History Film / ThreeMenAndABaby

-->'''Peter:''' I'm selfish? At least I didn't leave my baby on a doorstep when she was six months old!

** Of course, this leads to Sylvia giving him an ArmorPiercingSlap.

** Of course, this leads to Sylvia giving him an ArmourPiercingSlap.

A third movie with the title ''Three Men and a Bride'' was announced but appears to be stuck in DevelopmentHell. As of August 2020, a remake starring Creator/ZacEfron is also in development for Creator/DisneyPlus.

* HeartIsWhereTheHomeIs: In the sequel, American Peter vs. British Edward for British Sylvia.

* PlatonicCoParenting: In the sequel Jack and Sylvia are raising Mary together (along with Peter and Michael), and while they jokingly flirt a few times, they both agree there's nothing between them anymore.

Directed by Creator/LeonardNimoy and released by Creator/TouchstonePictures, this comedy film is a [[ForeignRemake remake]] of the 1985 French movie ''Three Men and a Cradle'' starring Roland Giraud, Michel Boujenah and Creator/AndreDussollier. It premiered in 1987 and became the highest-grossing movie of that year in the US. It got a 1990 sequel, ''Three Men and a Little Lady'', set a few years later. Mary's mother Sylvia (Creator/NancyTravis), who joined the men's household at the conclusion of the first film, gets engaged to fellow British thespian Edward, and announces that she and Mary will be moving to England. This is unwelcome news to the men, not only because of their love for Mary but also because Peter is in love with Sylvia.

* HasTwoMommies: In this case, Mary has three daddies, although they are friends rather than romantic partners. In the sequel she refers to Peter and Michael as her "honorary daddies," and by the end of the movie Peter is technically her stepfather after marrying Sylvia.

-->"What a crock!"
-->''(to a waiter)'' "What's a penis?"
%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.

* UrbanLegend: The first film was the subject of one for several years, for a scene in which supposedly a ghostly little boy is seen standing in a window as two characters walk past. Supposedly a little boy had died in the house they were filming in, and his ghost was haunting the film crew. It is, in fact, not a ghost at all, but a cut-out standee of Ted Danson's actor character, Jack. The standee is shown close-up in many other scenes. Not only that, but the scene wasn't shot in a house (let alone one in which a little boy died), but on a movie set!

A third movie with the title "Three Men and a Bride" was announced but appears to be stuck in DevelopmentHell. As of August 2020, a remake starring Creator/ZacEfron is also in development for Creator/DisneyPlus.

* DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale: In the sequel, headmistress Miss Elspeth Lomax is led to believe by Edward that Peter is in love with her, so she (portrayed as a man-hungry imbecile) aggressively tries to have sex with him, at one point pulling Peter on top of her while shouting "Take me!" before he talks her down while trying to maintain the lie. As if that's not bad enough, at the time this was in theaters Disney was airing combination TV spots for two films in a single ad and one with ''WesternAnimation/TheRescuersDownUnder'' had the "Take Me!" line at the end, followed by Wilbur (John Candy) saying [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ke_p0KmCENU "That's a fabulous idea!"]]. This from the company that brought us a popular film about a [[spoiler:[[Film/PrettyWoman prostitute turned "princess"]]]] and a beloved animated classic about a [[spoiler:[[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989 nearly topless teen]]]].

* ExplainExplainOhCrap: After Jack leaves an answering machine message that he is expecting a package on Sunday and that two men will stop by to pick it up later in the week, Michael assumes Jack means Mary and thinks nothing of the package that his and his roommates' landlady, Mrs Hathaway, drops off while he is looking after Mary and Peter is out shopping for food and diapers. When the two drug dealers stop by to collect the package, Peter and Michael assume they are there to pick up Mary, and after they leave, Peter sits down on the sofa and absorbs the silence... until he finds a package under the cushions:

* FromTheMouthsOfBabes: The opening scenes of ''A Little Lady'', where Mary is quite absorbent to the things said around her:

* HasTwoMommies: In this case, Mary has three daddies, although they are friends rather than romantic partners. In the sequel she refers to Peter and Michael as her "honorary daddies" and by the end of the movie Peter is technically her stepfather after marrying Sylvia.

* PlatonicCoParenting: In the sequel Jack and Sylvia are raising Mary together (along with Peter and Michael) and while they jokingly flirt a few times they both agree there's nothing between them anymore.
* PlayboyHasADaughter: The titular baby is the daughter of Jack, the biggest womanizer of the three dads. But taking in the baby (who is a seven year old girl in the sequel) forces them to give up their Confirmed Bachelor ways.

Directed by Creator/LeonardNimoy and released by Creator/TouchstonePictures, this comedy film premiered in 1987 and became the highest-grossing movie of that year in the US. It got a 1990 sequel, ''Three Men and a Little Lady'', set a few years later. Mary's mother Sylvia (Creator/NancyTravis), who joined the men's household at the conclusion of the first film, gets engaged to fellow British thespian Edward, and announces that she and Mary will be moving to England. This is unwelcome news to the men, not only because of their love for Mary but also because Peter is in love with Sylvia.

* ForeignRemake: Of the French movie ''Trois hommes et un couffin'' (1985).

Directed by Creator/LeonardNimoy and released by Creator/TouchstonePictures, this comedy film premiered in 1987 and became the highest-grossing movie of that year in the US. It got a 1990 sequel, ''Three Men and a Little Lady'', set a few years later. Mary's mother Sylvia (Nancy Travis), who joined the men's household at the conclusion of the first film, gets engaged to fellow British thespian Edward, and announces that she and Mary will be moving to England. This is unwelcome news to the men, not only because of their love for Mary but also because Peter is in love with Sylvia.

* HasTwoMommies: In this case, Mary has three daddies, although they are friends rather than romantic partners. In the seuqel she refers to Peter and Michael as her "honorary daddies" and by the end of the movie Peter is technically her stepfather after marrying Sylvia.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Or piss in this case; notice the wet spots on Selleck's character's shirt and pants in the poster? [[ToiletHumor Yeah, the baby did those.]]

* HasTwoMommies: In this case, Mary has three daddies, although they are friends rather than romantic partners.
* HeartIsWhereTheHomeIs: In the sequel, American Peter vs. British Edward for British Sylvia.

-->'''Mary''': What a crock!
-->'''Sylvia''': Mary! Where did you hear that?
-->'''Peter''': [on the phone] What a crock! [hangs up and notices everyone staring at him] What?

A third movie with the title "Three Men and a Bride" was announced but appears to be stuck in DevelopmentHell. As of August 2020, remake starring Creator/ZacEfron is also in development for Creator/DisneyPlus.

A third movie with the title "Three Men and a Bride" was announced but appears to be stuck in DevelopmentHell. A remake of the first movie has been proposed for the Creator/DisneyPlus streaming service.