sequence.
danny d

decent sequel but the original was much better
Leigh R

It was cute, but couldn't beat the first.
Jason S

Not as good as the first but still entertaining.
Dean M

Bachelors alike dads and a little girl are much hilarious and great family. The wedding scene and Ted Danson in a disguise old reverend are outrageous funny.
Yinalí R

Hillarious!!!
Sunil J

Some really great moments but it's just okay overall.
Sarah B

Why did they have to make this film? Nowhere near as good as the first one. England has never looked this bad in a film! Selleck looks lost, Guttenberg is underused, only Danson is happy, and he's happy in dross. The kid is sweet and their rap song is great but otherwise...
Jim W

Three Men and a Little Lady isn't better than Three Men and a Baby but it's still cute and harmless. I think it's a better film for Ted Danson than the first one. He has more to do and a lot of the laughs are supplied by him.
paganchild1979 p

Cute movie! Who ever thought three guys bringing up a little girl!

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Cast

            Tom Selleck as Peter Mitchell

            Steve Guttenberg as Michael Kellam

            Ted Danson as Jack Holden

            Nancy Travis as Sylvia

            Robin Weisman as Mary Bennington

            Christopher Cazenove as Edward

            Sheila Hancock as Vera

            Fiona Shaw as Miss Lomax

            Jonathan Lynn as Vicar Hewitt

            Lynne Marta as Morgan School Teacher

            Everett Wong as 1st Boy

            Edwina Moore as Dr. Robinson

            Rosalind Allen as Pretty Girl

            Jonathan Boswall as Barrow Butler

            Edith Fields as Mrs. Heard

            Patricia Gaul as Mrs. Walker

            Neil Hunt as Wilfred Blair

            Melissa Hurley as Dancing Girl at Party

            Lucia Neal as Party Lady

            Bryan Pringle as Old Englishman

            Darcy Pulliam as Waitress

            Ian Redford as English Farmer

            Charles David Richards as Stagehand

            Leona Shaw
            
            Steven L. Vaughn as Usher

            Sidney Walsh as Laurie

            Ilene Starger
            
            Mary Selway
            
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