Young newlyweds find out just how unprepared they are for their future together.
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John HughesWriter:
John Hughes
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Kevin Bacon | ... | Jake Briggs | |
| Elizabeth McGovern | ... | Kristy Briggs | |
| Alec Baldwin | ... | Davis McDonald | |
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James Ray | ... | Jim Briggs |
| Holland Taylor | ... | Sarah Briggs | |
| William Windom | ... | Russ Bainbridge | |
| Cathryn Damon | ... | Gayle Bainbridge | |
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Reba McKinney | ... | Grandmother |
| Bill Erwin | ... | Grandfather | |
| Paul Gleason | ... | Howard | |
| Dennis Dugan | ... | Bill | |
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Anthony Mockus Sr. | ... | Minister |
| John Ashton | ... | Ken | |
| Larry Hankin | ... | Hank | |
| Edie McClurg | ... | Lynn | |
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Jake and Kristy Briggs are newlyweds. Being young, they are perhaps a bit unprepared for the full reality of marriage and all that it (and their parents) expect from them. Do they want babies? Their parents certainly want them to. Is married life all that there is? Things certainly aren't helped by Jake's friend Davis, who always seems to turn up just in time to put a spanner in the works. Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
5 February 1988 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Budget:
$20,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$3,827,520, 7 February 1988Gross USA:
$16,031,707Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$16,031,707Company Credits
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Sound Mix:
DolbyAspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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Written by Andy Partridge
Performed by XTC (as XTC)
Produced by Andy Partridge
XTC performs courtesy of Geffen Records, Inc./Virgin Records Limited
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Trivia
This movie was filmed at the same time as two other John Hughes movies: The Great Outdoors (1988), which was written by Hughes, and Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987), which was written and directed by him. Some of the same cast members from both films appear in this film in cameos seen at the end of the picture. See more »Goofs
When Kristy tells Jake she stopped taking the pill, he is shown on a rocket sled which crashes into a concrete wall. When it explodes the size of the flame doesn't match the size of the wreckage - it's clearly a model. See more »Crazy Credits
The film's title is followed by the same 5 symbols that appeared at the start of each episode of Ben Casey (1961): "man, woman, birth, death, infinity" as the narrator of that series used to say. See more »Soundtracks
Happy FamiliesWritten by Andy Partridge
Performed by XTC (as XTC)
Produced by Andy Partridge
XTC performs courtesy of Geffen Records, Inc./Virgin Records Limited
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So, I guess if I were at gunpoint, I would choose this as being my second favorite film in the Hughes lineup. He has made so many good movies, it's hard to pick just one as your favorite, but this is definitely a close second to The Breakfast Club.
Kevin Bacon plays a writer just out of college trying to support his newly wedded wife, while at the same time working for some sort of ad agency, and trying to write his first book. Throughout the movie, it's him narrarating his life from the start of his wedding until the end of the movie...
His wife, however, decides that she's ready for a baby. He on the other hand, does not really get as excited about the idea as she does.
The entire movie is set up from his point of view, and he sees the world through his eyes, and a lot of 'what ifs' start to boggle his mind. His confusion and dry humor make it a great classic, and a great watch for anyone. A fun piece of movie trivia...in the movie 'Trains, Planes, and Automobiles' Steve Martin's wife in the movie, lays awake late one night watching a movie on T.V. If you listen closely to what they're saying, it's a scene from 'She's Having a Baby'. The scene when Kevin Bacon and his on screen wife are having a fight. A fun little movie fact for you.
I hope you'll see it if you haven't. And if you already did, you're smart. And if you saw it and didn't like it, well, then....there we are.
I give this movie, a 10 out of 10. A great movie, to be seen by all!
And that's the end of my review.