For Keeps? (1988)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

John G. Avildsen

Writers:

Denise DeClue (writer)
Tim Kazurinsky (writer)

Release Date:

15 January 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance | Comedy

Tagline:

From Backpacks to Strollers

Plot:

Darcy, editor at her highschool paper, and her long-term boyfriend Stan are in their last months of...

Plot Keywords:

Love | Parent | Baby | Abortion | Adoption

Awards:

1 win

Cast

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 Bernstein	...	Mary Bobrucz
Matthew Licht	...	Lou Bobrucz
Renée Estevez	...	Marnie
Darcy DeMoss	...	Elaine
Leslie Bega	...	Carlita
Helen Siff	...	Landlady
Anne E. Curry	...	Push Nurse (as Anne Curry)
John DiSanti	...	Mr. Kolby
Robert Nadder	...	Night School Teacher
Shane McCabe	...	Amorous Porker
Jack Ong	...	Rev. Kim
Sean Frye	...	Wee Willy
Allison Roth	...	Ambrosia
J. Trevor Edmond	...	Ace (as Trevor Edmond)
Patricia Patts	...	Desdemona
Brandon Douglas	...	Trapper
Kimberly Bailey	...	Baby Cakes
C. Darnell Rose	...	Erin (as Darnell Rose)
J.W. Fails	...	High Flyer
Monika Khoury	...	Angel
Kelly McMahan	...	Pediatric Nurse
Candy Peak	...	Nurse
Robert Ruth	...	Prom Photographer
Dr. Barry Herman	...	Doctor
Jeff Marshall	...	Michaela's Boyfriend
Peggy Walton-Walker	...	Bookkeeper
Bonnie Hellman	...	Mrs. Sitwell
Larry Drake	...	Night Clerk
Robin Morse	...	Beth
Steven Eckholdt	...	Ronald (as Steve Eckholdt)
Marty Zagon	...	Manager of Quickie Nickie's
Annie Oringer	...	Anastasia
Pamela Harris	...	Beverly
Hailey Ellen Agnew	...	Baby Thea
Rae Worland	...	Student
David De Lange	...	Uniformed Official
Roger Hampton	...	Roofer
Tino Insana	...	Capt. O'Connell
Steven Barr	...	Sgt. Blaine
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nancy Abramson	...	Nurse
Sandra Jansen	...	Nurse

Directed by
John G. Avildsen

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Denise DeClue		writer
Tim Kazurinsky		writer

Produced by
Jerry Belson	....	producer
William J. Cassidy	....	associate producer (as William Cassidy)
Walter Coblenz	....	producer
Cindy Pierson	....	associate producer
Doug Seelig	....	associate producer (as Douglas Seelig)

Original Music by
Bill Conti

Cinematography by
James Crabe

Film Editing by
John G. Avildsen

Production Design by
William J. Cassidy

Set Decoration by
Richard C. Goddard		(as Richard Goddard)

Costume Design by
Colleen Atwood

Makeup Department
Susan Germaine	....	key hair stylist
Robert Jiras	....	key makeup artist
Tom Lucas	....	makeup artist
Allen Payne	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Jack Terry	....	unit production manager
Ted Zachary	....	executive in charge of production (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Alice Blanchard	....	second assistant director
Kalai Strode	....	second assistant director
Ron Wright	....	first assistant director (as Ron L. Wright)

Art Department
Ronnie Chambers	....	lead man
Bernie Cutler	....	set designer (as Bernard Cutler)
Robert E. Denne	....	paint foreman (as Bob Denne)
Philip C. Hurst	....	greensman (as Philip Hurst)
Fred Paulsen	....	swing gang
Paul Rylander	....	assistant property master
John Schacht	....	lead man
Terry Shugrue	....	assistant property master (as Terry Lynn Shugrue)
Steven Westlund	....	property master
Donald F. Winter	....	construction coordinator (as Don Winter)

Sound Department
Marko A. Costanzo	....	foley artist
Lee Dichter	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ken Eluto	....	assistant sound editor
Kirk Francis	....	sound mixer
Chris Houghton	....	apprentice sound editor
Neil L. Kaufman	....	sound editor (as Neil Kaufman)
Hudson B. Marquez	....	cable person
Jack M. Nietzsche Jr.	....	boom operator
Rose Rosenblatt	....	assistant adr editor
Dan Sable	....	supervising sound editor
Lynn Sable	....	assistant sound editor
Ann Stein	....	adr editor

Special Effects by
Bob Stoker	....	special effects (as Bob Stoker Jr.)
Jerry D. Williams	....	special effects supervisor

