In this semi-improvised comic drama from maverick filmmaker
Henry Jaglom, Gena (
Victoria Foyt) is a businesswoman starting to creep into middle age. She thinks she might be pregnant, and she isn't sure how she feels about it: she wants to have children, and her body's clock is starting to tick rather loudly, but she's uncertain if this is the right time to start a family. Just as important, she's not sure who the father is, and she is torn between the two suspects. James (
Matt Salinger) is sweet, stable, and a little boring, while Anthony (
Eric Roberts) is exciting but arrogant and not terribly dependable. While Gena waits to hear from her doctor about the results of her pregnancy test, she attends a baby shower for one of her co-workers, where the women discuss their feelings about having children -- some want them, some don't, some aren't sure. Meanwhile, the hostess throwing the shower has her own problems; her husband is deep in debt and may have to sell their house to pay his bills.
Jaglom co-wrote
Babyfever with his wife (and star)
Foyt -- appropriately enough, not long after the couple had their second child. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide