A twenty-something comedienne's unplanned pregnancy forces her to confront the realities of independent womanhood for the first time.A twenty-something comedienne's unplanned pregnancy forces her to confront the realities of independent womanhood for the first time.A twenty-something comedienne's unplanned pregnancy forces her to confront the realities of independent womanhood for the first time.
- Awards
- 10 wins & 29 nominations
Emily Tremaine Fernandez
- Lacey
- (as Emily Tremaine)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaShot in 18 days.
- GoofsRight after the lunch scene at the Italian restaurant, when Max accidentally steps on the dog poop, a man crosses the street wearing a red short sleeve shirt followed by a woman wearing a short sleeve shirt and shorts, when it's supposed to be winter in February, and Donna and Max are in their full winter gear.
- Quotes
Donna Stern: I remember seeing a condom; I just don't know exactly what it did.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Chelsea Lately: Episode #8.92 (2014)
- SoundtracksHoney
Performed by The London Souls
Written by Tash Neal & Chris St. Hilaire (BMI)
Under license from The London Souls LLC
Featured review
Making a movie that seems authentic is hard in this day and age considering what films make money and what films don't. Most of the time audiences don't feel like watching a film deal with real issues when they can just watch a summer blockbuster, but Obvious Child is an incredibly effective real film.
Jenny Slate gives an incredible lead performance of a woman who is a struggling stand up comedian and dealing with personal issues to go along with it. After going through a break up she has a one night stand with a complete stranger, who also happens to be a charming and genuinely nice man. Slate and Lacy have great chemistry together on screen, even if it's dependent upon dirty and crude humor. Speaking of dirty, if the films opening doesn't have you laughing than it's probably not for you. The jokes can be a bit much at times but that speaks to the bond these two strangers have built over a short period of time.
It also treats abortion with care while never really leaning to one side of the spectrum or the other politically wise. Comedically it's on par with a lot of straight up comedies, but it separates itself by having true moments of drama. Props to the entire cast for creating these real characters who everyone can relate to. I think Jenny Slate will be a powerhouse in comedy if she chooses the right roles for herself. Obvious Child is a great short little indie film that's definitely worth watching.
+Slate's star making performance
+Real characters
+With real dramatic situations
+Good mix of comedy and true emotion
-Humor a bit over-the-top at times
8.4/10
Jenny Slate gives an incredible lead performance of a woman who is a struggling stand up comedian and dealing with personal issues to go along with it. After going through a break up she has a one night stand with a complete stranger, who also happens to be a charming and genuinely nice man. Slate and Lacy have great chemistry together on screen, even if it's dependent upon dirty and crude humor. Speaking of dirty, if the films opening doesn't have you laughing than it's probably not for you. The jokes can be a bit much at times but that speaks to the bond these two strangers have built over a short period of time.
It also treats abortion with care while never really leaning to one side of the spectrum or the other politically wise. Comedically it's on par with a lot of straight up comedies, but it separates itself by having true moments of drama. Props to the entire cast for creating these real characters who everyone can relate to. I think Jenny Slate will be a powerhouse in comedy if she chooses the right roles for herself. Obvious Child is a great short little indie film that's definitely worth watching.
+Slate's star making performance
+Real characters
+With real dramatic situations
+Good mix of comedy and true emotion
-Humor a bit over-the-top at times
8.4/10
- ThomasDrufke
- Nov 5, 2014
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- Očigledno dete
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $3,123,963
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $77,315
- Jun 8, 2014
- Gross worldwide
- $3,325,417
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