Jake Briggs (Kevin Bacon) has been in love with Kristy Bainbridge (Elizabeth McGovern) since he was a teenager. They marry right after college and embark on their new life together, with all of its ups and downs. Told largely through the eyes of narrator Jake, a would-be author who is prone to fits of fanciful, humorous hallucination--such as lawn-mowing neighbors breaking into song--this John Hughes film deals with the trials and tribulations of growing up and the responsibilities that come with marriage, adulthood, jobs, and children. Alec Baldwin appears as Davis McDonald, Jake's best friend, who is living life in the fast lane in New York, making Jake doubt his complacent, suburban lifestyle. Bacon and McGovern are believable as wide-eyed newlyweds dealing with the realities of "happily ever after," such as finding a job, paying the mortgage, and dealing with in-laws. The closing credits are enlivened by a parade of celebrities, including Kirstie Alley, Ted Danson, Woody Harrelson, Olivia Newton-John, Stewart Copeland, Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, John Candy, Penny Marshall, Ally Sheedy, and many others.
Theatrical release: February 1988.
The license plate on the BMW reads SHAB, an acronym for the film's title.
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Single Side - Dual Layer
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital Surround - English
Dolby Digital Surround - French
Additional Release Features:
Trailers - 1.Original Theatrical Trailer
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
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Ally Sheedy: American Actress
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Annie Potts: American TV/Film Actress
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Belinda Carlisle: American Singer
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Bill Murray: Actor/comedian
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Bronson Pinchot: American TV/Film Actor
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Cindy Pickett: American TV Actress
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Dan Aykroyd: Writer/Director/Actor
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David Naughton: American Actor
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Dyan Cannon: American Actress
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Elias Koteas: Actor
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Harry Anderson: Judge Harry Stone of TV's "Night Court"
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Joanna Kerns: American Television Actress, GROWING PAINS
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John Candy: Canadian Actor/Comedian
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John Ratzenberger: Actor, CHEERS
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Kirstie Alley: American Actress
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Lyman Ward: Actor
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Matthew Broderick: American Actor, FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF (1986)
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Michael Keaton: Actor/Producer, BATMAN (1989)
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Olivia Newton-John: Australian Actress, GREASE
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Penny Marshall: American Film and Television Actress/Director, BIG
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Robert Hays: Star, HOMEWARD BOUND II: LOST IN SAN FRANCISCO (1995)
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Roy Orbison: American Singer/Songwriter
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Stewart Copeland: Ex-Police drummer
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Ted Danson: American Actor
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Warren Zevon: Rock Performer
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Wil Wheaton: American actor, STAND BY ME/NEVERLAND
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Woody Harrelson: Woody of TV's "Cheers"
Post-Production Supervisor
Bill Brown: Post-Production Supervisor (mostly for O.Stone, J.Hughes)
Review 1:
"...Technically, this probably is the most textured of Hughes' films. Good use is made of numerous black & white flashbacks..."
Source: Variety
02/03/1988
Review 2:
"...John Hughes seems to be crafting a comic movie valentine to approaching fatherhood....His intentions are tender and his eye sharp..."
Source: Los Angeles Times
p.C1 02/05/1988
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