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* IvyLeagueForEveryone: J.C. has a bachelor's degree from Yale and an MBA from Harvard.
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A 1987 Romantic {{Dramedy}} directed by Creator/CharlesShyer and written hy Nancy Meyer.

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A 1987 Romantic {{Dramedy}} directed by Creator/CharlesShyer and written hy by Nancy Meyer.
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The movie also stars Creator/SamShepard, Creator/HaroldRamis, Creator/SamWanamaker, Creator/JamesSpader, Creator/JaneElliot, Creator/PatHingle, Creator/BrittLeach, Creator/AnnieGolden, Creator/ChrisNoth, Creator/LindaEllerbee, Creator/MaryGross, Creator/VictoriaJackson, and Creator/BenDiskin. It was released on September 17, 1987, and it was a modest success in the box-office. It was nominated for Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical at the {{Golden Globes}}, with Keaton receiving a nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical as well.

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The movie also stars Creator/SamShepard, Creator/HaroldRamis, Creator/SamWanamaker, Creator/JamesSpader, Creator/JaneElliot, Creator/PatHingle, Creator/BrittLeach, Creator/AnnieGolden, Creator/ChrisNoth, Creator/LindaEllerbee, Creator/MaryGross, Creator/VictoriaJackson, and Creator/BenDiskin. It was released on September 17, 1987, and it was a modest success in the box-office. It was nominated for Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical at the {{Golden Globes}}, Golden Globes, with Keaton receiving a nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical as well.

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The movie also stars Creator/SamShepard, Creator/HaroldRamis, Creator/SamWanamaker, Creator/JamesSpader, Creator/JaneElliot, Creator/PatHingle, Creator/BrittLeach, Creator/AnnieGolden, Creator/ChrisNoth, Creator/LindaEllerbee, Creator/MaryGross, Creator/VictoriaJackson, and Creator/BenDiskin.

It was released on September 17, 1987.

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The movie also stars Creator/SamShepard, Creator/HaroldRamis, Creator/SamWanamaker, Creator/JamesSpader, Creator/JaneElliot, Creator/PatHingle, Creator/BrittLeach, Creator/AnnieGolden, Creator/ChrisNoth, Creator/LindaEllerbee, Creator/MaryGross, Creator/VictoriaJackson, and Creator/BenDiskin.

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Yuppie J.C. Wiatt (Creator/DianeKeaton), nicknamed the "Tiger Lady" for her ferocity in business, finds out a long-lost relative has died and and left her with a baby as an inheritance. She tries to balance her busy work life with her newfound motherhood, but eventually she decides to start a new life in Vermont away from the cutthroat New York life. However, moving away might have been just what she needed to find a way to get back in the business game stronger than ever.

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Yuppie J.C. Wiatt (Creator/DianeKeaton), nicknamed the "Tiger Lady" for her ferocity in business, finds out a long-lost relative has died and and left her with a baby baby, Elizabeth, as an inheritance. She tries to balance her busy work life with her newfound motherhood, but eventually she decides to prioritize raising Elizabeth and moves away to Vermont to start a new life in Vermont away from the cutthroat New York life. However, moving away might have been just what she needed to find a way to get back in the business game stronger than ever.
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Yuppie J.C. Wiatt(Creator/DianeKeaton), nicknamed the "Tiger Lady" for her ferocity in business, finds out a long-lost relative has died and and left her with a baby as an inheritance. She tries to balance her busy work life with her newfound motherhood, but eventually she decides to start a new life in Vermont away from the cutthroat New York life. However, moving away might have been just what she needed to find a way to get back in the business game stronger than ever.

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Yuppie J.C. Wiatt(Creator/DianeKeaton), Wiatt (Creator/DianeKeaton), nicknamed the "Tiger Lady" for her ferocity in business, finds out a long-lost relative has died and and left her with a baby as an inheritance. She tries to balance her busy work life with her newfound motherhood, but eventually she decides to start a new life in Vermont away from the cutthroat New York life. However, moving away might have been just what she needed to find a way to get back in the business game stronger than ever.
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A 1987 Romantic Comedy-Drama directed by Creator/CharlesShyer that has a yuppie (Creator/DianeKeaton) finding out a long-lost relative has died and is left with a baby as an inheritance.

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A 1987 Romantic Comedy-Drama {{Dramedy}} directed by Creator/CharlesShyer that has a yuppie (Creator/DianeKeaton) finding and written hy Nancy Meyer.

Yuppie J.C. Wiatt(Creator/DianeKeaton), nicknamed the "Tiger Lady" for her ferocity in business, finds
out a long-lost relative has died and is and left her with a baby as an inheritance.
inheritance. She tries to balance her busy work life with her newfound motherhood, but eventually she decides to start a new life in Vermont away from the cutthroat New York life. However, moving away might have been just what she needed to find a way to get back in the business game stronger than ever.
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* RichSuitorPoorSuitor: The film begins with J.C. in a relationship with an investment banker named Steven, but when Elizabeth comes into their life, he has no desire to help raise her and they amicably part ways. The film ends with J.C. starting a relationship with the country veterinarian, Jeff Couper, that she meets while reevaluating her life.

