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Baby Boom
JC Wiatt, corporate powerhouse, just received an inheritance. And it sucks.
Genres
DramaComedyRomance
Overview
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!
Details
Budget
$15000000
Revenue
$26712476
Runtime
110 min
Release Date
1987-10-07
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
377
Vote Average
6.4
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Diane Keaton
J.C. Wiatt
Sam Shepard
Dr. Jeff Cooper
Harold Ramis
Steven Buchner
Kristina Kennedy
Elizabeth Wiatt
Michelle Kennedy
Elizabeth Wiatt
Sam Wanamaker
Fritz Curtis
James Spader
Ken Arrenberg
Pat Hingle
Hughes Larrabee
Britt Leach
Vern Boone
Mary Gross
Charlotte Elkman
Kim Sebastian
Robin
Elizabeth Bennett
Mrs. Atwood
Beverly Todd
Ann Bowen
William Frankfather
Merle White
Annie O'Donnell
Wilma White
George Petrie
Everett Sloane
Victoria Jackson
Eve
John C. Cooke
Dwayne
Carol Gillies
Helga Von Haupt
Hansford Rowe
Sam Potts
Mary O'Sullivan
Katie Potts
Linda Ellerbee
Narrator (voice)
Patricia Estrin
Secretary
Peter Elbling
Maitre'd
Shera Danese
Cloak Room Attendant
Angel David
Stockboy
Nicholas Cascone
Delivery Boy
Patti Johns
Nanny
Annie Golden
Nanny
Jennifer Balgobin
Nanny
Marianne Doherty
Food Chain Secretary
Eugenie Ross-Leming
Park Mom
Dori Brenner
Park Mom
Jane Elliott
Park Mom
Ben Diskin
Ben
Paxton Whitehead
"Center" Instructor
Constance Forslund
Receptionist
John J. Philbin
Oldtimer
Richard Humphreys
Oldtimer
Billy Beck
Roofer
Margaret Hussey
Realtor
Katherine Borowitz
Yuppie Wife
Robin Bartlett
Yuppie Wife
Chris Noth
Yuppie Husband
Barry Heins
Yuppie Husband
Lisa Fuller
Stacy
Kate O'Connell
Store Owner
Mary Peters
Postmaster
Elizabeth Philbin
Nurse/Mayor
Annie Meyers-Shyer
Little Girl in Vermont
Margaret Whitton
Executive In Conference Room (uncredited)
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