She's Having a Baby
She's Having a Baby is a 1988 American romantic comedy film directed and written by John Hughes and starring Kevin Bacon and Elizabeth McGovern. It tells the story of a young newlywed couple who try to cope with married life and their parents' expectations. The film was met with mixed reviews. Plot This film looks at the lives of Jefferson "Jake" and Kristy Briggs, from their wedding day until the birth of their first child, mostly through Jake's eyes, with his voiceover commentaries and several imaginary scenes. Before their wedding day, Jake asks his best friend Davis McDonald if he thinks Jake will be happy to which Davis says "Yeah, you'll be happy. You just won't know it." After their wedding that was attended by Jake's parents Jim and Sarah, his grandparents, and Kristy's parents Russ and Gayle, Jake and Kristy head off for New Mexico where Jake works toward gaining a master's degree though he leaves before finishing. They return to Chicago where Jake is hired as an advertising copywriter. Kristy is hired as a research analyst and they are able to buy a house in the suburbs. While Jake continues to say he wants to be a writer, his bosses are amused and continue treating him like the young man that he is. Jake and Kristy continue to adjust to their new lives, although Jake feels pressure from his parents, society, and his wife to grow up and have a child. Gayle casually informs them that she had a difficult birth with Kristy and nearly died. Later, Kristy informs Jake that she stopped taking contraceptives without telling him. After several months, they discover that the reason she hasn't gotten pregnant is because Jake has a low sperm count. After not seeing Jake and Kristy for two years, Davis visits unexpectedly with a girlfriend who Kristy disapproves of. Jake invites them to stay, much to Kristy's chagrin and, over drinks that evening, Davis tells Jake that Kristy is holding him back. Meanwhile, Jake begins fantasizing about having an affair with a mysterious young French model though, when the opportunity looks to be presenting itself, Jake can't bring himself to do it. Upon visiting after another long absence, Davis confesses that his father has died. Jake and Kristy are supportive, but things take a turn when Davis makes a pass at Kristy by proclaiming his feelings and trying to open her bathrobe. Kristy turns him down, telling him that she is in love with Jake. The couple begins a fertility program, which eventually succeeds. During a traumatic labor in which it is discovered the baby is in a breech position with its head caught in the birth canal, Jake must leave the delivery room. Jake worries about losing Kristy, realizing that his lack of satisfaction in life was due to his own selfishness and immaturity. The last scene of the film reveals that Jake's voiceover was the new father reading his novel entitled She's Having a Baby to his wife