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The Back-up Plan

Release Date: April 23, 2010
Studio: CBS Films
Director: Alan Poul
Screenwriter: Kate Angelo
Starring: Jennifer Lopez, Alex O'Loughlin, Eric Christian Olsen, Michaela Watkins, Noureen DeWulf, Melissa McCarthy, Danneel Harris
Genre: Comedy, Romance
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for sexual content including references, some crude material and language)
Official Website: TheBack-upPlan.com
Review: Not Available
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DVD: DVD | Blu-ray Disc
Movie Poster: One-Sheet | Teaser
Production Stills: View here

Plot Summary: After years of dating, Zoe (Jennifer Lopez) has decided waiting for the right one is taking too long. Determined to become a mother, she commits to a plan, makes an appointment and decides to go it alone. On the day of her artificial insemination, Zoe meets Stan (Alex O'Loughlin) – a man with real possibilities.

Trying to nurture a budding relationship and hide the early signs of pregnancy becomes a comedy of errors for Zoe and creates confusing signals for Stan. When Zoe nervously reveals the reason for her unpredictable behavior, Stan commits fully and says he's in. Never before has love seen a courtship where a wild night of sex involves three in a bed – Stan, Zoe and the ever-present massive pregnancy pillow. Or, where "date night" consists of being the "focal point" at a near-stranger's water birth which does for kiddie pools what "Jaws" did for swimming in the ocean. The real pregnancy test comes when both of them realize they really don't know each other outside of hormonal chaos and birth preparations. With the nine month clock ticking, both begin to experience cold feet. Anyone can fall in love, get married and have a baby but doing it backwards in hyper-drive could be proof positive that they were made for each other.

Trailer (12.19.09):
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International Trailer (1.16.10):
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Super Bowl Spot (2.8.10):
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TV Spot 2 (3.17.10):
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Featurette 1 (3.4.10):
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Featurette 2 (3.17.10):
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5 Clips (4.22.10):
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Clip 6 (4.22.10):
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Exclusive Interview with Jennifer Lopez and Alex O'Loughlin (4.19.10):
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COMMENTS (41)

Posted by:

amanda

February 24, 2009

wow...this looks like a cute movie...but the down fall is ...Why jennifer lopez...honestly

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Lissette

March 17, 2009

Stop hating on jennifer already.....

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LadyHlndr

April 8, 2009

Heck - It has Alex O'Loughlin in it - I'm there! Make the movie already!

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Ebbie

April 8, 2009

I'll watch this film despite JLo, purely because of the charismatic Alex O'Loughlin. He deserves a good vehicle for his talents, he is a great actor.

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Samantha77

April 12, 2009

I really don't go to many movies, but I will be there because of Alex O'Loughlin. I will watch him in anything! He is a truly amazing and talented actor and will go far!

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Montitikan/Thailand

April 14, 2009

Alex O'Loughlin is the best actor in drama. He can be every person he want. He will be the popular actor in the future.

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>GLAM

April 16, 2009

That's right! Stop hating on JLO, if she wasn't a good actress, she would not be paid millions of $$$ to play the main role on movies! She is a good actress and she can be good at any role! Viva J.Lo!

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lanouette

April 25, 2009

I will be supporting Alex in any projects! I believe Alex will be stunningly amazing as Stan

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Joann

May 3, 2009

I just saw a new Matthew McConathay movie tonight with Jennifer Gardner and it was ok but as usual I was thinking why can't Alex O'Laughlin get some of these roles? He's not only a hunk but a better actor. He'll be great with JLo or anyone they put him with. I miss Alex and feel like he should be in leading man roles in the movies or TV and not having to take roles as serial killers in CBS's Criminal Minds with maybe 15 words to utter. What a waste!!!!!!

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Lynn

May 11, 2009

I cannot wait to see Alex rock this role! He and JLo will have some serious sparks!

BTW, Alex wanted the Criminal Minds guest starring role and it was written with him in mind. He's a very physical actor, so he doesn't need a lot of dialogue. He's also very versatile and wants to stretch himself in different types of roles. Criminal Minds boasts over 13M viewership weekly so it was great exposure for him.