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64% Critic Match
Baby Boom
“JC Wiatt, corporate powerhouse, just received an inheritance. And it sucks.”
6.4 / 10• 1987• 1h 50m•PG• English
DramaComedyRomance
Storyline
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 & Crew
Diane Keaton
J.C. Wiatt
Lead
Sam Shepard
Dr. Jeff Cooper
Harold Ramis
Steven Buchner
KK
Kristina Kennedy
Elizabeth Wiatt
MK
Michelle Kennedy
Elizabeth Wiatt
Sam Wanamaker
Fritz Curtis
James Spader
Ken Arrenberg
Pat Hingle
Hughes Larrabee
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Charles Shyer's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Baby Boom is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
