For Keeps? (1988)

Darcy, editor at her high school paper, and her long-term boyfriend Stan are in their last months of school and already have found places in good colleges. Recently they started to sleep ... See full summary »

Director:

John G. Avildsen

Writers:

Denise DeClue, Tim Kazurinsky

Stars:

Molly Ringwald, Randall Batinkoff, Kenneth Mars

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Molly Ringwald	...	Darcy Elliot Bobrucz
Randall Batinkoff	...	Stan Bobrucz
Kenneth Mars	...	Mr. Bobrucz
Miriam Flynn	...	Donna Elliot
Conchata Ferrell	...	Mrs. Bobrucz
Sharon Brown	...	Lila
John Zarchen	...	Chris
Pauly Shore	...	Retro
Michelle Downey	...	Michaela
Patricia Barry	...	Adoption Official
Janet MacLachlan	...	Miss Giles
Jaclyn-Rose Lester	...	Mary Bobrucz (as Jaclyn Bernstein)
Matthew Licht	...	Lou Bobrucz
Renée Estevez	...	Marnie
Darcy DeMoss	...	Elaine

Storyline

Darcy, editor at her high school paper, and her long-term boyfriend Stan are in their last months of school and already have found places in good colleges. Recently they started to sleep with each other and, surprise, surprise, Darcy gets pregnant. Neither Darcy's mother, who was left by her husband and had to bring up Darcy alone, nor Stan's Catholic parents are very supportive and urge them to have an abortion or give up for adoption respectively. However Darcy's and Stan's love is so intense, they could imagine to have a baby, but this would mean to give up their college careers.

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Plot Keywords:

baby | parent | abortion | adoption | high school | 

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Taglines:

From Backpacks to Strollers

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Genres:

Drama | Romance | Comedy

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 January 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

Maybe Baby

Filming Locations:

Madison, Wisconsin, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$17,514,553 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

TriStar Pictures, ML Delphi Premier Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min 98 min (HBO Print)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Original title considered: "Maybe Baby".

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Quotes

Michaela: I love it when the smart kids try to be so stupid.

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Connections

Spoofed in Look Who's Talking (1989)

User Reviews

A guy, a girl, and a baby

This movie is for keeps! Not only is it insightful and informative about abortion and STDs, but it reminded me of how many movies from the 1980's suffered from Molly Ringwald's absence. Case in point: St. Elmo's Fire. Another example: Little Darlings. She might not have added that mystical Jean Seberg / Bea Arthur element, but she's a fresh reminder that Hollywood's sometimes takes a chance on otherwise ordinary people that have a spark in their soul. Bravo, Molly!