For Keeps? (1988)

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 high school paper, and her long-term boyfriend Stan are in their last months of...

Plot Keywords:

Baby | Parent | Abortion | Adoption | High School

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-Rose Lester	...	Mary Bobrucz (as Jaclyn Bernstein)
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
Barry Herman	...	Doctor (as Dr. Barry Herman)
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 Quinn	...	Baby Thea (as Hailey Ellen Agnew)
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-Roddy	....	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
Tom Boyd	....	musician: oboe soloist (uncredited)
James Thatcher	....	musician: french horn (uncredited)

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

• TriStar Pictures (presents)
• ML Delphi Premier Productions

Distributors

• TriStar Pictures (1988) (USA) (theatrical)
• LK-TEL Vídeo (19??) (Brazil) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Pacific Studios Inc.  chromatrans background

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

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

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

Filming Locations:

Madison, Wisconsin, USA

Company:

TriStar Pictures

Trivia:

Pauly Shore's film debut.

Quotes:

Stan:Oh no, my wife is not gonna get a job!
Darcy:Oh great Stan, you sound just like Fred Flintstone.

Movie Connections:

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

Not your average 80s movie

I was expecting an 80s-type young couple comedy. Boy was I wrong. This is some serious stuff, like what happens after you get married to someone you think you're in love with. You don't really know what love is if you haven't known pain.

Ringwald gives a great performance, especially as she's going through post-partum depression. I didn't particularly like the camera work or the laconic script, but I did appreciate the work that went into the direction and the production. I thought the pacing was fantastic - it's not what you would expect and I was pleasantly surprised.