For Keeps? (1988) on Netflix
PG-1319881h 38mComedyDramaRomance
Darcy Elliot edits her high school paper in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and Stan Bobrucz works in his father's shoe store. Both are seniors headed to college until Darcy learns she is pregnant.
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Trailer
Plot summary
Darcy Elliot is the editor of her high school newspaper in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and her boyfriend Stan Bobrucz works part time at his father's shoe store. Both are seniors whose futures are already arranged: Darcy plans to study journalism in Madison after a summer in Paris with her mother Donna, and Stan expects a full scholarship to study architecture at Caltech. Then Darcy finds out that she is pregnant. Stan's Catholic parents and Donna push for abortion or adoption, and the couple instead choose to keep the child and marry, hoping to finish their senior year and go on to college. Their parents do not consent to the wedding.
Cast
- Michelle Downeyas Michaela
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about For Keeps? (1988)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Adam Silbar was originally cast as Stan in For Keeps but was replaced by Randall Batinkoff just weeks before shooting began, for reasons never disclosed; future casting director Paul G. Bens Jr. was one of the two finalists considered to replace him.
- Cast member John Zarchen suffered a life-threatening head injury in a Hollywood car accident during production and fell briefly into a coma; he recovered and returned to finish the film, though director John Avildsen had to reduce his role because of the medical absence.
- For Keeps marked the film debuts of both Alex Trebek, appearing as himself, and Pauly Shore, who plays Stan's friend Retro in a small role.
