worries about losing Kristy, realizing that his lack of satisfaction in life was due to his own selfishness and immaturity. The last scene of the film reveals that Jake's voiceover was the new father reading his novel entitled She's Having a Baby to his wife and son. During the credits, Jake and Kristy talk about what to name their son as a montage of family members, people they know, Roman Craig, Chet Ripley, and Buck Ripley from the following film The Great Outdoors, Ferris Bueller from Ferris Bueller's Day Off, and an assortment of different actors pitching their suggestions of boy names is shown before settling on the name Christopher. Cast Kevin Bacon as Jefferson "Jake" Edward Briggs, an advertising copywriter. Neal Bacon as young Jake Elizabeth McGovern as Kristen "Kristy" Bainbridge Briggs, a research analyzer and Jake's childhood sweetheart who marries Jake. Laure Aronica as young Kristy Alec Baldwin as Davis McDonald, Jake's friend. James Ray as Jim Briggs, Jake's father. Holland Taylor as Sarah Briggs, Jake's mother. William Windom as Russell "Russ" Bainbridge, Kristy's father. Cathryn Damon as Gayle Bainbridge, Kristy's mother. Bill Erwin as Grandpa Briggs, Jake's grandfather. Reba McKinney as Grandma Briggs, Jake's grandmother. John Ashton as Ken Paul Gleason as Howard, a man who hires Jake to work as an advertisement copywriter. Dennis Dugan as Bill, the business partner of Howard. Larry Hankin as Hank Edie McClurg as Lynn Nancy Lenehan as Cynthia Valerie Breiman as Erin Isabel García Lorca as Fantasy Girl Lili Taylor as Girl in Medical Lab Gail O'Grady as Laura Besides some of the characters mentioned above, the following appear in the end credits pitching their ideas of boy names for Jake and Kristy's son where they are all uncredited: Kirstie Alley Harry Anderson Dan Aykroyd as Roman Craig from The Great Outdoors Matthew Broderick as Ferris Bueller from Ferris Bueller's Day Off John Candy as Chet Ripley from The Great Outdoors Dyan Cannon Belinda Carlisle Stewart Copeland Ted Danson Judi Evans Bob Fraser Woody Harrelson Robert Hays Amy Irving Magic Johnson Michael Keaton Joanna Kerns Elias Koteas Penny Marshall Bill Murray Olivia Newton-John Roy Orbison Cindy Pickett Bronson Pinchot Annie Potts John Ratzenberger Ally Sheedy Lyman Ward Wil Wheaton Chris Young as Buck Ripley from The Great Outdoors Warren Zevon Production The film was shot in Winnetka, Illinois, and Evanston, Illinois, from September 1986 to December 1986. However, several scenes