What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012)

Director:

Kirk Jones

Writers:

Shauna Cross (screenplay)
Heather Hach (screenplay)
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Release Date:

18 May 2012 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

"I can't wait to meet my baby."

Plot:

A look at love through the eyes of five interconnected couples experiencing the thrills and surprises of having a baby, and ultimately coming to understand the universal truth that no matter what you plan for, life doesn't always deliver what's expected.

Plot Keywords:

Pregnancy | Baby | Expecting Twins | Photographer | Vomiting

Awards:

13 nominations

Cast

Cameron Diaz	...	Jules
Jennifer Lopez	...	Holly
Elizabeth Banks	...	Wendy
Chace Crawford	...	Marco
Brooklyn Decker	...	Skyler
Ben Falcone	...	Gary
Anna Kendrick	...	Rosie
Matthew Morrison	...	Evan
Dennis Quaid	...	Ramsey
Chris Rock	...	Vic
Rodrigo Santoro	...	Alex
Joe Manganiello	...	Davis
Rob Huebel	...	Gabe
Thomas Lennon	...	Craig
Amir Talai	...	Patel
Rebel Wilson	...	Janice
Wendi McLendon-Covey	...	Kara
Dwyane Wade	...	Himself
Whitney Port	...	Herself
Megan Mullally	...	Herself
Cheryl Cole	...	Herself
Tyce Diorio	...	Himself
Taboo	...	Himself
Kim Fields	...	Social Worker
Jesse Burch	...	Hutch Davidson
Mimi Gianopulos	...	Molly
Genesis Rodriguez	...	Courtney
Tom Clark	...	Lose It & Weep Host
Taylor Kowalski	...	J.J.
Aerli Austen	...	Female Co-Worker
Katie Kneeland	...	Hotel Doctor (as Kate Kneeland)
Kelley Hinman	...	Ramsey's Friend
Jon Stafford	...	Ramsey's Friend
Rhoda Griffis	...	Convention Organizer
Elizabeth Becka	...	Agency Official
Catherine Dyer	...	Adoption Mom
Brian Bascle	...	Adoption Dad
Sharon Conley	...	Jules' Obstetrician (as Sharon Morris)
Eric Mendenhall	...	Wendy's Doctor
Maria Howell	...	Jules' Doctor
Sharon Gee	...	Skyler's Doctor
Scott Poythress	...	Anesthesiologist
Nico Ward	...	Jules' Nurse
Cynthia Evans	...	Wendy's Nurse
Pam Smith	...	Skyler's Nurse
Jimi Kocina	...	Lab Tech
Jasmine Kaur	...	Nurse
Valerie Payton	...	Hospital Receptionist
Andrew Arthur Medlin	...	Magazine Editor
Andrew Laws	...	Photographer
Richard Mitchell	...	Steakhouse Waiter
Jessie Ward	...	Cute Girl
Hannah Kasulka	...	Pretty Girl
Wilbur Fitzgerald	...	Elderly Swimmer
J. Todd Smith	...	Interpreter
Africa Miranda	...	Adina
Tegga Lendado	...	Ethiopian Priest
Matthew Lintz	...	Disruptive Kid
Emily Chandler Westergreen	...	Young Pregnant Wife (as Emily Westergreen)
Reginald Womack	...	Jordan
Resan Womack	...	Jordan
David Thwaites	...	Ad Guy
Steve Coulter	...	Rosie's Doctor
Veronica Yung	...	Food Truck Girl
Cornelia Brianna Moreland	...	Vic's Wife
Heena Sabnani	...	Patel's Wife
Charles David McDonald	...	A1A Band
Richard Meeder Jr.	...	A1A Band
Nico Gutierrez	...	A1A Band
William Wayne Vilar	...	A1A Band
Anthony J. Carrozza	...	A1A Band
Macsen Lintz	...	Young Boy
Lewis Jeffrey Pike	...	A1A Band
Kristy Foggitt	...	A1A Band Dancer
Chelsea Cardwell	...	BBQ Waitress
Becky Simmons	...	A1A Band Dancer
Catherine Barrow	...	BBQ Waitress
Adam Baaklini	...	BBQ Waiter
Ryan Di Lello	...	Male Dance Partner
Tricia Miranda	...	Female Dance Partner
Michael H. Cole	...	Male Contestant
Bart Hansard	...	Marco's Boss
Megan Hayes	...	Convention Attendees
Dougie Jones	...	Teenager at Food Truck
Zenia Boyd	...	Female Contestant
Julie Ivey	...	Convention Attendee
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jordan Blair Mangold Brown	...	Park Couple - Girl
Lauren Childre	...	Pregnant Teen
Aimee Dunn	...	Tennis Player
Lekha Gopinath	...	Patel's Infant Daughter
Vedha Gopinath	...	Patel's Infant Daughter
King	...	Playtex Representative
Joshua D. Safran	...	Young Boy
Bree Dawn Shannon	...	Holly's Client
Haji Abdullah	...	Male Contestant (uncredited)
Lisa M. Barfield	...	Business Women (uncredited)
Cabrenna H Burks	...	Pregnant Woman (uncredited)
Sarah Caruso	...	Female Contestant (uncredited)
Jeff Chase	...	Golfer Number 2 (uncredited)
Joe Crosson	...	Business Man (uncredited)
Max DiNatale	...	Park Goer (uncredited)
Jacquelyn Dowsett	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Carter Haden	...	Baby Gabe (uncredited)
Kidus Henok	...	Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Cait Johnson	...	Skyler's Friend (uncredited)
Matt Christopher Jones	...	Extra (uncredited)
Tabatha Minchew	...	Pig Customer (uncredited)
Courtney Pennington	...	Park Goer (uncredited)
Kathy Walton Pulley	...	Secretary (uncredited)
Yvette Tucker	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Jacqueline Marie Zwick	...	Real Estate Wife (uncredited)

