“She's Having a Baby” quotes
(1988)
John Hughes
directed this movie
in 1988
Title She's Having a Baby
Year 1988
Director John Hughes
Genre Drama, Comedy, Romance
Year 1988
Director John Hughes
Genre Drama, Comedy, Romance
Plot – Jake and Kristin Briggs are a newlywed couple, but they're a bit unprepared for marriage reality and for everything that the others expect from them, including their parents who want some grandchildren. Things get complicated when a friend of Jake seems to find the right time to put the baton among the wheels.
All actors – Kevin Bacon, Elizabeth McGovern, Alec Baldwin, James Ray, Holland Taylor, William Windom, Cathryn Damon, Reba McKinney, Bill Erwin, Paul Gleason, Dennis Dugan, Anthony Mockus Sr.
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“- Davis McDonald: You're the only one I ever loved.
- Kristy Briggs: No, Davis. You're the only one you ever loved.”“In the end, I realized that I took more than I gave, I was trusted more than I trusted, and I was loved more than I loved. And what I was looking for was not to be found but to be made.”
“College is like high school with ashtrays.”
“My inability to impregnate Kristy was blamed on tight shorts, having something to do with my body temperature. Seemed rather flimsy to me. To go through the hell of a fertility check and discover that my preference in undergarments was to blame seemed as silly and pointless as everything else in my life.”
“Hiding from my wife, hiding from my manly obligation, our love nest had become a stud farm.”
“If you're still in love with her, how come you're here with me?”
“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.”
“- Howard: How do you feel about slavewages?
- Jake Briggs: Slavewages are okay.
- Bill: How do you feel about alcoholics?
- Jake Briggs: Um, I like alcoholics?”
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