My daughter is going to have a baby girl on Monday (unless she decides to follow her own timetable and show up sooner).
I figured a great way to count down the days would be to watch movies about expectant parents.
Hollywood has produced lots of movies about pregnancy and expectant parents over the years.
Rene Russo is a pregnant cop trying to get Mel Gibson to marry her in "Lethal Weapon 4," the last of the series. He finally pops the question after she goes into labor.
Mia Farrow learns some disturbing news about her husband and his family as she gets closer to having her child in "Rosemary's Baby."
Molly Ringwald is an honor student whose high school career gets derailed when she and her longtime boyfriend find out she's expecting in "For Keeps?"
Mother and newlywed daughter find out they are expecting together in the sequel "Father of the Bride 2."
Tina Fey hires a woman to have her baby in "Baby Mama," while a woman wants to have a baby but hires a woman to carry the child because she doesn't want to gain weight in "Baby Fat."
Baby movies aren't just American, either. A British couple try about everything to conceive a child in the comedy "Maybe Baby." And a pregnant woman is the world's last hope in the British end-of-the-world thriller "Children of Man."
Here are six movies about expectant parents that will hopefully keep my daughter's mind occupied as the countdown continues. All are available on video and DVD.
"She's Having a Baby" (1988) -- Expectant father Kevin Bacon is a basket case after his wife (Elizabeth McGovern) finally conceives a baby in this John Hughes comedy. Other stars include Alec Baldwin, Holland Taylor, William Windom and Daniel Dugan.
"Knocked Up" (2007) -- Seth Rogen and Katherine Heigl (pictured above) unexpectedly hook one for a one-night stand and find themselves expecting in this comedy about a surprise pregnancy. Other stars include Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann.
"Juno" (2007) -- Ellen Page is 16 and pregnant and ready to have a baby in this comedy written by Lemont native Diablo Cody. Other stars include Michael Cera, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, Allison Janey and J.K. Simmons.
"Nine Months" (1995) -- Hugh Grant's life takes a definite turn after longtime girlfriend Julianne Moore tells him her news. Other stars include Tom Arnold and Chicago's own Joan Cusack, and Robin Williams.
"Paternity" (1981) -- A successful New Yorker (Burt Reynolds) decides he wants a child but not a wife, so he recruits Beverly D'Angelo to deliver his baby. Things then get complicated for the non-couple. Other stars include Norman Fell, Paul Dooley and Elizabeth Ashley.
"Junior" (1994) -- Here's one for all the women who wonder how big a baby a man would be if he ever got pregnant. Arnold Schwarzenegger is a scientist who decides to carry a baby with some help from fellow scientists Danny DeVito and Emma Thompson. Other stars include Frank Langella and Pamela Reed.
I figured a great way to count down the days would be to watch movies about expectant parents.
Hollywood has produced lots of movies about pregnancy and expectant parents over the years.
Rene Russo is a pregnant cop trying to get Mel Gibson to marry her in "Lethal Weapon 4," the last of the series. He finally pops the question after she goes into labor.
Mia Farrow learns some disturbing news about her husband and his family as she gets closer to having her child in "Rosemary's Baby."
Molly Ringwald is an honor student whose high school career gets derailed when she and her longtime boyfriend find out she's expecting in "For Keeps?"
Mother and newlywed daughter find out they are expecting together in the sequel "Father of the Bride 2."
Tina Fey hires a woman to have her baby in "Baby Mama," while a woman wants to have a baby but hires a woman to carry the child because she doesn't want to gain weight in "Baby Fat."
Baby movies aren't just American, either. A British couple try about everything to conceive a child in the comedy "Maybe Baby." And a pregnant woman is the world's last hope in the British end-of-the-world thriller "Children of Man."
Here are six movies about expectant parents that will hopefully keep my daughter's mind occupied as the countdown continues. All are available on video and DVD.
"She's Having a Baby" (1988) -- Expectant father Kevin Bacon is a basket case after his wife (Elizabeth McGovern) finally conceives a baby in this John Hughes comedy. Other stars include Alec Baldwin, Holland Taylor, William Windom and Daniel Dugan.
"Knocked Up" (2007) -- Seth Rogen and Katherine Heigl (pictured above) unexpectedly hook one for a one-night stand and find themselves expecting in this comedy about a surprise pregnancy. Other stars include Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann.
"Juno" (2007) -- Ellen Page is 16 and pregnant and ready to have a baby in this comedy written by Lemont native Diablo Cody. Other stars include Michael Cera, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, Allison Janey and J.K. Simmons.
"Nine Months" (1995) -- Hugh Grant's life takes a definite turn after longtime girlfriend Julianne Moore tells him her news. Other stars include Tom Arnold and Chicago's own Joan Cusack, and Robin Williams.
"Paternity" (1981) -- A successful New Yorker (Burt Reynolds) decides he wants a child but not a wife, so he recruits Beverly D'Angelo to deliver his baby. Things then get complicated for the non-couple. Other stars include Norman Fell, Paul Dooley and Elizabeth Ashley.
"Junior" (1994) -- Here's one for all the women who wonder how big a baby a man would be if he ever got pregnant. Arnold Schwarzenegger is a scientist who decides to carry a baby with some help from fellow scientists Danny DeVito and Emma Thompson. Other stars include Frank Langella and Pamela Reed.
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