For Keeps (1988)
Young high school couple Darcy Elliot and Stan Bobrucz are one year from graduation, with promising futures ahead of them. But their paths take a drastic turn when Darcy becomes pregnant. Unwilling to go through an abortion or an adoption — despite their parents' pleas — Darcy and Stan decide to sacrifice their college experiences and degrees in order to keep and raise the baby. After a quick marriage, the two realize it won't be as easy as they thought.
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The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.
There are better movies of two hours length. I loved the actress'performance.
A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.
It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,
I can't understand how this excellent teen romance received such a low rating...the story may be a bit dated, but considering the teen pregnancy rate in the US, it is still very topical. But more than this, the acting all around in excellent...Molly Ringwald's best effort. A high school student get pregnant, her boyfriend marries her, they struggle to get through school and into college, with obstacles such as an obstructive mother-in law to hurdle. Eventually the trials just about get the best of them, but love triumphs in the end.There's a lot of honest emotion in this film, very realistic as is the 1960s setting.
A high school ace with everything going for her goofs up and gets pregnant; her mother is devastated, and her boyfriend's parents object, but the teens get married and hope for the best. Molly Ringwald's appealing personality manages to shine through the plastic coating and convictionless screenplay by Denise DeClue and Tim Kazurinsky, good writers who have no idea what tone to set--nor how to wrap things up. The adults are shrill caricatures played cartoonishly over-the-top, while newcomer Randall Batinkoff is just average. Ringwald's career became rudderless after out-growing the John Hughes/teen-angst comedies which made her a star, so why in "For Keeps?" is she back in high school? It's a defeatist move, and while Ringwald never embarrasses herself, she's obviously too smart a cookie to lend any kind of credibility to this hackneyed scenario. ** from ****
This is one of those underrated 80's teen movies. You have Ferris Bueler, Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink, 16 Candles, Better Off Dead, etc. And somewhere in there is For Keeps? Or at least I thought it was that good to be somewhere up there. I thought this should have gotten more credit. It shows what a young couple would have to go through raising a baby. You really feel for the characters and truly hope they'll end up working out all of their problems. Molly Ringwald and John Zarcan do an exceptional job in their roles. The parents were really funny and entertaining. All in all this is a great film with both laughs and tears. I found myself smiling without even knowing it!
I am a sucker for chic flics and this one is the best I have ever seen. Made me so happy after I saw it the first time. Great movie, teaches some good lessons, and has plenty of comedy in it also. In my mind gets ten stars for what it is. I Loved it :)