American Sniper might have opened up to record numbers and might have pulled in six Oscar nominations including Best Picture, but there’s one thing that people won’t drop: the fake baby. Screenwriter and executive producer, Jason Hall finally addressed the laughable quality of the fake baby, and even explained why such a great film would use such a bad prop, especially after real babies had been used earlier in the movie. He wrote, “Hate to ruin the fun but real baby #1 showed up with a fever.