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!
Acting
Diane Keaton's physical comedy with a baby is genuinely masterful chaos.
Production
The apple orchard farmhouse is peak cozy 80s escapist real estate porn.
Writing
Sharp satire of corporate feminism that still stings in 2024.
Director
Charles Shyer
Diane Keaton
J.C. Wiatt
Sam Shepard
Dr. Jeff Cooper
Harold Ramis
Steven Buchner
Sam Wanamaker
Fritz Curtis
James Spader
Ken Arrenberg
Pat Hingle
Hughes Larrabee
Britt Leach
Vern Boone
Mary Gross
Charlotte Elkman
Elizabeth Bennett
Mrs. Atwood
Beverly Todd
Ann Bowen
William Frankfather
Merle White
Annie O'Donnell
Wilma White
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Diane Keaton reportedly insisted on using real babies for filming, leading to unpredictable on-set chaos that made it into the final cut.
The film was marketed as fluffy comedy but became a touchstone for conversations about 'having it all'—a pressure that now reads as almost cruelly dated.
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