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,