The Back-up Plan (2010)

A romantic comedy centered on a woman who conceives twins through artificial insemination, only to meet the man of her dreams on the very same day.

Director:

Alan Poul

Writer:

Kate Angelo

Stars:

Jennifer Lopez, Alex O'Loughlin, Michaela Watkins

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jennifer Lopez	...	Zoe
Alex O'Loughlin	...	Stan
Michaela Watkins	...	Mona
Eric Christian Olsen	...	Clive
Anthony Anderson	...	Playground Dad
Noureen DeWulf	...	Daphne
Melissa McCarthy	...	Carol
Tom Bosley	...	Arthur
Maribeth Monroe	...	Lori
Danneel Ackles	...	Olivia (as Danneel Harris)
Robert Klein	...	Dr. Scott Harris
Linda Lavin	...	Nana
Carlease Burke	...	Tabitha
Amy Block	...	Sara
Jennifer Elise Cox	...	Baby Store Sales Clerk

Storyline

Zoe is a woman who has a hard time letting anyone into her life. She has a habit of pushing people away whenever they get close. She wants to have a baby but because she has no man in her life, she decides to be artificially inseminated. Shortly after having the procedure she meets a guy named Stan, and she feels a spark. When she tells him about her pregnancy, she thinks he'll bail but he sticks with her.

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Plot Keywords:

artificial insemination | baby | twin | pregnancy | pet shop | 

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Taglines:

Due April 23

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content including references, some crude material and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [fr]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 April 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Plan B

Filming Locations:

21 W Dayton St, Pasadena, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$35,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£710,201 (UK) (7 May 2010)

Gross:

$37,481,242 (USA) (16 July 2010)

Company Credits

Production Co:

CBS Films, Escape Artists

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Tom Bosley's final performance.

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Goofs

The economics information on the chalkboard when Stan is taking the exam (71 minutes) is incorrect -- he was right to look perplexed and then walk out of that class. On the left side of the screen, the graph with a horizontal line is labeled as "perfectly inelastic," with "E=0". Nope, a horizontal demand curve is "perfectly elastic" and has an elasticity coefficient of infinity. A perfectly inelastic demand curve is vertical and has an elasticity coefficient of zero.

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Quotes

Stan: it's been 2 weeks now, all she ever wants to do is sleep with that pillow!
Playground Dad: The pillow is a bitch, its totally replacing you right?
Stan: Totally completely, she drags it everywhere.
Playground Dad: My wife, she drew eyes on hers so when i went to make a move in the middle of the night the pillow is staring at me, like uh uh bro, I don't think so.

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Crazy Credits

Outtakes play over the end credits.

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Connections

Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: The Last Exorcism/Piranha 3D/Vampires Suck (2010)

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Soundtracks

"Mool Mantra"
Written by Snatam Kaur, Jai Jeet Sangeet Singh and Tam Taran Khalsa
Performed by Snatam Kaur
Courtesy of Spirit Voyage Records & SpiritVoyage.com

User Reviews

Right from the first lines of the movie....

...I knew I was in for a long and gruesome two hours. When the doctor uttered, "I'm not looking at your toenails, I'm looking at your cervix," I knew it was all downhill from here.

What can I say about this movie? First, let's discuss how unrealistic it is. Sure, movies are not always meant to be based on realism, but... meeting a random guy on the street, having the guy be weirdly fascinated by you after having met for only what, 3 minutes, falling in love with each other, and finally, having the guy so enamored by you that he is willing to be the father to your artificially inseminated children?

Just doesn't happen! Lopez and O'Loughlin have zero chemistry. I never once believed that these two people who met on the street were really "falling in love." Their "fights" were hardly believable either and I didn't sympathize with either party.

There is also a birthing scene of another woman (not Lopez) to show how Zoe (Lopez) how painful childbirth can be, but this was dragged out for far too long. The joke was decently funny at first, but after several minutes, it's like... alright. We get it. Giving birth hurts. After several minutes, it's just not funny anymore and becomes uncomfortable.

Basically, this movie is a load of garbage. I give it two stars instead of one, though, because I would be lying if I said it didn't entertain me. The dialogue at times was so outlandish that I could not help but laugh. And nearly every planned "romantic" moment between Lopez and O'Loughlin made me laugh too.

But generally, a few comedic moments and laughable dialogue is not enough of a reason to go see this film. Definitely save your money and stay far far away from this one.