The Back-up Plan

Alex O'Loughlin
Status:
Available on DVD and Blu-ray
Film/TV:
Film
Genre:
Comedy/Romance
Year:
2010
MPAA Rating:
PG-13
Director:
Alan Poul
Writer:
Kate Angelo
Approx. Running Time:
1:38
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Cast:
Alex O’Loughlin …
Stan
Jennifer Lopez …
Zoe
Eric Christian Olsen … Clive
Anthony Anderson …
Playground Dad
Michaela Watkins … Mona
Noureen DeWulf … Daphne
Linda Lavin … Nana
Tom Bosley … Arthur
Robert Klein … Dr. Scott Harris
Danneel Harris … Olivia
Melissa McCarthy … Carol
Maribeth Monroe …
Lori
Carlease Burke …
Tabitha
Amy Block …
Sara
Jennifer Elise Cox …
Baby Store Sales Clerk

Summary:
The Back-up Planis a comedy that explores dating, love, marriage and family “in reverse.”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.  That same day, 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.

Jennifer Lopez (Monster-In-Law, Shall We Dance) and Alex O’Loughlin (August Rush, Three Rivers) star in The Back-up Plan for CBS Films, the film division within CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS.A and CBS).  The project, which commenced principal photography in Los Angeles on May 11, will debut in theaters spring of 2010.

Alan Poul (Swingtown and Six Feet Under) is directing.  Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal and Steve Tisch (The Pursuit of Happyness, Knowing) are producing through their Escape Artists banner.  Kate Angelo (Will & Grace, What About Brian) wrote the screenplay.


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Trivia:
  • The Back-up Plan is the second feature release for CBS Films.
  • Plan B was the initial title for the movie. Although titles cannot be copyrighted, they can be registered with the MPAA and as ‘Plan B’ was already registered by another studio, CBS Films went with The Back-up Plan instead.
  • The Back-up Plan is director Alan Poul’s first feature film production.
  • The movie’s initial release date was January 23, 2010. It was then postponed to April 16 before April 23 was selected as the final release date. 
  • Principal photography kicked off on May 11, 2009 in LA and was completed on July 25, 2009 in New York City. One or more scenes involving Alex O’Loughlin were reshot during the third weekend in December in LA.
  • Three rescued but able-bodied Boston terriers portray Nuts, Zoe’s disabled dog. They were trained by Marley & Me trainer, April Macklin. According to Jennifer Lopez, “One was good at faces, one was good at walking in the chair, and one was good at moving his head and fighting with you.”
  • The world premiere is scheduled to take place on April 21, 2010 at Mann’s Village Theatre, Westwood, California.
  • The London premiere will take place on April 28, 2010 at the West-End Vue, Leicester Square, London.

Memorable Quotes:
Zoe:
I’m sorry I didn’t get a pedicure.
Dr. Harris:
What?
Zoe:
My toes. I’m sorry.
Dr. Harris:
I’m not looking at your toes. I’m looking at your cervix.
Zoe:
Right. Now I kinda wish you were looking at my toes.
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Zoe:
He sells cheese?
Mona:
You sell hamsters.
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Stan:
[To Zoe] Well, can your important thing wait a few minutes? I’ll give you a taste of my cheese. I can rephrase that.
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Zoe:
I’m just not interested in men right now.
Stan:
Oh, you… you’re gay?
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Clive:
Is he a farmer?
Zoe:
He makes… cheese.
Clive:
He’s a pilgrim?
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Zoe:
This is not a good time for me, okay? I’m going through some… some changes.
Stan:
Menopause?
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Stan:
Okay, you know, let’s start over, because the more I think about it, we’d never make it as a couple anyway. You’re way too skeptical. We should be friends.
Zoe:
I have enough friends.
Stan:
You can never have too many friends. What are you doing tonight?
Zoe:
Getting take-out and going home to bed.
Stan:
Clearly you don’t have that many friends.
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Stan:
We got divorced. She took everything. I had to move back in with my parents, work myself out of debt and try to figure out how not to blame every woman on the planet for Anna’s whorish ways.
Zoe:
How’s that going?
Stan:
Not so good.
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Stan:
[To Zoe] I know how to milk a goat. That do anything for you?
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Zoe:
We’ve got to go get him.
Nana:
What? I’m getting married in twenty minutes.
Zoe:
Weddings never start on time.
Nana:
We can’t be late, he’s ninety-three years old!
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Customer:
Ah, is this new? ‘The Zoe’?
Stan:
Yeah. It’s the first week it’s been out.
Customer:
Can I have a sample? What’s it like?
Stan:
It’s stubborn, overly suspicious and distrustful of men.

Release Dates:
Canada, Mexico, Philippines, USA
April 23, 2010
Ukraine April 29, 2010
France, Iceland, Jordan, Switzerland (Fr)
May 5, 2010
Bahrain, Croatia, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Russia, Singapore, Slovenia, UAE
May 6, 2010
Estonia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Latvia, Lithuania, UK, South Africa, Spain, Vietnam
May 7, 2010
Hong Kong
May 8, 2010
Germany, Switzerland (Ger)
May 13, 2010
Austria, India, Nigeria
May 14, 2010
Taiwan May 15, 2010
Egypt, Indonesia May 19, 2010
Australia, Korea
May 20, 2010
Italy, Switzerland (It)
May 21, 2010
Ukraine
May 28, 2010
Argentina, Bolivia, Greece, Hungary, Israel
June 10, 2010
Poland, Turkey, Uruguay
June 11, 2010
Czech Republic, Netherlands, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia
June 17, 2010
Colombia, Ecuador, Romania June 18, 2010
Belgium
June 23, 2010
Chile, Denmark, Peru, Portugal
June 24, 2010
Bulgaria, Central America, Finland, Norway
June 25, 2010
Taiwan
June 26, 2010
Malaysia
July 1, 2010
Sweden
July 7, 2010
Thailand July 8, 2010
Brazil July 11, 2010
New Zealand
July 29, 2010
IMDb Rating:
4.6
IMDb ID:
1212436
Filming Locations:
  • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Pasadena, California, USA
  • Central Park/Fifth Avenue, New York
  • Tribeca Farmer’s Market, New York
  • Park Avenue, New York
  • Gray’s Papaya on Sixth Avenue, New York
  • Forest Park, Queens, New York

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