Baby Boom
Summary
In this episode of Forgotten Cinema, the hosts discuss the 1987 film Baby Boom, an audience-selected title that narrowly beat Red Eye in a poll. They analyze the plot of a high-powered corporate woman who inherits a baby and moves to Vermont, praising Diane Keaton’s performance and Nancy Meyers’ realistic writing while critiquing the abrupt third-act shift and the introduction of Sam Shepard. The conversation also covers the film’s 1987 box office context, its themes regarding work-life balance, and a proposed modern remake that would address the protagonist’s unrealistic financial freedom.
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