| | | A comedy about the labours of love.
Features: DVD, Widescreen, Dolby, Digital Audio, English, Dolby Digital (5.1)
Last year at this time, Jake and Kristi were two crazy single kids in love. Now, they're two crazy married adults in transition. Their dreams of a perfect life in a perfect house have turned into a series of hilarious marital nightmares. And Kristi just got some news that really ought to make things interesting--She's Having A Baby! Kevin Bacon (Footloose) and Elizabeth McGovern (Racing With The Moon) are Jake and Kristi, a perfect couple in an imperfect world. Their solution to real-life problems make She's Having A Baby a wonderfully poignant and very funny look at chasing the good life.
Editor's Note
Jake Briggs (Kevin Bacon) has been in love with Kristy Bainbridge (Elizabeth McGovern) since he was a teenager. They marry right after college and embark on their new life together, with all of its ups and downs. Told largely through the eyes of narrator Jake, a would-be author who is prone to fits of fanciful, humorous hallucination--such as lawn-mowing neighbors breaking into song--this John Hughes film deals with the trials and tribulations of growing up and the responsibilities that come with marriage, adulthood, jobs, and children. Alec Baldwin appears as Davis McDonald, Jake's best friend, who is living life in the fast lane in New York, making Jake doubt his complacent, suburban lifestyle. Bacon and McGovern are believable as wide-eyed newlyweds dealing with the realities of "happily ever after," such as finding a job, paying the mortgage, and dealing with in-laws. The closing credits are enlivened by a parade of celebrities, including Kirstie Alley, Ted Danson, Woody Harrelson, Olivia Newton-John, Stewart Copeland, Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, John Candy, Penny Marshall, Ally Sheedy, and many others.
| Features | Enhanced For 16X9 TVs | | English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround | | French Dolby Digital Surround | | Scene Access | | Interactive Menus | | Theatrical Trailer |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Paramount |
| Release Date: 1/17/2006 |
| Running Time: 106 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1988 | | Catalog ID: 320274 | | UPC: 00097363202745 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English | | Video: Color |
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| | Professional Reviews | Variety
"...Technically, this probably is the most textured of Hughes' films. Good use is made of numerous black & white flashbacks..." 02/03/1988Los Angeles Times
"...John Hughes seems to be crafting a comic movie valentine to approaching fatherhood....His intentions are tender and his eye sharp..." 02/05/1988 p.C1 |
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