Labor Pains (2009)

A young woman pretends to be pregnant in order to avoid being fired from her job. When that gets her special treatment by everyone involved in her life, she tries to keep up the lie for nine months.

Director:

Lara Shapiro

Writers:

Stacey Kramer, Lara Shapiro

Stars:

Lindsay Lohan, Luke Kirby, Chris Parnell

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lindsay Lohan	...	Thea Clayhill
Luke Kirby	...	Nick Steinwald
Chris Parnell	...	Jerry Steinwald
Aaron Yoo	...	Miles
Bridgit Mendler	...	Emma Clayhill
Tracee Ellis Ross	...	Kristin
Kevin Covais	...	Greg
Bonnie Somerville	...	Suzi Cavandish
Cheryl Hines	...	Lisa DePardo
Creed Bratton	...	John Abbotts
Janeane Garofalo	...	Claire the Vista Host
Keiko Agena	...	Pregnant Bookstore Woman
Donald V. Allen	...	Umpire
Jack Axelrod	...	O'Keefe
Alexandra Barreto	...	Pretty Woman

Storyline

Thea Clayhill is the reckless secretary of arrogant publisher Jerry Steinwald. When Jerry fires her having had an accident with his beloved dog, Thea lies and tells him that she is four-months pregnant. Thea lost her parents in a car accident and raises her younger sister Emma alone and can not afford to lose her job. Jerry goes on vacation to be with his dog and his brother Nick Steinwald assumes his position. Thea decides to fake her pregnancy for more time with the support of her friend Lisa.

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Plot Keywords:

job | dog | secretary | pregnancy | sister | 

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Taglines:

Some stories just keep on growing.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [es]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 June 2009 (Romania)

Also Known As:

Casi embarazada

Filming Locations:

Burbank, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Millennium Films, Nu Image Films, Latitude Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Originally made for cinema, but later released as a television movie.

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Goofs

When Thea is at the birthing class, Nick is sitting behind her in the beginning and then the camera switches to the back, and he is not sitting with her. But when it returns to the front, he is there again.

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Quotes

Greg: You know, I find it fascinating that Kristin is only a month further along than you, and yet she's the size of a school bus while you're still over here looking like Kate Moss.
Thea Clayhill: Uh, different strokes, I guess.
Greg: Perhaps it's easier to feel the bump than to see it.
[reaches for Thea's stomach, Lisa swats at his hand]
Greg: What's the big deal? Everyone likes to touch a pregnant stomach.
Lisa DePardo: Because you're a gross weirdo, Greg.
Thea Clayhill: And the baby doesn't like gross weirdos, Greg!

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Connections

Referenced in Entourage: Security Briefs (2009)

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Soundtracks

"Honeymoon"
Written by Caperton B. Miller
Performed by Astro Chicken
Published by Caperton B. Miller (BMI)
Courtesy of Caperton B. Miller

User Reviews

predictable but cute and charming enough

Many people hate Lindsay Lohan.Thats a fact of life and to a point she brought this onto herself with her lifestyle and crazy tabloids.So,she's easy prey for anyone looking for anything she does which is less than great.This movie is much,much,much better than they will make you think it is.Its an average rom-com,on the weaker side but not bad at all.I've seen dozens of worse rom-coms and even more worse movies that people will call acceptable.But they don't star Lindsay Lohan. Personally i like Lindsay as an actress and especially in this type of movie where she can walk through this material blindfolded.She just has a natural gift for this type of disneyesque rom-com.She is also a doll.I don't like her tabloids but this didn't bother me in enjoying this movie. Especially at a time when,one is bombarded with all kinds of silly monster-alien-robot movies,such innocent cute movies are a breath of fresh air.