by Hal Erickson
synopsis
Babycakes is an American remake of the raucous 1988 German comedy Sugarbaby. A pre-talkshow Ricki Lake stars as Grace Johnson, who works as a cosmetician in a funeral parlor. The elephantine Grace falls in love with pencil-thin ice skater Rob Harrison (Craig Sheffer). Despite Harrison's indifference, Grace maps out a meticulous campaign to overwhelm and seduce her dream lover. Made for TV, Babycakes had its premiere on February 14, 1989.
characteristics
- Unrequited Love
- Underdogs
- Self-discovery
- Overweight
- Beauty [physical]
- Ice-skating
- Cosmetology
- Slice-of-life
- Coming-of-age
- Mortuary
- Cosmetologist
- Romantic
