Baby Boom (1987)
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!
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $15,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $26,712,476.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 3.53 |
Directed By
Charles Shyer
Crew
Lynzee Klingman
Charles Shyer
William A. Fraker
Nancy Meyers
Charles Shyer
Nancy Meyers
Bill Conti
Beala Neel
Tom Lucas
Lisa Fischer
Bruce A. Block
Pam Dixon
Jeffrey Howard
John Frazier
Gerald Boatright
Pamela Alch
Richard Turner
Joseph F. Valentine
Lex Rawlins
David E. Diano
Susan Becker
Carole Keligian
Michele Ader
John T. Kretchmer
Don Cropper
Siedah Garrett
Marc Margulies
Gary S. Gerlich
Larry Fallick
Dorothy McGowan
Bill Wylie
Frank E. Warner
David Horton Jr.
David Horton Sr.
Robert J. Litt
Stephen A. Hope
Joyce Rudolph
KG Ramsey
John R. Shannon
Shelley Kirkwood
Corinne Sessarego
Sue Breitrose
Bill Nelson
Hank Salerno
Julie B. Crane
Rick Kline
Jim Lapidis
Jack Eskew
Sonny Pettijohn
Rosemarie Fall
Elliot Tyson
Michael John Bateman
Michael Shoob
George Stokes
Chuck Hanson
Al LaVerde
David Berthiaume
G. Mac Brown
Jack Priestley
Jules Strasser
Kerry Hayes
Don Yamasaki
Joe O'Har
David Menapace
Ken Marschall
Reatha Grey
Barbara Harris
Rick Dallago
Barbara Gelman
Bill MacSems
Carol Lefko
Vebe Borge
David Greene
Walter Rivera
Cathy K. Stoia
Ann Miller
Bruce A. Block
Dan Wallin
TOP CAST
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
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