Movie · comedy, romance
The Back-Up Plan
2010 · 1h 46m · PG-13
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What is it about? The Back-Up Plan
Fall in love, get married, have a baby. Not necessarily in that order.
When Zoe tires of looking for Mr. Right, she decides to have a baby on her own. But on the day she's artificially inseminated, she meets Stan, who seems to be just who she's been searching for all her life. Now, Zoe has to figure out how to make her two life's dreams fit with each other.
Genres: comedy, romance. Themes: pregnancy, kiss, romcom, sperm bank, doctor, single mother.
Cast and crew The Back-Up Plan
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Creators
- Directed byAlan Poul
- ScreenplayKate Angelo
- MusicStephen Trask
- CinematographyXavier Grobet
- EditingPriscilla Nedd-Friendly
Full cast and crew70 cast members, 290 crew
Cast:
- 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
- Robert Klein · Scott Harris
- Linda Lavin · Nana
- Carlease Burke · Tabitha
- Amy Block · Sara
- Jennifer Elise Cox · Baby Store Sales Clerk
- Adam Rose · Louis
- Cesar Millan · Cesar Millan
- Peggy Miley · Shirley
- Sadie May Beebe · Dakota
- Logan Lauriston · Mack
- Chalo González · Band Leader
- Art Frankel · Not Me
- Anslem King · Cab Driver
- Elisabeth Abbott · Pregnant Woman #1
- Lili Mirojnick · Pregnant Woman #2
- Donna Ponterotto · Woman in Gym
- Manos Gavras · Mario
- Riley B. Smith · Mona's Son (2 Years Old)
- Samantha Hall · Mona's Daughter (4 Years Old)
- Jared Gilmore · Mona's Son (6 Years Old)
- Rowan Blanchard · Mona's Daughter (7 Years Old)
- Rizi Timane · Butch Single Mother (uncredited)
- Kara Elizabeth Silva · Single Goth Mom (uncredited)
- Shoniqua Shandai · Single Mother (uncredited)
- Carter Sand · Cole (uncredited)
- Erin Pickett · Farmer's Market Shopper (uncredited)
- Marlowe Peyton · Lucy (uncredited)
- Eder López · Fitness Trainer (uncredited)
- Payton Lucas · Skylar (uncredited)
- Sofia Luca · Featured Extra (uncredited)
Crew:
- Kate Angelo · Writer
- Jason Blumenthal · Producer
- Steve Tisch · Producer
- Alan Poul · Director
- Xavier Grobet · Director of Photography
- Todd Black · Producer
- Priscilla Nedd-Friendly · Editor
- Richard Hicks · Casting
- Alec Hammond · Production Design
- Rodney Liber · Executive Producer
- David Rubin · Casting
- Karen Patch · Costume Design
- David Bloomfield · Executive Producer
- Stephen Trask · Original Music Composer
Trailer The Back-Up Plan
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Details The Back-Up Plan
- First theatrical release
- April 23, 2010
- Release in the US
- April 23, 2010
- Country
- United States
- Original language
- English
- Rating
- PG-13
- Studios
- Escape Artists, CBS Films
Numbers and release
- Budget
- $35M
- Worldwide gross
- $77.5M
- From theaters to home (US)
- 123 days to DVD and Blu-ray
Frequently asked questions
How long is The Back-Up Plan?
1h 46m (106 minutes).
Who’s in The Back-Up Plan?
Jennifer Lopez, Alex O'Loughlin, Michaela Watkins, Eric Christian Olsen, Anthony Anderson, Noureen DeWulf, Melissa McCarthy, Tom Bosley, Maribeth Monroe, and Danneel Ackles. Directed by Alan Poul.
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