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A Balasaur Score of 48 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes 17%, Metacritic 41/100. Audiences rate it 18 points higher than critics do. Most of the 963 1980s comedy movies in this catalog score higher.
Synopsis
Young high school couple Darcy Elliot and Stan Bobrucz are one year from graduation, with promising futures ahead of them. But their paths take a drastic turn when Darcy becomes pregnant. Unwilling to go through an abortion or an adoption — despite their parents' pleas — Darcy and Stan decide to sacrifice their college experiences and degrees in order to keep and raise the baby. After a quick marriage, the two realize it won't be as easy as they thought.
Ratings
IMDb5.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes17%
Metacritic41/100
Audiences rate it 18 points higher than critics do.
152 audience votes
Key crew
- John G. AvildsenDirector
- Denise DeClueWriter
- Tim KazurinskyWriter
- Bill ContiOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Molly RingwaldDarcy Elliot Bobrucz
- Randall BatinkoffStan Bobrucz
- Kenneth MarsMr. Bobrucz
- Miriam FlynnDonna Elliot
- Conchata FerrellMrs. Bobrucz
- Sharon BrownLila
- John ZarchenChris
- Pauly ShoreRetro
- Michelle DowneyMichaela
- Patricia BarryAdoption Official
- Janet MacLachlanMiss Giles
- Jaclyn BernsteinMary Bobrucz
Stills
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Themes
babymarriagepregnant womanpregnant