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Labor Pains is a american film of genre Comedy released in USA on 19 july 2009 with Lindsay Lohan
Labor Pains (2009)
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Add to a movie listLabor Pains (also known as Almost Pregnant in Mexico and Labour Pains in Australia) is a 2009 romantic comedy film written by Stacy Kramer and starring Lindsay Lohan, Bridgit Mendler, Luke Kirby, Chris Parnell, Cheryl Hines and Kevin Covais. The film received a television premiere on ABC Family on July 19, 2009. It was originally scheduled to be released in theatres. The film was directed by Lara Shapiro and was released on DVD and Blu-Ray on August 4 and 31 in the United States and United Kingdom, respectively.
The film drew 2.1 million viewers, a better-than-average prime-time audience for ABC Family, and per the network, was the week's top cable film among coveted female demographic groups. The film received a theatrical release in countries such as Russia, Romania, Spain, the United Arab Emirates, Ecuador, and Mexico.
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Thea Clayhill is about to lose her position as secretary to a very cranky publisher. So she lies about being pregnant to save her job, as she saw on an episode of Law & Order that it is discriminatory to fire a pregnant woman. The plan works, and she gets to keep her job.Actors
Lindsay Lohan
(Thea Dixon)
Bridgit Mendler
(Emma)
Cheryl Hines
(Lisa DePardo)
Tracee Ellis Ross
(Kristin)
Chris Parnell
(Jerry Steinwald)
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