The Back-Up Plan Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

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Plot

After years of dating, Zoe (Jennifer Lopez) has decided waiting for the right one is taking too long. Determined to become a mother, she commits to a plan, makes an appointment and decides to go it alone. On the day of her artificial insemination, Zoe meets Stan (Alex O’Loughlin) – a man with real possibilities.

Trying to nurture a budding relationship and hide the early signs of pregnancy becomes a comedy of errors for Zoe and creates confusing signals for Stan. When Zoe nervously reveals the reason for her unpredictable behavior, Stan commits fully and says he’s in. Never before has love seen a courtship where a wild night of sex involves three in a bed – Stan, Zoe and the ever-present massive pregnancy pillow. Or, where “date night” consists of being the “focal point” at a near-stranger’s water birth which does for kiddie pools what “Jaws” did for swimming in the ocean. The real pregnancy test comes when both of them realize they really don’t know each other outside of hormonal chaos and birth preparations. With the nine month clock ticking, both begin to experience cold feet. Anyone can fall in love, get married and have a baby but doing it backwards in hyper-drive could be proof positive that they were made for each other.

Comedy Romance

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Back-Up Plan.

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  Jennifer Lopez

  Unstoppable, Ice Age: Continental Drift

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  Alex O'Loughlin

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  Michaela Watkins

  Wanderlust, Bad Therapy

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  Noureen Dewulf

  Coffee, Kill Boss, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

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  Melissa McCarthy

  THIS IS 40, Ghostbusters

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  Danneel Harris

  Harold and Kumar: Escape from Guantanamo Bay, Mardi Gras: Spring Break

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  Eric Christian Olsen

  Sunshine Cleaning, Fired Up

Crew Behind the Film

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The film's director Alan Poul last directed Dancer From the Dance. The film's writer Kate Angelo last wrote S** Tape (Cameron Diaz/Jason Segel - 2014) and Corduroy.

Director

Alan Poul

Screenwriter

Kate Angelo

Producers

Todd Black
Jake Blumenthal
Steve Tisch

Production Details

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Production Updates for The Back-Up Plan

Apr 2010

Completed

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Nov 2009

Post-Production

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Jun 2009

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. The movie is currently being filmed.

Feb 2009

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Preparations are underway to start production.

Dec 2008

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in "development hell."

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