A feminine take on a Cassavetes drama, the film focuses on a group of women who have gathered for a surprise baby shower. However, as the female guests arrive (the household males having adjourned to an afternoon football game), the off-screen mother-to-be goes into premature labour, leaving the bored invitees to sip spiked punch and discuss the dearth of available men until the drunken boys return home, thus setting the stage for male/female confrontations, confessions and clumsy acts of copulation-notably while standing under a shower. An exploration of the contemporary trappings of male/female sexual politics.
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Cast
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Kate Lynch
Sheila
Known for
Lie with Me
Meatballs
Brent Carver
Kevin
Known for
Lilies
Millennium
Janet-Laine Green
Louise
Known for
The Care Bears
Little Bear
Kay Tremblay
Pearl
Known for
Storm of the Century
National Lampoon's Senior Trip
Joyce Campion
Anne
Also in
Aurora Borealis
A Quiet Day in Belfast
Krista Bridges
Kate
Known for
Heroes Reborn
Narc
Sean Hewitt
Uncle Maury
Known for
The Sender
M. Butterfly
Chas Lawther
Wayne
Known for
Urban Legends: Final Cut
Wonderfalls
Jed Dixon
Justin
Also in
Sliders
Diagnosis Murder: The House on Sycamore Street
Shirley Douglas
Marie
Known for
Dead Ringers
Lolita
Diana Rowland
Kate's mother
Erin Combs
Robin
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Gail Harvey Director · Richard Beattie Writer Shane Harvey Composer
United States release January 1, 1992 · Produced in Canada
Production
Canada
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 1, 1992
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