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Babycakes

Babycakes

When it comes to love, she's out to prove that you can have your cake & eat it too!

19897.01h 34m

Overview

Grace is an overweight mortuary cosmetician who falls in love with Rob, a handsome subway train conductor who doesn't even know she exists. When she finally devises a way to meet him, they discover that although they are physically different, they have a lot more in common than they think.

Directed by Paul Schneider
Written by Joyce Eliason, Percy Adlon
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Top Cast

Ricki Lake

Ricki Lake

Grace

Craig Sheffer

Craig Sheffer

Rob

Nada Despotovich

Nada Despotovich

Keri

Paul Benedict

Paul Benedict

Magleby

Betty Buckley

Betty Buckley

Wanda

John Karlen

John Karlen

Al

Cynthia Dale

Cynthia Dale

Olivia

N

Nancy Cser

Young TV Woman

Themes & Keywords

subwayoverweight womanchristmas

About Babycakes

Babycakes is a comedy, drama, romance film released in 1989 exploring themes of subway, overweight woman, christmas. Directed by Paul Schneider, it stars Ricki Lake, Craig Sheffer, Nada Despotovich. Grace is an overweight mortuary cosmetician who falls in love with Rob, a handsome subway train conductor who doesn't even know she exists. When she finally devises a way to meet him, they discover that although they are physically different, they have a lot more in common than they think.

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