Directed by
Kirk Jones

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Shauna Cross		screenplay
Heather Hach		screenplay
Heidi Murkoff		books

Produced by
Mark Bakshi	....	executive producer
Leigh Clarke	....	producer: South Africa
Douglas McKay	....	co-producer
Mike Medavoy	....	producer
Arnold Messer	....	producer
Jim Miller	....	executive producer
Erik Murkoff	....	executive producer
Heidi Murkoff	....	executive producer
Alan Nevins	....	executive producer
Louis Phillips	....	co-producer
David Thwaites	....	producer

Original Music by
Mark Mothersbaugh		(music by)

Cinematography by
Xavier Pérez Grobet

Film Editing by
Michael Berenbaum

Casting by
Deborah Aquila
Tricia Wood

Production Design by
Andrew Laws

Art Direction by
James F. Truesdale

Set Decoration by
Halina Siwolop

Costume Design by
Karen Patch

Makeup Department
Maurice Beaman	....	hair stylist
Richard Boggs	....	hair stylist
Lawrence Davis	....	additional hair stylist
Tracy Ewell	....	makeup artist
Connie Grayson Criswell	....	special makeup effects artist (as Connie Grayson)
Margie Latinopoulos	....	prosthetic makeup artist
Michael Shawn McCracken	....	special makeup effects sculptor
Matthew W. Mungle	....	special makeup effects designer
Koji Ohmura	....	special effects makeup lab technician
Jennifer Santiago	....	hair stylist
Duane Saylor	....	makeup artist
Betty Lou Skinner	....	key hair stylist
Ariane Turner	....	makeup artist
Clinton Wayne	....	prosthetic makeup artist
Cindy J. Williams	....	makeup department head
Leigh Ann Yandle	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Cheryl Eatock	....	production manager: South Africa
Curtis A. Miller	....	production director (Lions Gate Films)
Lisa Rodgers	....	post-production supervisor
Skye Stolnitz	....	production supervisor
David Witz	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Lyda Blank	....	second assistant director
John Bonaccorse	....	second second assistant director
Tim Fitzgerald	....	additional second assistant director
Lisa C. Satriano	....	first assistant director
Megan Schmidt	....	assistant director
Chad Wheeler	....	additional second assistant director
Bob Wilkins	....	first assistant director: additional photography
Jen Willis	....	additional second second assistant director

