The Back-up Plan (2010)

A woman conceives twins through artificial insemination, then meets 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 has always had difficulty letting anyone into her life; she has a habit of pushing people away whenever they get close. Now she wants to have a baby but has no man in her life, so she decides to be artificially inseminated. Shortly after having the procedure, she meets a guy called Stan and feels a spark. When she tells him about her pregnancy she thinks he will bail, but he stays.

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Plot Keywords:

chick flick | sperm donor | reference to pubic hair | baby | artificial insemination | 

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Taglines:

Fall in love.* Get married. Have a baby. *Not necessarily in that order.

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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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jennifer Lopez's character Zoe is seen reading the book, What to Expect When You're Expecting. She later played the role of Holly in the film adaptation of the same name.

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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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Alternate Versions

The UK cinema and DVD versions were cut to get a 12A and 12 rating respectively by removing strong sexual references. The Blu-ray is rated 15 and is the uncut version.

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Connections

References Orca (1977)

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Soundtracks

Key to My Heart
Written by Arama Brown, Jessica Jarrell and Toby Gad (as Tobias Gad)
Performed by Jessica Jarrell
Courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Mediocre, Lopez can do this stuff in her sleep.

Zoe's a woman who has a hard time letting anyone into her life. She has a habit of pushing people away when they get close. She also wants to have a baby but because she has no man in her life decides to be artificially inseminated. Shortly after having the procedure she meets a guy named Stan whom she connects with. But she's still afraid to let him in and when she tells him about her pregnancy thinking he would bail but he sticks with her.

Most of this was pleasant, just nothing new, and recycled formula. Lopez is a charmer, but let's face it, she can do this sort of stuff in her sleep. I don't remember laughing out loud. The chemistry between O'Loughlin and Lopez is professional and solid, If nothing memorable.

Bottom line. Watchable, but just barely above the Mendoza line. Really mediocre stuff, and nothing I haven't seen before. Take it or leave it, your not really missing anything.

4 ½ 10

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [France]

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 USA:

$12,201,710, 25 April 2010

Gross USA:

$37,490,007

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$77,477,008

Company Credits

Production Co:

CBS Films, Escape Artists

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1