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* RichSuitorPoorSuitor: The film begins with J.C. in a relationship with an investment banker named Steven, but when Elizabeth comes into their life, he has no desire to help raise her and they amicably part ways. The film ends with J.C. starting a relationship with the country veterinarian, Jeff Couper, Cooper, that she meets while reevaluating her life.

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* TheAllegedHouse: After leaving her job, J.C. buys a fancy house in Vermont without properly inspecting it first, and learns that it's riddled with problems such as faulty plumbing and insufficient heating.



* TheDiaperChange: The movie features a RareFemaleExample.
* MaternallyChallenged: J.C.

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* TheDiaperChange: The movie features a RareFemaleExample.
RareFemaleExample, with MaternallyChallenged J.C. struggling to change baby Elizabeth's diaper.
* FamilyVersusCareer: The main theme of the movie is J.C. having to constantly balance this choice. At first she puts career over family, but when her boss gives her job to her protégé with the excuse that she'll be able to spend more time with her new baby, an outraged J.C. quits and tries to devote herself entirely to Elizabeth. When that becomes overly stressful and lonely, she then tries to negotiate her way back to a job in Manhattan, only to realize in the end that she's capable of balancing family and career just fine.
* MaternallyChallenged: J.C. had never even considered having children before baby Elizabeth comes into her life, and thus struggles with taking care of her, initially relying on a string of nannies before problems with her career lead to her moving to Vermont.


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* PredatoryBusiness: J.C. initially works for a company called "The Food Chain". After she leaves it and forms her own independent business, "Country Baby", The Food Chain makes an offer to buy it and distribute her products worldwide in exchange for a lucrative salary.
* RichSuitorPoorSuitor: The film begins with J.C. in a relationship with an investment banker named Steven, but when Elizabeth comes into their life, he has no desire to help raise her and they amicably part ways. The film ends with J.C. starting a relationship with the country veterinarian, Jeff Couper, that she meets while reevaluating her life.
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The movie also stars Creator/HaroldRamis, Creator/SamWanamaker, Creator/JamesSpader, Creator/JaneElliot, Creator/PatHingle, Creator/BrittLeach, Creator/AnnieGolden, Creator/ChrisNoth, Creator/LindaEllerbee, Creator/MaryGross, Creator/VictoriaJackson, and Creator/BenDiskin.

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The movie also stars Creator/SamShepard, Creator/HaroldRamis, Creator/SamWanamaker, Creator/JamesSpader, Creator/JaneElliot, Creator/PatHingle, Creator/BrittLeach, Creator/AnnieGolden, Creator/ChrisNoth, Creator/LindaEllerbee, Creator/MaryGross, Creator/VictoriaJackson, and Creator/BenDiskin.
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The movie also stars Creator/HaroldRamis, Creator/SamWanamaker, Creator/JamesSpader, Creator/JaneElliot, Creator/PatHingle, Creator/BrittLeach, Creator/AnnieGolden, Creator/ChrisNoth, Creator/LindaEllerbee, Creator/MaryGross, Creator/VictoriaJackson, and Creator/BenjaminDiskin.

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The movie also stars Creator/HaroldRamis, Creator/SamWanamaker, Creator/JamesSpader, Creator/JaneElliot, Creator/PatHingle, Creator/BrittLeach, Creator/AnnieGolden, Creator/ChrisNoth, Creator/LindaEllerbee, Creator/MaryGross, Creator/VictoriaJackson, and Creator/BenjaminDiskin.
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A 1987 Romantic Comedy-Drama directed by Creator/CharlesShyer that has a yuppie (Creator/DianeKeaton) finding out a long-lost relative has died and is left with a baby as an inheritance.

The movie also stars Creator/HaroldRamis, Creator/SamWanamaker, Creator/JamesSpader, Creator/JaneElliot, Creator/PatHingle, Creator/BrittLeach, Creator/AnnieGolden, Creator/ChrisNoth, Creator/LindaEllerbee, Creator/MaryGross, Creator/VictoriaJackson, and Creator/BenjaminDiskin.

It was released on September 17, 1987.

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!Tropes for the film:
* AlliterativeTitle: '''B'''aby '''B'''oom.
* ChildrenRaiseYou: The baby was left behind by a ''very'' distant, European relative that J.C. hardly even remembered. J.C., a yuppie, initially is focused only on her careers and has no interest in having children, but eventually grows attached to Elizabeth, the baby, forcing her to re-evaluate her priorities, so she decides to become a working parent and to raise Elizabeth herself.
* ConvenientSlowDance: J.C. never misses a party where her plumber's band is playing.
* TheDiaperChange: The movie features a RareFemaleExample.
* MaternallyChallenged: J.C.
* OpenHeartDentistry: J.C. gets treated by a veterinarian during her time in Vermont.
* ThermometerGag: J.C. takes the baby's temperature rectally, and she seems to be as stressed out by it as the baby is.

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