Art Department
Paige Adair	....	graphic designer
Cameron Beasley	....	assistant art director
Maxwell Britton	....	set dresser
Sandi Cook	....	assistant art director
Hank Curtis	....	set dresser
Kathleen Denson	....	scenic foreperson
Seth Gardner	....	propmaker
Cary Goen	....	greensperson
Michael Gowen	....	art department coordinator
John Greaves	....	storyboard artist
Nelson Hagood	....	additional set dresser
Rob Hamby	....	gangboss
Julie Hardin	....	set dresser
Daphne Hayes	....	set decoration buyer
Trent Hevener	....	propmaker
Jonathan R. Hodges	....	property master
Jennifer Hutchins	....	art department production assistant
Jessica Jackson	....	set dec coordinator/pa
Sean Ryan Jennings	....	senior set designer
Ryan Kutch	....	set dresser
Johnny Land	....	scenic artist
Jessica Lang	....	set dresser
Mark Larkin	....	graphic designer
Demetrius Z. Lewis	....	construction medic
Konrad Lewis	....	on-set dresser
Miles Logan	....	prop assistant
Walt Mikolwski	....	construction coordinator
Paul Miller	....	set decoration gang boss
Beth Morris	....	props
Swift Moseley	....	key greensman
Susan Neal	....	props assistant
Brent Rice	....	lead man
Katrina Rice	....	assistant property master
Erin Santini	....	props
Joey Sisson	....	set dresser
Ann Stacy	....	lead scenic
Monika van Schellenbeck	....	set decoration buyer
Jerry West	....	greensman foreman
Jerry West	....	propmaker

Sound Department
Bobbi Banks	....	supervising adr editor
Joe Barnett	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ron Bedrosian	....	adr mixer
Bob Beher	....	foley editor
Lon Bender	....	supervising sound editor
Courtney Bishop	....	adr recordist
Shayna Brown	....	sound re-recording mixer
Aaron 'Cujo' Cooley	....	sound
William R. Dean	....	sound effects editor
Chris Durfy	....	production sound mixer
Paul Flinchbaugh	....	first assistant sound editor
Marshall Garlington	....	sound re-recording mixer
Paul Hackner	....	sound editor
Jason C. Lewis	....	boom operator
Darrin Mann	....	foley mixer
Michael Miller	....	adr mixer
Glenn T. Morgan	....	supervising sound editor
Christopher Moriana	....	foley artist
Matt Robinson	....	boom operator
Frederick H. Stahly	....	dialogue editor
Peter Staubli	....	sound editor
Ceri Thomas	....	mix technician
Christopher T. Welch	....	dialogue editor
David A. Whittaker	....	dialogue editor
Michael D. Wilhoit	....	dialogue editor

Special Effects by
Jeremy Farlow	....	special effects technician
David Fletcher	....	special effects coordinator
Thomas Kittle	....	special effects foreman
Julie Kobsa	....	special effects
Aimee Macabeo	....	special effects makeup
Jason Adam Schaefer	....	rotoscope artist: Hydraulx VFX
Matthew Scurry	....	special effects technician
Scott Willis	....	special effects key (as Sparky Willis)