Camera and Electrical Department
Debbie Arrowood	....	camera loader
Mike Benson	....	camera operator (as Michael A. Benson)
Brad Edmiston	....	first assistant camera
Ron Grover	....	still photographer
Frank Keever	....	key grip (as Frank J. Keever)
William Kenney	....	dolly grip (as Bill Kenney)
Ross A. Maehl	....	gaffer
Randy Nolen	....	Steadicam operator
Andy 'Eagle' Padilla	....	best boy grip (as Andy Padilla)
Aaron Pazanti	....	first assistant camera
Warren Roth	....	video assistant
Robert Samuels	....	second assistant camera (as Bob Samuels)
Jim Thibo	....	camera loader
Paul Threlkeld	....	dolly grip
Phil Walker	....	best boy electric (as Philip D. Walker)

Casting Department
Bess Gilbert	....	extras casting
Pat McCorkle	....	casting: New York
Tomorrow Michaels	....	extras casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Robert Chase	....	costume supervisor: men
Maritza Garcia	....	costume supervisor: women (as Maritza L. Garcia)
Anthony J. Scarano	....	costume supervisor: men

Editorial Department
Scott Arundale	....	assistant editor
William Kruzykowski	....	assistant editor (as William Joseph Kruzykowski)
James H. Nau	....	assistant editor
Jerry C. Rogers	....	assistant editor
Mitchel Stanley	....	assistant editor
Debra C. Victoroff	....	apprentice editor
Susan Sklar Friedman	....	apprentice editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Stephen A. Hope	....	music consultant

Transportation Department
Fritz Braden	....	transportation coordinator
Mike Padovich	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Anthony G. Avildsen	....	production assistant (as Anthony Avildsen)
Frawley Becker	....	location manager
Bee Beckman	....	production secretary
Lawrence Bibi	....	production assistant (as Larry Bibi)
Brian Brosnan	....	location manager
Mary Connor	....	assistant: Mr. Avildsen
Keith Crossley	....	assistant: Mr. Avildsen
Joyce Wilson Fetherolf	....	assistant: John G. Avildsen
Sonny P. Filippini	....	script supervisor (as Sonny Filippini)
Lawrence Greenberg	....	production assistant
Mark Hatfield	....	production assistant
Robin Hinz	....	production coordinator
Lynette Katselas	....	dialogue coach
Sharon Langley	....	accounting clerk
Toni St. Clair Lilly	....	assistant: Mr. Coblenz
Evan Malmuth	....	production assistant
Marila Meggett	....	assistant production accountant
Gloria Milone	....	assistant: Mr. Belson
Susan Murray	....	first aid
Cynthia Quan	....	production accountant
Yvonne Ramond	....	assistant: Mr. Coblenz
Reid Rosefelt	....	unit publicist
David Salven Jr.	....	location manager
Michael Sexton	....	production assistant (as Mike Sexton)
Andy Spilkoman	....	production assistant
Linn Zuckerman	....	craft service

Thanks
Tracy Brooks Swope	....	special thanks (as Tracy Swope Avildsen)
Sandra Jansen	....	special thanks
Anne Klein	....	special thanks
Annette Lowrie	....	special thanks
Mark Lowrie	....	special thanks
Cliff Notes	....	special thanks
Ed Orshan	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• ML Delphi Premier Productions
• TriStar Pictures

Distributors

• LK-TEL Vídeo (Brazil) (video)
• TriStar Pictures

Also Known As:

Maybe Baby (Europe: English title) (video title) (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

90 min | USA:98 min (HBO Print)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Australia:M | Finland:K-12/9 | USA:PG-13 | West Germany:12 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Madison, Wisconsin, USA

Company:

ML Delphi Premier Productions

Trivia:

Pauly Shore's film debut.

Quotes:

Stan: Why don't we just keep it.
Mr. Babrucz: Grow up! You had a gerbil last year, you forgot to feed it, it died. This baby is going up for adoption, period.
Donna Elliot: No. Darcy is not going to lug this baby around for nine months and get stretch marks so you could give it up to Catholic charities.
Mary Bobrucz: Mom, what are stretch marks?
Mr. Babrucz: Stretch marks are the badge of a real woman.
[Mrs. Babrucz covers her face, embarrassed]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Gilmore Girls: Take the Deviled Eggs... (#3.6)" (2002)

Three different movies

When I sat down to watch this movie, I expected a version of "She's having a baby" But, instead the film started off like a typical "parents-just-don't-understand" flick. Darcy and Stan are madly in love, she gets pregnant, parents tell her to get abortion, Darcy and Stan run off and elope. It was so wonderful watching them deal with the responsibility of marriage and children. FILM 2: After the baby is born, Darcy encounters severe post pardum depression and Stan falls madly in love. The families turn sweat. Even here, the film excels on teenage pregnancy. FILM 3: they are dead broke and can't afford anything causing a teenage "About last night.." They fight, they breakup, they fight, etc. in a cycle. I recommend this if you have time to kill.