She's Having a Baby (1988)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

John Hughes

Writer:

John Hughes (written by)

Release Date:

5 February 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

A comedy about the labours of love

Plot:

Jake and Kristy Briggs are newlyweds. Being young, they are perhaps a bit unprepared for the full reality...

Plot Keywords:

Baby | Marriage | Male Female Relationship | Father's Perspective | Cynicism

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
Dennis Dugan	...	Bill
Larry Hankin	...	Hank
Nancy Lenehan	...	Cynthia
Isabel García Lorca	...	Fantasy Girl
Reba McKinney	...	Grandmother
Bill Erwin	...	Grandfather
Anthony Mockus Sr.	...	Minister
Steve Tannen	...	Man with Bike
Neal Bacon	...	Young Jake
Laure Aronica	...	Young Kristy
Valerie Breiman	...	Erin (as Valeri Breiman)
Al Leong	...	Photographer
Lili Taylor	...	Girl at Medical Lab
Sherry Narens	...	Nurse at Medical Lab
Kellye Nakahara	...	Nurse at Hospital
Ellen Dweck	...	Receptionist
Lisa Niemi	...	Model (as Lisa Neimi)
Trudy Dochterman	...	Model
Angela Alvarado	...	Model
Pamela Hedges	...	Model
Ruth F. Ekholm	...	Nurse
Mimi Cagnetta	...	Nurse
Susan Canestro	...	Nurse
Bernadette Pelletier	...	Nurse
Ingrid Ferrin	...	Nurse
Patrick J. Salisbury	...	Groomsman
Gail O'Grady	...	Laura
Dr. Seth Yoser	...	Doctor
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
J. Cynthia Brooks	...	Phantom Woman
Paul Gleason	...	Blind Boy Grunt
Edie McClurg	...	Beauregard
Kirstie Alley	...	Herself (uncredited)
Harry Anderson	...	Himself (uncredited)
Dan Aykroyd	...	Roman from 'The Great Outdoors' (uncredited)
Matthew Broderick	...	Ferris Bueller (uncredited)
Stephen Burrows	...	Befuddled Guest (uncredited)
John Candy	...	Chet from 'The Great Outdoors' (uncredited)
Dyan Cannon	...	Herself (uncredited)
Belinda Carlisle	...	Herself (uncredited)
Stewart Copeland	...	Himself (uncredited)
Ted Danson	...	Himself (uncredited)
Mark Durbin	...	Baby Namer - During credits (uncredited)
Bob Fraser	...	Himself (uncredited)
Woody Harrelson	...	Himself (uncredited)
Robert Hays	...	Himself (uncredited)
Rosemary Ighel	...	Red Sweater Woman (uncredited)
Amy Irving	...	Herself (uncredited)
Magic Johnson	...	Himself (uncredited)
Michael Keaton	...	Himself (uncredited)
Joanna Kerns	...	Herself (uncredited)
Elias Koteas	...	Himself (uncredited)
Judi Evans Luciano	...	Herself (uncredited)
Penny Marshall	...	Herself (uncredited)
Bill Murray	...	Himself (uncredited)
Olivia Newton-John	...	Herself (uncredited)
Roy Orbison	...	Himself (uncredited)
Lydia Peterkoch	...	Herself (uncredited)
Cindy Pickett	...	Herself (uncredited)
Bronson Pinchot	...	Himself (uncredited)
Annie Potts	...	Herself (uncredited)
John Ratzenberger	...	Himself (uncredited)
Ally Sheedy	...	Herself (uncredited)
Lyman Ward	...	Himself (uncredited)
Wil Wheaton	...	Himself (uncredited)
Chris Young	...	Buck from 'The Great Outdoors' (uncredited)
Warren Zevon	...	Himself (uncredited)

Directed by
John Hughes

Writing credits
John Hughes		(written by)

Produced by
Bill Brown	....	associate producer
Ronald Colby	....	executive producer
John Hughes	....	producer

Original Music by
Stewart Copeland

Cinematography by
Donald Peterman		(as Don Peterman)