Visual Effects by
Sean William Adair	....	compositor: Hydraulx
Jeff Atherton	....	visual effects producer: Hydraulx
Steven Benjamin	....	junior compositor: Hydraulx
Lersak Bunupuradah	....	modeler: Method Studios
Patrick Canning	....	rotoscope artist: Hydraulx VFX
Ed Chapman	....	visual effects supervisor: hydraulx
Patrick Clancey	....	digital opticals
August Coleman	....	digital compositor
Janice Barlow Collier	....	technical administrator: Method Studios
Tom Daws	....	Flame artist
Michael De Lorenzo Jr.	....	visual effects artist
Brian Delmonico	....	compositor: Method Studios
Ivy Depies	....	digital compositor: Method Studios
Matt Dessero	....	visual effects supervisor
Geoff DuQuette	....	digital compositor
Mathias Frodin	....	digital compositor
Pam Gonzales	....	paint artist: Method Studios
Sean Castle Hitchcock	....	junior compositor: Hydraulx
Holly Gregory Horter	....	digital compositor
Drew Huntley	....	compositor: Hydraulx
Thuy Le	....	digital compositor
Chris LeDoux	....	visual effects supervisor: Crafty Apes
Mark LeDoux	....	digital compositor
Alexander Lee	....	visual effects artist: Method Studios
Valy Lungoccia	....	compositor
Sarah McGrail	....	visual effects producer
Young Joon Mok	....	digital compositor
Andy Mower	....	compositor: Method Studios
Julia Neighly	....	visual effects producer: Method Studios (as Julia Gaudette)
Gustavo A. Pablik	....	visual effects coordinator
Jale Parsons	....	compositor
Sean Pfeiffer	....	compositor
Rick Ravenell	....	visual effects artist
Jason Sanford	....	visual effects producer: Crafty Apes
Jason Adam Schaefer	....	rotoscope artist: Hydraulx VFX
Terry Silberman	....	senior Flame artist
Dax Siplin	....	digital compositor
Caitlin Thornton	....	visual effects coordinator
Allen Tracy	....	visual effects editor: Encore Hollywood
Evan Wake	....	rotoscope artist
Rodrigo Washington	....	visual effects artist
Midori Witsken	....	digital artist
Mark Wright	....	visual effects editor: Hydraulx

Stunts
Gregory J. Barnett	....	stunts
Tristan Boswell	....	stunt double
Nikki Brower	....	stunts
Max Calder	....	stunt driver
Dale Cannon	....	stunts
Dale Frye	....	utility stunts
Robert Herrick	....	stunts
Mandy James Morgan	....	stunts (as Mandy James)
Ben Jensen	....	stunt rigging coordinator
Cal Johnson	....	stunt coordinator
Cal Johnson	....	stunt double: Ben Falcone
Ted Larkin	....	stunt performer
Robin Lee Maggy	....	stunt double: Cameron Diaz
Robin Lee Maggy	....	stunts
Kevin Morgan	....	stunt double: Chace Crawford
Kevin Morgan	....	stunts
Todd Warren	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Ben Bardin	....	key rigging grip
Joshua Adam Bermudez	....	grip
Lee Blasingame	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Kenneth Bolton	....	grip
Dan Cornwall	....	gaffer
Juvonn Daves	....	grip
Ross Davis	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Alfeo Dixon	....	additional camera operator: "c" camera
Rusty Edmonson	....	lamp operator
Tom Fendley	....	rigging gaffer
Michael Fitzgerald	....	epk photographer
Dale Fowler	....	best boy electric
Donny Fowler	....	electrician
David George	....	electrician
Kevin Hightower	....	electrician
A.J. Hillis	....	electrician
Michael J. Hogan	....	key digital video assist operator
Nathaniel Hurtsellers	....	additional electrician
Kevin Jackson	....	best boy rigging grip
Scott Jolliff	....	lighting technician
Justin Yardley Jones	....	rigging grip
Bud Kremp	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Bud Kremp	....	steadicam operator
John Lally	....	rigging electric
Lane Leagans	....	best boy grip
Lane Leagans	....	key grip: 2nd Unit
Jason Lerczak	....	rigging electrician
Bobb Lovett	....	electrician
Dave McFarland	....	director of photography: second unit
Saul McSween	....	camera production assistant
Hector Moreno	....	digital imaging technician
Melissa Moseley	....	still photographer
Edward Nyankori	....	electrician
Chad Oliver	....	digital manager
Derek Page	....	lighting console programmer
Jerry Parker	....	electrician
Jesse Wayne Parker	....	key grip (as J. Wayne Parker)
David Peirce	....	grip: day player
Kenny Rivenbark	....	libra operator
Pete Romano	....	underwater director of photography
Art Schultz	....	best boy rigging electric
Hektor Stockton	....	splinter unit lighting technician: additional photography
Trey Twitty	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Paul Varrieur	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Chuck Whelan	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera

Casting Department
Rafael Fleming	....	casting associate
Zacharias Foppe	....	casting associate
Christopher Gonzalez	....	casting associate
Chris Gray	....	extras casting
Myles Grier	....	extras casting assistant
Kimberly Helms Stewart	....	casting assistant
Erin Toner	....	casting associate
Yvonne Pierre	....	casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Charlene Amateau	....	costume supervisor: Los Angeles
Dustin Angus	....	costumer
Cha Blevins	....	costume supervisor
Page Bondurant	....	buyer: costume department
Jim Alan Cook	....	set costumer
Darion Hing	....	costumer
Nancy Jarzynko	....	key costumer
Lindsey Kear	....	costumer
Erinn Knight	....	shopper
Kendra L. Patterson	....	set costumer
Sherrie Peterson	....	additional set costumer
Jill Rakovitis	....	costume assistant
Heather Sease	....	set costumer
Ellen Semones	....	set costumer
Keith Hudson	....	costume ager/dyer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Timothy Brodsky	....	post-production assistant
Danielle El-Hendi	....	assistant editor
Vahe Giragol	....	preview assistant editor
Eileen Godoy	....	digital intermediate producer
Laura Holeman	....	digital intermediate assistant producer
Scott Janush	....	vfx editor
Natasha Leonnet	....	colorist
Jeff Mack	....	on-set dailies colorist
Justin Powell	....	post-production assistant
Kent Pritchett	....	color consultant: dailies
Carrie Puchkoff	....	first assistant editor
Andre Rivas	....	digital intermediate colorist assistant
Kimi Rosenthal	....	post-production assistant
Michael L. Sale	....	additional editor
Mariah K. Shields	....	post-production assistant
Lisa Tutunjian	....	digital intermediate editor
Ariana Young	....	post-production coordinator

Music Department
P.J. Bloom	....	music supervisor
Cary Clark	....	technical support
Andrew Dorfman	....	supervising music editor
John Enroth	....	arranger
Albert Fox	....	music arranger
Heather Guibert	....	music coordinator
Jordan Hale	....	music assistant
Tanya Noel Hill	....	music editor
John Houlihan	....	music supervisor
John Kurlander	....	scoring mixer
Tracy McKnight	....	executive in charge of film music
Alec Puro	....	composer: additional music
James T. Sale	....	orchestrator: conductor
Willa Yudell	....	music coordinator

Transportation Department
Marc Anton	....	driver
Jennifer Marie Blackmon	....	driver
Robert Brubaker	....	transportation coordinator
Arthur C. Chesser	....	driver
Dale Combs	....	prop truck driver
Lucious Delgal	....	driver
Ronald A. Finch	....	driver
Danny Mabry	....	driver
Matt Neel	....	driver
Patricia Sammons	....	driver
Roxie Scott	....	driver
Randy Southerland	....	hair/make-up driver
Timothy Stephens	....	transportation captain
Royce Taffer	....	driver
Thomas Van Schaick	....	driver: grip truck

