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She's Having a Baby

She's Having a Baby

Man. Woman. Life. Death. Infinity. Tuna casserole. One movie dares to tell it all.

19885.91h 46m

Overview

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.

Directed by John Hughes
Written by John Hughes
Produced by John Hughes
Box OfficeBudget: $20.0MRevenue: $16.0M

Top Cast

Kevin Bacon

Kevin Bacon

Jake Briggs

Elizabeth McGovern

Elizabeth McGovern

Kristy Briggs

Alec Baldwin

Alec Baldwin

Davis McDonald

William Windom

William Windom

Russell Bainbridge

Holland Taylor

Holland Taylor

Sarah Briggs

Cathryn Damon

Cathryn Damon

Gayle Bainbridge

John Ashton

John Ashton

Ken

Larry Hankin

Larry Hankin

Hank

Paul Gleason

Paul Gleason

Howard

Dennis Dugan

Dennis Dugan

Bill

Themes & Keywords

parenthoodnewlywed

About She's Having a Baby

She's Having a Baby is a comedy, drama, romance film released in 1988 exploring themes of parenthood, newlywed. Directed by John Hughes, it stars Kevin Bacon, Elizabeth McGovern, Alec Baldwin. 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.

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