Film Editing by
Alan Heim

Casting by
Jane Alderman
Janet Hirshenson
Jane Jenkins

Production Design by
John W. Corso

Set Decoration by
Jennifer Polito

Costume Design by
April Ferry

Makeup Department
Barbara Lorenz	....	hair stylist
Brad Wilder	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Ronald Colby	....	production manager
James Herbert	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bill Brown	....	second unit director
Jeanne Caliendo	....	second assistant director: second unit
James Dillon	....	second assistant director
James Giovannetti Jr.	....	second assistant director
Stefanie Moore	....	second second assistant director
Conrad E. Palmisano	....	second unit director
George Parra	....	second second assistant director
Mark Radcliffe	....	first assistant director
Scott Miller	....	second unit director (uncredited)
Daniel R. Suhart	....	first assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Stan Ascough	....	prop person
Mike Blaze	....	assistant property master
James M. Davis	....	propmaker foreman (as Jim Davis)
Louis M. Mann	....	set designer
Jack M. Marino	....	property master
Jeff Passanante	....	propmaker foreman
John Rozman	....	lead man
Timothy W. Tiedje	....	property master: Chicago
Edmund Villa	....	assistant property master (as Eddie Villa)
Phil Ellman	....	greensman (uncredited)
Anthony Joseph Fatigato	....	painter (uncredited)
Vicky Jenson	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
Greg Agalsoff	....	boom operator
John Agalsoff Jr.	....	cable person
James R. Alexander	....	sound mixer
Lorna Anderson	....	sound effects editor
Lon Bender	....	supervising sound editor (as Lon E. Bender)
Anna Boorstin	....	sound effects editor
John Boyd	....	sound re-recording mixer
Don Digirolamo	....	sound re-recording mixer
Joe Gilbert	....	assistant adr editor
Stan Gilbert	....	supervising adr editor
Robert Glass	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Bob Glass)
Chris Hogan	....	assistant sound effects editor
Randy Kelley	....	sound effects editor
Larry Kemp	....	sound effects editor
Robert Knudson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dan M. Rich	....	sound effects editor
Wylie Stateman	....	supervising sound editor
Hugo Weng	....	sound effects editor
Jeffrey A. Williams	....	cable person (as Jeff Williams)

Stunts
G.A. Aguilar	....	stunts (as George Aguilar)
Dana D. Bertolette	....	stunts (as Dana A. Bertolette)
Eddie J. Fernandez	....	stunts
James Fierro	....	stunts
Michael Hernandez	....	stunts
Maryann Kelman	....	stunts
Rick Le Fevour	....	stunts
Stacy Logan	....	stunts (as Stacy George Logan)
Daniel Maldonado	....	stunts
Conrad E. Palmisano	....	stunt coordinator
Randy Popplewell	....	stunts
Kay Whipple	....	stunts
Rich Wilkie	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Larry Boelens	....	director of photography: second unit
Steve Bradarich	....	video assistant
Richard Dow	....	dolly grip
Robert W. Faison	....	second assistant camera
Dennis Flanderka	....	grip
Leslie Hill	....	assistant camera
Earl Linder	....	grip
Ted Litchfield	....	first assistant camera
John Robert Miller	....	key grip
David Morenz	....	assistant camera
Ken Nishino	....	first assistant camera
Gary Palmer	....	chief lighting technician
Jay Peterman	....	second assistant camera
Keith Peterman	....	camera operator
Joyce Rudolph	....	still photographer
Gary Scalzo	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Michael Shanman	....	chief rigging electrician
Waverly Smothers	....	second company grip
Calvin Sterry	....	first company grip
William Stuebe	....	chief lighting technician
Cheryl Thompson	....	video assistant
Jeffrey Thorin	....	camera loader
Murphy Wiltz	....	lamp operator
James Zenk	....	still photographer
Frank Byrne	....	second assistant camera: second unit (uncredited)

Casting Department
Barbara Flinn	....	extras casting
Catherine Holzer-Ballowe	....	extras casting (as Cathie J. Holzer)
Steven Jacobs	....	casting: New York
Mark A. Ridge	....	extras casting
Barbara L. Roche	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ingrid Ferrin	....	costumer
Paul Lopez	....	costumer: men
Michele Neely	....	costumer: women

