She's Having a Baby

Infobox_Film
name=She's Having a baby


caption = Theatrical release poster
amg_id=1:44230
imdb_id=0096094
writer=John Hughes
starring=Kevin Bacon
Elizabeth McGovern
director=John Hughes
music=Stewart Copeland
cinematography=Donald Peterman
editing=Alan Heim | distributor=Paramount Pictures
released=February 5, 1988
runtime=106 min.
country=United States
language=English
movie_series=
awards=
producer=John Hughes
budget= |

"She's Having a Baby" is an American movie, released in 1988, which was directed by John Hughes.

The movie portrays a young newlywed couple, Kristy and Jake Briggs played by Elizabeth McGovern and Kevin Bacon, who try to cope with being married and what is expected of them by their parents. Jake must also deal with the fantasy woman of his dreams. The film is largely a parody of traditional 1980s suburban life and the cultural expectations that come along with it.

Reaction

The movie got 47% positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, and was alternately panned and praised by critics. [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/shes_having_a_baby/?critic=columns]

In "" director Kevin Smith cites "She's Having a Baby" as his favorite John Hughes movie. He also cites it as a template for "Jersey Girl", joking that both movies were financially unsuccessful.

Cast

*Kevin Bacon - Jefferson 'Jake' Edward Briggs
*Elizabeth McGovern - Kristen 'Kristy' Briggs
*Alec Baldwin - Davis McDonald
*William Windom - Russ Bainbridge
*Holland Taylor - Sarah Briggs
*Cathryn Damon - Gayle Bainbridge
*John Ashton - Ken
*James Ray - Jim Briggs
*Bill Erwin - Grandfather Briggs
*Dennis Dugan - Bill
*Larry Hankin - Hank
*Nancy Lenehan - Cynthia
*Isabel García Lorca - Fantasy Girl

End Credit Cameos:
*Kirstie Alley
*Harry Anderson
*Michael Aston
*Dan Aykroyd
*Matthew Broderick
*John Candy
*Dyan Cannon
*Belinda Carlisle
*Stewart Copeland
*Ted Danson
*Bob Fraser
*Paul Gleason
*Woody Harrelson
*Robert Hays
*Amy Irving
*Magic Johnson
*Michael Keaton
*Joanna Kerns
*Elias Koteas
*Judi Evans Luciano
*Penny Marshall
*Edie McClurg
*Bill Murray
*Olivia Newton-John
*Roy Orbison
*Cindy Pickett
*Bronson Pinchot
*Annie Potts
*John Ratzenberger
*Ally Sheedy
*Lyman Ward
*Wil Wheaton
*Chris Young
*Warren Zevon

Cast Background

* Filmed at the same time as "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles". [http://imdb.com/title/tt0096094/trivia] Kevin Bacon has a cameo in "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles" trying to get a taxi from Steve Martin. There is a scene in "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles" where Steve Martin's wife is watching television in her bedroom and although you can't see the image, the audio is from the bedroom fight sequence of "She's Having A Baby".
* In the black and white fantasy scene where Jake's grandfather says "you'll never end up working on a loading dock", the young Jake is played by Neal Bacon, Kevin Bacon's younger brother who was five years old at the time.

oundtrack

* The song during the birth sequence is "This Woman's Work" by Kate Bush and is featured on her 1989 album "The Sensual World".
* The song playing during the trailer is "Music for a Found Harmonium", a song by the "Penguin Cafe Orchestra".

Behind The Scenes

* The film was shot in Winnetka, IL and Chicago. [http://imdb.com/title/tt0096094/trivia] Most John Hughes's films either take place in Chicago, in the suburbs of Chicago, or are about people going to or coming from Chicago.
* The lawnmower dance scene was shot in a rather small subdivision in Skokie, Illinois named "New England Village." The houses used during that sequence and the ones leading up to it remain much the same as they did. The house used (coord|42.052646|-87.713221|format=dms) is also still in much the same condition. The neighborhood is a small circular subdivision, and the movie was shot close to the middle. The residents living there were not allowed to move their cars for the duration of the shooting.
* During the end credits there are several actor cameos naming the baby. Most of these are taken from actors in other John Hughes films and projects shot on the Paramount lot during that time ("Cheers" & "").
*During the Lawnmower Dance scene, in the beginning there is an Irish flag, placed there by a resident, clearly mounted on one of the houses in the background. The flag disappears about halfway through the scene.

External links

*imdb title|id=0096094
* [http://www.fast-rewind.com/havingababy.htm She's Having A Baby at the 80s Movie Gateway]