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Baby Boom (1987) 5.8
The life of super-yuppie J.C. is thrown into turmoil when she inherits a baby from a distant relative. Director:Charles Shyer |
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J.C. Wiatt is a successful New York business woman known around town as the "tiger lady." She gets news of an inheritance from a relative from another country and off the bat she suspects it's money. Well it's not money, it's a baby girl. At first she doesn't accept until the lady that gives the baby to her has to catch her flight. J.C. is now stuck with an annoying baby girl. Her boyfriend doesn't like the idea of a baby living with them and he leaves her. J.C. has enough of it and takes her to meet a family ready to adopt her. She leaves but hears the baby cry while walking away and has to go back. The baby is too attached to her now and won't let her go. Later, her baby gets into mischief which causes her to get fired. Now, she sets her eyes on an old two story cottage in Vermont to get out of the New York life. When she arrives, the house needs more help than originally thought. She gets bored one snowy day and decides to make apple sauce. Her baby loves it and she decides to sell... Written by Kyle <Kyleshivers@aol.com>
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7 October 1987 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
¿Quién llamó a la cigüeña? See more »Box Office
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$26,712,476 (USA)Company Credits
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Helga Von Haupt: Excuse me??
J.C. Wiatt: Uh, oh, silly! I mean her *address* if you *have* it.
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(uncredited)
Music by Karl Suessdorf
Lyrics by John Blackburn
Played by The Moonlighters at the town dance
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J.C. Wiatt (Diane Keaton) worked at Sloane Curtis Advertising which was the same firm in What Women Want, a film directed by the writer of Baby Boom, Nancy Meyers. See more »Goofs
When they're showing the newspaper and magazine articles about JC's success, the last clip has her last name spelled as "Waitt". See more »Quotes
J.C. Wiatt: ... And your sister's name in Wiesbaden - in case of an emergency - and her prison record if *any.*Helga Von Haupt: Excuse me??
J.C. Wiatt: Uh, oh, silly! I mean her *address* if you *have* it.
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"Moonlight in Vermont"(uncredited)
Music by Karl Suessdorf
Lyrics by John Blackburn
Played by The Moonlighters at the town dance
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"Baby Boom" is a cute, sweet, and charming comedy with a funny performance by Diane Keaton as a New York career woman who has her life turned upside down when she inherits a baby from a distant relative. The first half of "Baby Boom" is dynamite, when Keaton has to deal with the frustrations of early motherhood and handle her job almost at the same time. The scene where she tries to put a diaper on the toddler is classic comedy. I was explosively laughing out loud at that scene. Another very funny moment is when Keaton interviews potenial nannies. Who would have ever thought that she would interview an Iranian woman for the position? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! The second half isn't quite as hilarious as the first. It does tend to sag just a tad bit, but that doesn't hurt the film. As a whole, "Baby Boom" is a terrific comedy that I thought was better than "3 Men and a Baby", which came out in theaters just after this one. "3 Men and a Baby" was funny too, but "Baby Boom" is funnier.
***1/2 (out of four)