”Baby Boom” (Diane Keaton, Harold Ramis, Sam Shepard; Charles Shyer, dir. CBS/Fox, 1987; Technicolor. Running time: 109 min. Rating: PG. $89.98)
This film has yuppie written all over it. The filmmakers weren`t very subtle about telegraphing their message, really-the title says pointedly who their audience is. But this also shows a certain savviness on their part, for ”Baby Boom” is sure to be one of the hottest video rentals for the Aprica baby stroller set.
The corporate world of J. C. Wiatt (Keaton) may look familiar. Her position as a management consultant means business lunches and endless working days. Even time with boyfriend Harold Ramis, a fellow corporate climber, is planned.
Enter a baby girl, an inheritance from a distant cousin, and Wiatt`s world turns upside down. What follows are the typical baby jokes-see ”Three Men and a Baby”-along with some heavy parental and career decisions. When Keaton`s biological clock goes off and she dumps her career for the quiet life in Vermont, the film slows a bit, but this also opens up a whole new area of comic possibilities.
The movie`s light touch-who wouldn`t laugh at a cute baby?-makes ”Baby Boom” enjoyable. And the luxury of home viewing allows you to let loose with some of those laughs you may have held back on in the movie theater.
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