Other crew
Guy Adan	....	production publicist
Tammy Arnold	....	dialect coach
Badar	....	stand-in
Badar	....	stand-in: Amir Talai
Annette Bas	....	second assistant accountant
Christopher Blackmore	....	set production assistant
Mark Brown	....	production assistant
Bobby Burks	....	medic: construction day player
Elaine Butler	....	script supervisor: South Africa
Stuart Cardwell	....	location scout
Michelle Caruso	....	production assistant
Ami Cohen	....	production department coordinator
Netania Cortell	....	craft service
Jessie Daniel	....	additional production assistant
Cassie Dixon	....	on set dailies operator
Ethan D. Firestone	....	set production assistant
Jillian Fouts	....	stand-in: Elizabeth Banks
Andrew Galbraith	....	production assistant
Lindsay Gores	....	production staff
Daniel F. Green	....	key location assistant
Anthony J. Hanna	....	additional legal services
Deborah Harpur	....	production resources
Crystal Hawkins	....	production accountant
Chris Hewat	....	director assistant
Rodney L. James	....	stand-in: Joe Manganiello
Dawn Jeffory	....	baby wrangler
Ronnie Kantorik	....	stand-in
Danielle King	....	set production assistant
Julie Leka	....	midwife consultant
Amy Libowsky	....	production assistant
Rob McEntegart	....	senior executive vice president: Lionsgate Motion Picture Group
Clay McEntire	....	assistant to director
Robert M. Melnik	....	executive vice president of business affairs
Tabatha Minchew	....	stand-in
Les Morgan	....	set production assistant
David Z. Obadiah	....	logo design producer
Paul E. Olivier Jr.	....	accounting clerk
Andrew Paulson	....	second assistant accountant
Carl Pedregal	....	senior vice president: Feature Post Production
Monika Petrillo	....	script supervisor
David Albert Pierce	....	additional legal services
Eddie Pietzak	....	assistant to the executive producer
Timothy Scott Ralston	....	screening operations executive
Bruce Roberts	....	production assistant
JoAnna Robinson	....	craft service: day player
Joel Rogers	....	stand-in: Dennis Quaid
Aric Sabin	....	set production assistant
Chris Saharek	....	location assistant
Joseph Salas	....	production assistant
Ryan Sandefur	....	male stand-in
Ryan Schaetzle	....	location manager
Robert Severance	....	police security
Neel Sharma	....	stand-in
David Siegel	....	set medic
Donna Sloan	....	executive vice president: production, Lions Gate Films
Liz Smallwood	....	stand-in
Michael C. Smith	....	security coordinator
Skye Stolnitz	....	production supervisor
Chad Stowers	....	technical manager
Kelly Stultz	....	payroll accountant
Stephen Stumberg	....	production assistant
David Theriault	....	technical manager
Erin Thornton	....	assistant to producer
Matt Traylor IV	....	location assistant
Greg Tresan	....	animal wrangler
Tom Tresemer	....	set production assistant
Gert Uys	....	pilot: South Africa
Kevin K. Vafi	....	intern
Drew Vawter	....	stand-in: Ben Falcone
Sean Wathen	....	assistant production coordinator
Mari Wilson	....	additional script supervisor
Larry Gilbert	....	police security (uncredited)
Peggy Robinson	....	production supervisor: additional photography (uncredited)
Jon Sperry	....	dialogue coach for Rodrigo Santoro (uncredited)

Thanks
Larry Galper	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Lionsgate (presents)
• Alcon Entertainment (in association with)
• Phoenix Pictures
• What to Expect Productions

Distributors

• Alliance Films (2012) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Audio Visual Entertainment (2012) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Culture Publishers (CP) (2012) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2012) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Forum Film Slovakia (2012) (Slovakia) (theatrical)
• Forum Hungary (2012) (Hungary) (theatrical)
• Future Film (2012) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Golden Village Pictures (2012) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Hollywood Classic Entertainment (2012) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Lionsgate (2012) (USA) (theatrical)
• Metropolitan Filmexport (2012) (France) (theatrical)
• Pioneer Films (2012) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2012) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Dutch Filmworks (2012) (Belgium) (DVD)
• Eagle Films (2013) (Non-USA) (all media) (Middle East)
• Home Box Office (HBO) (2013) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Mongkol Major (2012) (Thailand) (all media)
• Pris Audiovisuais (2012) (Portugal) (all media)
• R Film (2012) (Turkey) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2012) (Bangladesh) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2012) (Bhutan) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2012) (India) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2012) (Nepal) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2012) (Pakistan) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2012) (Sri Lanka) (all media)

