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

At the end of the movie when Stan goes to bed after reading to the twins, he mentions one of their names is Penny, a reference to him keeping the penny from the beginning of the movie.

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Goofs

During the end scene the able-bodied dog playing Nuts has struggled over the wheelchair and is clearly in discomfort trying to get all four legs on the ground.

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Quotes

Playground Dad: It's awful, awful, awful. Then a small moment happens, that's so magical. That makes it all worthwhile.

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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

Featured in Late Show with David Letterman: Jennifer Lopez/Mike Golic/Mike Greenberg/Andrew Garcia (2010)

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Soundtracks

Crabbuckit
Written by Kos (as Kevin Brereton)
Performed by Kos (as k-os)
Courtesy of EMI Music Canada
Under license from EMI Film & Television Music

User Reviews

Predictable but totally laughable!

I don't get it why people so undermine this movie. It was indeed predictable most of the time but come on, there were many moment of laughter.

I saw this movie with an ex girlfriend and we were seeing many moments we had on our first dates and we enjoyed to see it was inspired from real facts. Many of the comical situations do happen in real life and it really gets to you when you see it from outside.

The main plot may be a little exaggerated, how everything comes together but it's a classic date movie and you cannot have such high expectations from it.

The cast is OK, even though Jennifer Lopez is a little overpowered by her role, but she manages in the end to pull it of. Alex O'Loughlin is the perfect "I don't know if I want to be a father but I love this woman" guy and makes every moment a real delight.

Everyone gives it a 4 or 5, I give it an 8 because you can have a blast if you watch it with your girlfriend or ex.

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