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About
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!
Theatrical
Oct 30, 1987
Box Office
$26.7M
Budget
$15.0M
Return
1.8x
DVD / Blu-ray
Feb 6, 2001
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Studio
United Artists, The Meyers/Shyer Company, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Keywords
baby
small town
yuppie
veterinarian
career woman
business woman
adoptive mother
business consultant
fish out of water
orphan
loss of job
break-up
vermont
manhattan, new york city
isolated farmhouse
starting over
baby girl
apple orchard
ambitious
working toward job promotion
marketing executive
death of cousin
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Cast
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Diane Keaton
J.C. Wiatt
S
Sam Shepard
Dr. Jeff Cooper
H
Harold Ramis
Steven Buchner
S
Sam Wanamaker
Fritz Curtis
J
James Spader
Ken Arrenberg
P
Pat Hingle
Hughes Larrabee
B
Britt Leach
Vern Boone
M
Mary Gross
Charlotte Elkman
K
Kim Sebastian
Robin
E
Elizabeth Bennett
Mrs. Atwood
B
Beverly Todd
Ann Bowen
W
William Frankfather
Merle White
A
Annie O'Donnell
Wilma White
G
George Petrie
Everett Sloane
V
Victoria Jackson
Eve
J
John C. Cooke
Dwayne
C
Carol Gillies
Helga Von Haupt
H
Hansford Rowe
Sam Potts
L
Linda Ellerbee
Narrator (voice)
P
Patricia Estrin
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