Special Effects

• Crafty Apes

Other Companies

• VooDooDog  logo design
• Capitol Records  soundtrack
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Christopher Gray Casting  extras casting
• Codex Digital  digital recording equipment
• Delta Airlines  special thanks
• Digital Media Services (DMS)  digital marketing asset management
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• EFilm  digital intermediate
• Harris Diversified  a/c & power rental
• HireWorks  Avid Nitris DX rental
• Hurwitz Creative  electronic press kit (EPK Produced by)
• Intelligent Media  international monitoring agency
• Lab 601  post-production (equipment rentals)
• Lotus Post  score mixed at
• Movie Movers  cast trailers
• POP Sound  ADR recording
• Paskal Lighting  grip and lighting equipment
• Road Rebel  production travel
• Scarlet Letters  end titles
• Soundelux  post-production sound services
• Todd-AO Studios  post-production sound services
• Tomkats Catering  catering
• Transportation Resources  transportation equipment

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content, thematic elements and language

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Datasat | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #47502) | Malaysia:PG-13 | Ireland:12A | UK:12A | Netherlands:AL | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Singapore:PG13 | Philippines:R-13 | India:A | Sweden:Btl | Portugal:M/12 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Mexico:B | Japan:G

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Company:

Lionsgate

Trivia:

Elizabeth Banks and Jennifer Lopez are the only actresses cast as expectant mothers who really have children. Banks has two sons via a surrogate while Lopez gave birth to twins. Cameron Diaz, Anna Kendrick, and Brooklyn Decker have never had children.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Gary and Ramsey are racing with golf carts, Ramsey's foot is repeatedly up on the dashboard/down on the floor between shots.

Quotes:

Wendy:I just wanted the glow. The one that they promise you on the cover of those magazines. Well, I'm calling it - pregnancy sucks. Making a human being is really hard. I have no control over my body or my emotions.

Movie Connections:

References Fight Club (1999)

Soundtrack:

Waiting On The Light To Change

Slick, well acted, but in the end a bit empty...

What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012)

Director: Kirk Jones. Cast: Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Elizabeth Banks, Chace Crawford, Anna Kendrick, Matthew Morrison, Dennis Quaid, Chris Rock.

Don't ask me what possessed me to go and watch this film. In my defence I can tell you that I had seen everything else at my local multiplex and I had 2 hours to spare. Also the cast seemed impressive enough... and, to top it all up, my wife is pregnant, so I thought at least I would fit its target audience just perfectly.

To be completely honest I was expecting (sorry about the pun) something a lot worse: this is one of those average ensemble comedies where, as always some of the stories and some of the characters are more successful than others but in the end they are so many of them that if you are a parent or preparing to be one, you're bound to find a something to like... Other than that, this is all pure middle-class Hollywood, pretty slick, light-hearted but with enough sweet-and-sour moments to make it feel like it's actually about something. Obviously at the end of the day it's all rather forgettable, and it's actually a great shame, because the acting talent a shown here is impressive (surprisingly even Jennifer Lopez showcases a nuanced performance unlike much we'd seen before) both directing and editing are potentially quite skilled at doing what they do and the few good moments here and there give you a little glimpse of what it could have been.

The main problem is that the film is just not funny enough to be able to be a crowd pleaser and looses itself among the too many subplots, some of which are way off the main subject, to be able to become a classic (the golf cart chase sequence is one of the lowest and unfunny points and the father group sequences, despite Chris Rock, are just too indulgent, over the top and long). However having said all this, I must confess, even though I laughed very little, I found myself moved a couple of times: oh dear, it really must be the hormones (I think they call it sympathetic pregnancy).

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