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Baby Boom (1987)
Directed by Charles Shyer
“JC Wiatt, corporate powerhouse, just received an inheritance. And it sucks.”
Drama, Comedy, Romance · 1h 50m
J.C. Wiatt is a talented and ambitious New York City career woman who is married to her job and working towards partner at her firm. She has a live-in relationship with Steven, a successful investment broker who, along with J.C., agreed children aren't part of the plan. J.C.'s life takes an unexpected turn when a distant relative dies and the will appoints her the caretaker of their baby girl, Elizabeth. The baby's sudden arrival causes Steven to leave, breaking off their relationship. Juggling power lunches and powdered formula, she is soon forced off the fast track by a conniving colleague and a bigoted boss. But she won't stay down for long. She'll prove to the world that a woman can have it all and on her own terms too!
Cast
Diane Keaton
J.C. Wiatt
Sam Shepard
Dr. Jeff Cooper
Harold Ramis
Steven Buchner
Sam Wanamaker
Fritz Curtis
James Spader
Ken Arrenberg
Pat Hingle
Hughes Larrabee
Britt Leach
Vern Boone
Mary Gross
Charlotte Elkman
Elizabeth Bennett
Mrs. Atwood
Crew
- Director
- Charles Shyer
- Screenplay
- Nancy Meyers, Charles Shyer
- Director of Photography
- William A. Fraker
- Original Music Composer
- Bill Conti
- Editor
- Lynzee Klingman
- Producer
- Nancy Meyers
Details
- Release date
- 1987-10-07
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy, Romance
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- United Artists, The Meyers/Shyer Company, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Budget
- $15,000,000
- Box office
- $26,712,476