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Release Date: 1988 Cast: John Ashton, Holland Taylor, Lili Taylor, Bill Erwin, Paul Gleason, Alec Baldwin, Annie Potts, John Candy, William Windom, Kevin Bacon, Elizabeth McGovern, Edie McClurg ...MORE
Cast: John Ashton, Holland Taylor, Lili Taylor, Bill Erwin, Paul Gleason, Alec Baldwin, Annie Potts, John Candy, William Windom, Kevin Bacon, Elizabeth McGovern, Edie McClurg, Dennis Dugan, Larry Hankin ...LESS
Categories: Movies, Romantic comedy, Comedy, Romance Film, Comedy-drama, Domestic Comedy She's Having a Baby is a 1988 American romance film directed by John Hughes.
The film portrays a young newlywed couple, Kristy and Jake Briggs played by Elizabeth McGovern and Kevin Bacon, who try to cope with being married and what is expected of them by their parents. Jake must also deal with the fantasy woman of his dreams. The film is about traditional 1980s suburban life and the cultural expectations that come along with it. To a large extent what Jake experiences could be described as a form of culture shock, with his best man Davis (Alec Baldwin) as a reminder of his former culture... MORE
She's Having a Baby is a 1988 American romance film directed by John Hughes.
The film portrays a young newlywed couple, Kristy and Jake Briggs played by Elizabeth McGovern and Kevin Bacon, who try to cope with being married and what is expected of them by their parents. Jake must also deal with the fantasy woman of his dreams. The film is about traditional 1980s suburban life and the cultural expectations that come along with it. To a large extent what Jake experiences could be described as a form of culture shock, with his best man Davis (Alec Baldwin) as a reminder of his former culture as a single man, and feeling alienated when he overhears his neighbors converse about mundane suburban topics. He feels he has left the culture of single men, and has entered the culture of a married man, and doesn't appear to have a sense of belonging to either.
This film is a look at the lives of Jake and Kristy Briggs, from their wedding day until the birth of their first child. Beginning on their wedding day, it follows both their lives, but more so Jake's, with his voice over commentaries and several imaginary scenes, based on actual or feared future events. After their wedding Jake and LESS
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