February 5, 2025 10:59 am

'Look Who’s Talking' Brought John Travolta Back From Career Disaster...but It Almost Didn't Happen
'Look Who’s Talking' Brought John Travolta Back From Career Disaster...but It Almost Didn't Happen

‘Look Who’s Talking’ Brought John Travolta Back From Career Disaster…but It Almost Didn’t Happen

In 1989, a film with a bonkers premise was released in theaters and became one of the highest-grossing films of the year. Look Who’s Talking, by writer/director Amy Heckerling, helped launch John Travolta back to Hollywood stardom, but it was a project that almost didn’t happen. Look Who’s Talking is a romantic comedy with a basic plot: Mollie Jensen gets pregnant after she has an affair with one of her clients. On the day of Mikey’s birth, Mollie jumps into a taxicab, and the driver, James, is mistaken for the baby’s father. After a while, he becomes Mikey’s father figure, babysitter, and Mollie’s lover.

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​Director Amy Heckerling says that ‘Look Who’s Talking’, the comedy film that saved John Travolta’s career, was almost canceled. Read More