She's Having a Baby

19881988
PG-13PG-13
1h 46min

Kevin Bacon and Elizabeth McGovern in She's Having a Baby (1988)

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Comedy Drama Romance

Young newlyweds find out just how unprepared they are for their future together.Young newlyweds find out just how unprepared they are for their future together.Young newlyweds find out just how unprepared they are for their future together.

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Kevin Bacon and Elizabeth McGovern in She's Having a Baby (1988)

Kevin Bacon and Elizabeth McGovern in She's Having a Baby (1988)

Kevin Bacon and Elizabeth McGovern in She's Having a Baby (1988)

Kevin Bacon and Elizabeth McGovern in She's Having a Baby (1988)

Alec Baldwin and Valerie Breiman in She's Having a Baby (1988)

Kevin Bacon in She's Having a Baby (1988)

Kevin Bacon in She's Having a Baby (1988)

Kevin Bacon in She's Having a Baby (1988)

Elizabeth McGovern in She's Having a Baby (1988)

Kevin Bacon in She's Having a Baby (1988)

Kevin Bacon and Elizabeth McGovern in She's Having a Baby (1988)

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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. —Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>

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Taglines
- Man. Woman. Life. Death. Infinity. Tuna casserole. One movie dares to tell it all.
Genres
Certificate
- PG-13
Parents guide

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.

Goofs
When Jake and Davis are in the car before the wedding, Davis tosses his cigarette out of the car. He then immediately has a lit, half-smoked cigarette in his hand.

Quotes
Jefferson "Jake" Edward Briggs: And in the end, I realized that I took more than I gave, I was trusted more than I trusted, and I was loved more than I loved. And what I was looking for was not to be found but to be made.

Crazy credits
Various stars suggesting baby names - Kirstie Alley, Harry Anderson, Jay and Michael Astin, Dan Aykroyd, Matthew Broderick, John Candy, Dyan Cannon, Belinda Carlisle, Ted Danson, Judi Evans, Woody Harrelson, Robert Hays, "Magic" Johnson, Michael Keaton, Joanna Kerns, Penny Marshall, Bill Murray, Roy Orbison, Cindy Pickett, Annie Potts, John Ratzenberger, Ally Sheedy, Lyman Ward, Wil Wheaton, Warren Zevon.

Connections
Featured in Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)

Soundtracks
Apron Strings
Written by Ben Watt and Tracey Thorn
Performed by Everything But The Girl
Produced by Ben Watt
Everything But The Girl performs courtesy of Blanco Y Negro Records, Ltd./WEA Records, Ltd./Sire Records,
Inc.

Top review

Underrated John Hughes comedy; fine chemistry between Bacon & McGovern

SHE'S HAVING A BABY (1988) *** Kevin Bacon, Elizabeth Mc Govern, Alec Baldwin, William Windom, Cathryn Damon, John Ashton, Edie McClurg, Dennis Dugan. Frequently accurate domestic comedy about newlyweds Bacon and McGovern who finally decide to procreate amidst the usual barriers including family and money. Smart script and direction by John Hughes with a sharp turn of events by the film's climax with an effectively dramatic birth sequence; I got misty eyed for Bacon and the plight of his newborn accentuated by the song "This Woman's Work" by Kate Bush. Wait for the credits with some celebrities coming up with names for the baby.

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Release date
- February 5, 1988 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Language
- English
Also known as
- 天下父母心
Filming locations
- 56 Salem Lane, Skokie, Illinois, USA
Production companies
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Budget
- $20,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $16,031,707
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,827,520
- Feb 7, 1988
Gross worldwide
- $16,031,707

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Runtime
- 1h 46min
Color
- Color
- Black and White
Sound mix
- Dolby Stereo
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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