A woman conceives twins through artificial insemination, only to meet the man of her dreams on the very same day.
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Jennifer Lopez | ... | Zoe | |
| Alex O'Loughlin | ... | Stan | |
| Michaela Watkins | ... | Mona | |
| Eric Christian Olsen | ... | Clive | |
| Anthony Anderson | ... | Playground Dad | |
| Noureen DeWulf | ... | Daphne | |
| Melissa McCarthy | ... | Carol | |
| Tom Bosley | ... | Arthur | |
| Maribeth Monroe | ... | Lori | |
| Danneel Ackles | ... | Olivia (as Danneel Harris) | |
| Robert Klein | ... | Dr. Scott Harris | |
| Linda Lavin | ... | Nana | |
| Carlease Burke | ... | Tabitha | |
| Amy Block | ... | Sara | |
| Jennifer Elise Cox | ... | Baby Store Sales Clerk | |
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Zoe is a woman who has a hard time letting anyone into her life. She has a habit of pushing people away whenever they get close. She wants to have a baby but because she has no man in her life, she decides to be artificially inseminated. Shortly after having the procedure she meets a guy named Stan, and she feels a spark. When she tells him about her pregnancy, she thinks he'll bail but he sticks with her.the baby's are both hers and the sperm donors baby they both have RED HAIR Written by rcs0411@yahoo.com
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Rated PG-13 for sexual content including references, some crude material and language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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23 April 2010 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$35,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$12,201,710, 25 April 2010Gross USA:
$37,490,007Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$77,477,008Company Credits
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Written by David Steele and Roland Gift
Performed by Raney Shockne
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Three different dogs played Nuts. See more »Goofs
Just after Zoe finds her pillow in the dumpster, and uses her friend instead, you can very clearly see Zoe wearing a "baby bump" prop over her belly. See more »Quotes
Playground Dad: It's awful, awful, awful. Then a small moment happens, that's so magical. That makes it all worthwhile.See more »
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Outtakes play over the end credits. See more »Alternate Versions
The UK cinema and DVD versions were cut to get a 12A and 12 rating respectively by removing strong sexual references. The Blu-ray is rated 15 and is the uncut version. See more »Soundtracks
She Drives Me CrazyWritten by David Steele and Roland Gift
Performed by Raney Shockne
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I really wanted to like it. I talked to Alex O'Loughlin about the movie over a year ago, I think. And, this was Jennifer Lopez' big return to film, after a 5 year absence. Both of their characters in The Back-Up Plan are very likable. She is a successful businesswoman who has decided she's done waiting for Mr. Right and a family. She goes ahead and gets inseminated. That day, she bumps into Stan, a gorgeous funny guy who has his own farm (note the cheese, above) and dreams of owning a sustainable food shop. He pursues her, she resists. All sorts of clumsy, weird things happen along the way. Honestly, these characters and their relationship is really interesting. It's all the other junk the filmmakers put into play that I found distracting and distasteful and unbelievable. For instance, Zoe has an upscale pet store with a couple of interesting employees who have realistic questions about her and for her, but we barely see them. Instead, we're subjected to a strange single mother's group that is stereotypical and offensive. It's like the writer and director are trying to straddle a line between a sweet rom-com, like Sweet Home Alabama, and something more crude, like Knocked Up. There were so many likable and believable story threads that were just dropped, in favor of the gross out scene or something silly that just didn't make sense for the characters. I didn't hate it, because I liked the leads, I was just really disappointed and not satisfied. I give The Back-Up Plan a 6 out of 10.