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Summary
After Mary tells her boyfriend she's pregnant, he enrolls in the Army and skips town, leaving her to fend for herself.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 40GoodWatch 46
IMDb5.7
Audience score22%
Running time
1 h 23 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 comedies, −17 min on the typical 100
typical 10083Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 2 countries
Released
1994
August 12, 1994
32 years ago
Genres
ComedyTV MovieDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityModerate
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 27 more34 people
- Julie BowenAngie Gordon
- Holly FieldsMary Nicholson
- Jenny LewisLaura Cahn
- Paul RuddJimmy Rusoff
- Chris YoungBob Randolph
- Dick MillerRoy Farrell
- Dee WallaceMrs. Gordon
- Christopher StoneMr. Gordon
Robert PicardoMr. Cahn
Wendy SchaalMrs. Cahn
Joe FlahertyMr. Nicholson
Belinda BalaskiMrs. Nicholson
Roger CormanMr. Randolph
Julie CormanMrs. Randolph
Courtney GainsDeputy 1
Leo RossiDeputy 2
Dabbs GreerGary
FabianMr. Rusoff
John AstinFred
Robert FieldsteelMinute Man 2
Rance HowardMinute Man 3- RZRobert ZameroskiEugene
- JSJoshua SchaeferRudy
Don SteeleXRAY DJ
Directing · 1
- Joe Dante Director
Writing · 2
- Charles S. Haas Teleplay, Story
- Lou Rusoff Story
Production · 7
- Debra Hill Producer
- David Giler Producer
- Lou Arkoff Producer
- Willie Kutner Producer
- Julie Alter Casting
- Llewellyn Wells Co-Producer
Camera · 1
- Richard Bowen Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Mark Helfrich Editor
Sound · 1
- Hummie Mann Original Music Composer
Art · 4
- Brian Kasch Production Design
- Kathleen M. McKernin Production Design
- Gregory P. Alcus Set Decoration
- Jeff Schell Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Susan L. Bertram Costume Design
- Denise Hooper Makeup Artist
- Carlos David Amador Makeup & Hair
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