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For Keeps

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For Keeps
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PG13,1hr 38min
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1988
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Columbia TriStar
Synopsis: Young, ambitious high school students Darcy Elliot (Molly Ringwald) and Stan Bobrucz (Randal Batinkoff) have a hitch thrown into their plans to attend college and pursue professional careers when they discover that Darcy is pregnant. Deciding against abortion or adoption, the couple decides to carry the child to term and to try to raise it themselves; however they are unprepared for the myriad of decisions and responsibilities that they are forced to deal with. ~ Iotis Erlewine, All Movie Guide
Critics' Reviews
This 1988 Molly Ringwald vehicle is one of the '80s superstar's more lackluster projects. When Ringwald's dour, unappealing honor student gets knocked up by her sweet boyfriend (Randall Batinkoff), the film launches into a trite tale of what happens when a white, upwardly mobile teen finds herself in that taboo adolescent situation: expectant motherhood. With their disapproving parents to deal with ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Darcy Elliot
Stan Bobrucz
Mr. Bobrucz
Mrs. Elliot
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