Summary:
An aspiring writer faces up to the responsibilities of marriage and family in this romantic comedy from writer, director, and producer John Hughes. Despite the misgivings he pours out to best friend Davis McDonald (Alec Baldwin), Jake Briggs (Kevin Bacon) marries high-school sweetheart Kristy (Elizabeth McGovern). After an abortive attempt at graduate school in Ne... Full Summary >>

Cast:
Kevin Bacon - (Jefferson "Jake" Briggs)
Elizabeth McGovern - (Kristy Briggs)
Alec Baldwin - (Davis McDonald)
Isabel García Lorca - (Fantasy Girl)
William Windom - (Russ Bainbridge)
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Review:
Sweet but preachy, this John Hughes suburban yuppie fable tells a familiar story in the director's typical Chicago locale. Fantasy sequences, musical numbers, and sight gags, however, keep the material from seeming too frayed at the edges. Elizabeth McGovern gives a typically tart treatment to a role that's a little more mainstream than much ... Continue >>

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