For Keeps

""You're what?!""

1988 1h 38m EN

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6.5

SOLID

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17%

ROTTEN

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METACRITIC

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5.9

IMDB

★6.5TMDB · 152🥫17%Rotten Tomatoes●41Metacritic★5.9IMDB · 5,269

ComedyDramaRomance

Synopsis

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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.

“"You're what?!"”

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Cast

Molly Ringwald
Darcy Elliot Bobrucz
Randall Batinkoff
Stan Bobrucz
Kenneth Mars
Mr. Bobrucz
Miriam Flynn
Donna Elliot
Conchata Ferrell
Mrs. Bobrucz
Sharon Brown
Lila
John Zarchen
Chris
Pauly Shore
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: John G. Avildsen
Writers: Denise DeClue, Tim Kazurinsky
Languages: English, French
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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38 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by John G. Avildsen, shot by James Crabe. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Bill Conti. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor John G. Avildsen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Molly Ringwald and Randall Batinkoff and Kenneth Mars carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: ""You're what?!"".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0095169 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

John G. Avildsen directs. James Crabe behind the camera. Bill Conti scores. John G. Avildsen cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, French.

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Things worth knowing

138 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.
3Directed by John G. Avildsen, shot by James Crabe. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Bill Conti. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor John G. Avildsen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Molly Ringwald and Randall Batinkoff and Kenneth Mars carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: ""You're what?!"".
8IMDB entry: tt0095169 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.