Melanie Parker, an architect and mother of Sammy, and Jack Taylor, a newspaper columnist and father of Maggie, are both divorced. They meet one morning when overwhelmed Jack is left unexpectedly with Maggie and forgets that Melanie was to take her to school. As a result, both children miss their school field trip and are stuck with the parents. The two adults project their negative stereotypes of ex-spouses on each other, but end up needing to rely on each other to watch the children as each must save his job. Humor is added by Sammy's propensity for lodging objects in his nose and Maggie's tendency to wander.
| Production | Lynda Obst | Producer |
| Writing | Ellen Simon | Screenplay |
| Editing | Garth Craven | Editor |
| Art | John Warnke | Art Direction |
| Production | Lora Kennedy | Casting |
| Art | Dianne Wager | Set Designer |
| Sound | James Newton Howard | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Oliver Stapleton | Director of Photography |
| Art | David Gropman | Production Design |
| Writing | Terrel Seltzer | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Susie DeSanto | Costume Design |
| Production | Michelle Pfeiffer | Executive Producer |
| Production | Kate Guinzburg | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Michael Hoffman | Director |
| Art | Christopher S. Nushawg | Set Designer |
| Sound | Jud Friedman | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Anne Kuljian | Set Decoration |
| Crew | Patricia M. Peters | Stunts |
| Crew | Kirk A. Holland | Transportation Captain |
| Crew | Ernie F. Orsatti | Stunt Coordinator |
