Nine Months (1995)
Directed by Chris Columbus
Genres - Comedy, Romance |
Sub-Genres - Domestic Comedy, Romantic Comedy |
Release Date - Jul 12, 1995 (USA) |
Run Time - 100 min. |
Countries - France, United States |
MPAA Rating - PG13
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Synopsis by Mark Deming
A single man faces the terrifying prospect of seeing his carefree life dashed by a visit from the stork in this comedy. Samuel Falkner (Hugh Grant) is a child psychiatrist who has no kids of his own and doesn't want any, which leaves him a bit shaken when his girlfriend of five years, Rebecca Taylor (Julianne Moore) announces that she's pregnant. Suddenly, Samuel is plagued by paranoid fantasies about how marriage and fatherhood will change his life, which are not at all soothed by frequent visits from Rebecca's chronically-pregnant friend Gail Dwyer (Joan Cusack) and her half-bright lummox of a husband, Marty (Tom Arnold). Too selfish to deal with Rebecca's needs, Samuel parts company with her and takes a last stab at playing the field, but when he sees an ultrasound of his soon-to-be-born son, he decides that it's time to face his responsibilities before it's too late. Nine Months also features Robin Williams in a small role as Dr. Kosevich, an ob-gyn with a weak grasp of the English language.
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fear-of-commitment, girlfriend, love, love-conquers-all, marriage, missing-person, parent, pregnancy, psychiatry, yuppies