She's having a baby
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | She's having a baby |
| Original title | She's having a baby |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1988 |
| length | 106 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | John Hughes |
| script | John Hughes |
| production | John Hughes |
| music | Stewart Copeland |
| camera | Donald Peterman |
| cut | Alan Heim |
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She's having a Baby is an American comedy from 1988 directed by John Hughes . Alternative title is child's play to great luck .
action
In a satirical way, the film illustrates common stereotypes , clichés and fears of young couples and newlyweds that exist in popular culture . These are illustrated using the example of Kristy and Jake Briggs :
The couple in love from Chicago get married at the beginning of the film, which is sometimes seen as premature by those around them, as both are relatively young. The first discrepancies soon appear, as both Jake and Kristy notice certain unpleasant peculiarities in each other.
Jake is the focus of the film in two ways: on the one hand, because he expresses his thoughts in the form of voiceovers and, on the other hand, through rather bizarre daydream visions that express his fears and fears regarding married life.
After the bumpy start of the marriage, the couple first moves to New Mexico , where Jake tries to get his college degree, but fails. Both of them return to their hometown for some time, where they slowly build up a peaceful family life: Kristy gets a job in a research laboratory, Jake gets (through clever whispering) a job in an advertising agency and finally they move into a suburban apartment building. Only one thing is still missing for family happiness: a baby.
The whole thing turns out to be difficult, however: First, Jake has to make friends with the idea of a baby, then Kristy's attempt to stop the pill fails , and finally both plan the conception down to the last detail , which is ultimately crowned with success. But there is still a long way to go, especially for Jake. His daydreams about the baby and the stuffy suburban family life take him more and more. But in the end he realizes that his egocentricity was responsible for the past and upcoming problems and he finally comes to terms with the (soon to be) father role.
In the end, everything will be fine and after a rather chaotic journey to the delivery, Jake and Kristy can hug their child, making the family happy. In the meantime, those around you and various other personalities are already thinking about the baby's name ...
criticism
"A quiet, unspectacular satirical fairy tale with a deeper meaning that satirizes hastily crafted life plans and ideas of happiness in the mixing of several levels of reality."
Trivia
- During the credits you can see various prominent actors (mostly from other John Hughes productions) worrying about the baby's name. Among others, John Candy , Dan Aykroyd and Chris Young (on the film set of Great Outdoors ), Matthew Broderick in his role as Ferris Bueller , Kirstie Alley , Woody Harrelson , Michael Keaton , Belinda Carlisle , Roy Orbison , basketball star Magic Johnson , Olivia Newton-John , Annie Potts , Wil Wheaton , Bronson Pinchot , Ally Sheedy and Bill Murray featured on the set of The Ghosts I Called .
- The number plate of Jake's 3 Series BMW is “SHAB” - an acronym for “She's having a baby”.
- The film was made around the same time as the productions Three Holidays and One Ticket for Two , on which John Hughes also worked. Therefore, various actors from these films also appear in She's having a baby .
- One of Jake's dream sequences is in black and white and you can see him having a conversation with his grandfather as a young boy. The young Jake is played by Neal Bacon, Kevin Bacon's nephew, who was then five years old.
- The nickname of Paul Gleason's character Howard, "Blind Boy Grunt", goes back to a pseudonym of Bob Dylan .
- Cathryn Damon can be seen as Gayle Bainbridge in her final role.
Soundtrack
- Apron String from Everything but the Girl
- Chain Gang by Sam Cooke
- Crazy Love by Bryan Ferry
- Desire (Come and get it) by Gene Loves Jezebel
- Drummin 'Man from Topper Headon
- Full of Love by Dr. Calculus
- Happy Families from XTC
- Haunted When the Minutes Drag by Love and Rockets
- How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) by Marvin Gaye
- It's all in the game by Mike Thorne
- More than a feeling from Boston
- She's having a baby by Dave Wakeling
- This woman's work by Kate Bush
- You haven't earned it yet baby by Kirsty MacColl
synchronization
| role | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Jake Briggs | Kevin Bacon | Stephan Schwartz |
| Kristy Briggs | Elizabeth McGovern | Monika Barth |
| Davis McDonald | Alec Baldwin | Rainer Schmitt |
| Howard | Paul Gleason | Achim Schülke |
| Jim Briggs | James Ray | Harald Halgardt |
| Ken | John Ashton | Andreas von der Meden |
| Russ Bainbridge | William Windom | Gottfried Kramer |
| Cynthia | Nancy Lenehan | Isabella Grothe |
| grandfather | Bill Erwin | Hans Paetsch |
Web links
- She's Having a Baby in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- She's Having a Baby atRotten Tomatoes(English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ She's Having a Baby in the Lexicon of International Films , accessed July 21, 2011