Editorial Department
George Bowers	....	additional editor
Jerrie Fowler	....	assistant editor
John Haggar	....	assistant editor
Rick Howe	....	apprentice editor
Mike Moskowitz	....	apprentice editor
Robert Raring	....	color timer
Eric Strand	....	additional editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Emma Dikson	....	music coordinator
Tarquin Gotch	....	music supervisor
Nicky Holland	....	composer: additional music
Tom Kramer	....	music editor
Mark McKenzie	....	orchestrator
Ron Payne	....	music coordinator
Jeff Seitz	....	music scoring mixer (uncredited)

Transportation Department
John Hardy	....	transportation co-captain
Rob Jensen	....	transportation co-captain
Dan Marrow	....	transportation coordinator
Bill M. Puluti	....	transportation captain (as Bill Puliti)
Mike Shepard	....	transportation coordinator
John Tiano	....	transportation co-captain
Dale Torri	....	transportation captain
Gaston Veilleux	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Iono Abrams	....	production office assistant
Kim Bastyr	....	assistant location manager
Susan J. Bonno-Buckner	....	assistant accountant
Tony Bowers	....	location manager
Peter Carley	....	production office assistant
John Craig	....	production auditor
Kevin Cronan	....	production office assistant
Carline Davis-Dyer	....	script supervisor
Wilma Garscadden-Gahret	....	script supervisor
Jacqueline George	....	production office coordinator
Dow Griffith	....	location manager
Doris Hellmann	....	production secretary
Mark Herzog	....	production assistant
Billy Higgins	....	location manager
Arthur 'Clondike' Jones	....	craft service
Chuck Lind	....	assistant production auditor
Tim McNeal	....	production office assistant
Michon Peacock	....	assistant choreographer
Kathryn Rhodes	....	production office assistant
Susan Smith	....	production office assistant
Kay T. Stanford	....	production secretary
Tony Stevens	....	choreographer
Jane Vickerilla	....	assistant: Mr. Hughes
Jeanne Webber	....	technical consultant
Jimmy Borto	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Steve Kraus	....	dailies projectionist (uncredited)

Thanks
Dick Van Dyke	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Hughes Entertainment
• Paramount Pictures

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1988) (USA) (theatrical)
• Paramount Home Video (2000) (USA) (DVD)
• Planète Double (1989) (France) (theatrical)
• CIC Vídeo (19??) (Brazil) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Field Museum of Natural History  special thanks
• Viacom Enterprises  film clip courtesy of
• Village of Glencoe  special thanks
• Village of Skokie  special thanks
• Village of Winnetka  special thanks

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Australia:M | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 | West Germany:12

Filming Locations:

56 Salem Lane, Skokie, Illinois, USA

Company:

Hughes Entertainment

Trivia:

Paul Gleason plays an uncredited character called "Blind Boy Grunt". Blind Boy Grunt was a pseudonym used by Bob Dylan in the early 1960s, and was also the name of a famous bootleg album of his in the early 1970s.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Jake kisses his wife goodbye, comes down the sidewalk, stumbles, and falls, a blue pad to protect his knees is clearly visible on the sidewalk.

Quotes:

Grandmother: [before Jake and Kristy's wedding] He's too young and he's too immature. She's a golddigger.
Grandfather: There's little or no gold to be dug. He's plenty old and people don't mature anymore. They stay jackasses all their lives.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)

Soundtrack:

YOU JUST HAVEN'T EARNED IT YET BABY

Underrated John Hughes comedy; fine chemistry between Bacon & McGovern

SHE'S HAVING A BABY (1988) *** Kevin Bacon, Elizabeth Mc Govern, Alec Baldwin, William Windom, Cathryn Damon, John Ashton, Edie McClurg, Dennis Dugan. Frequently accurate domestic comedy about newlyweds Bacon and McGovern who finally decide to procreate amidst the usual barriers including family and money. Smart script and direction by John Hughes with a sharp turn of events by the film's climax with an effectively dramatic birth sequence; I got misty eyed for Bacon and the plight of his newborn accentuated by the song "This Woman's Work" by Kate Bush. Wait for the credits with some celebrities coming up with names for the baby.