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The Back-up Plan (2010)

12A 106 min  -  Comedy | Romance  -   23 April 2010 (USA)
4.8
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Reviews: 83 user | 136 critic | 32 from Metacritic.com

A romantic comedy centered on a woman who conceives twins through artificial insemination, only to meet the man of her dreams on the very same day.

Director:

Alan Poul

Writer:

Kate Angelo
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jennifer Lopez ...
Zoe
Alex O'Loughlin ...
Michaela Watkins ...
Eric Christian Olsen ...
Anthony Anderson ...
Playground Dad
Noureen DeWulf ...
Melissa McCarthy ...
Tom Bosley ...
Maribeth Monroe ...
Danneel Ackles ...
Olivia (as Danneel Harris)
Robert Klein ...
Linda Lavin ...
Nana
Carlease Burke ...
Amy Block ...
Jennifer Elise Cox ...
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Storyline

Zoe's a woman who has a hard time letting anyone into her life. She has a habit of pushing people away when they get close. She also wants to have a baby but because she has no man in her life decides to be artificially inseminated. Shortly after having the procedure she meets a guy named Stan whom she connects with. But she's still afraid to let him in and when she tells him about her pregnancy thinking he would bail but he sticks with her. Written by rcs0411@yahoo.com  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Artificial Insemination | Baby | Cheese | Twin | Doctor  | See more »

Taglines:

Fall in love.* Get married. Have a baby. *Not necessarily in that order. See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Romance

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content including references, some crude material and language See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

El plan B See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$35,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$12,201,710 (USA) (25 April 2010) (3280 Screens)

Gross:

$37,481,242 (USA) (18 July 2010)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

CBS Films, Escape Artists See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Germany:

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital  | DTS  | SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Tom Bosley's final performance. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: In the final scene where Zoe wheels the twins in the shop you can clearly see that there are dolls in the strollers. See more »

Quotes

Carol: Okay, alright,
[claps]
Carol: . Welcome to single mothers and proud. As the names suggests we are all single, mothers and erm, proud.
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Crazy Credits

Outtakes play over the end credits. See more »


Soundtracks

"Let's Finish"
(Sinden Remix)
Written by Graeme Sinden, Sylvia Gordon and Deantoni Parks
Performed by Kudu
Courtesy of Nublu Records See more »