The Pregnancy Pact (film)
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The Pregnancy Pact is a 2010 television film directed by Rosemary Rodriguez and stars Thora Birch
, Madisen Beaty
, and Camryn Manheim
. The film is based on a 2007 media circus surrounding teenagers in Gloucester, Massachusetts who allegedly had a pregnancy pact.
When Sidney returns to Gloucester High School, Nurse Kim (Manheim) begins to tell Sidney that there have been over one hundred-fifty pregnancy tests distributed in the past two months. After hearing this shocking news, Sidney decides to interview local girls from the high school about why they are getting pregnant. When Sidney starts interviewing local high school students, she runs into a group of naive fifteen year old girls who are friends. Three out of the four are already pregnant. The only one of the girls who is not pregnant is Sara (Beaty), but the other girls convince Sara to get pregnant as soon as possible.
Even though Sara agrees that she’s going to get pregnant, her nervousness is very apparent. After talking with Rose, Karissa, and Iris, Sara goes to her boyfriend Jesse’s (Ehrich) house to spend a little more alone time together. After Sara and Jesse have sexual intercourse, they start talking about their future together. Jesse believes that he and Sara are going to be together forever. Since Jesse is a year older than Sara, he says that he wants to go away to school with Sara, get married, and eventually have kids with Sara. Although Jesse says that he and Sara are going to be together forever, Sara is scared that she’s going to lose him and believes that getting pregnant is the only way to keep the man of her dreams.
After Sara and Jesse have sex Sara is over a week late, so her friends advise her to take a pregnancy test
. The pregnancy test is positive, so now all four girls are pregnant. All of the girls become extremely excited because now they can all raise their babies together, and all the kids can grow up together just like they did. Once Sara’s mom, Loraine (Travis), finds out, she not only tells Sara that she has to tell Jesse, but also decides to hold a meeting about providing contraception on school property. The meeting is extremely stressful because Nurse Kim is fighting for birth control
to be provided in school, but Loraine feels that allowing birth control to be provided on campus would encourage kids to have sex even more.
When Sidney finds out that Sara is pregnant, a new story of a pregnancy pact shows up in Time Magazine. Time Magazine states that all of these girls decided to create a pact and get pregnant at the same time so that they would always have a baby who would love them unconditionally. Once the news of the pregnancy pact comes out Jesse furiously asks Sara if she was ever a part of the pact. Sara denies being a part of any pact and for a while things seem to be going perfectly, but then Sidney asks Sara if she can do a blind interview and say that the pregnancy pact is true so that it would encourage other girls not to get pregnant. As Sidney is describing how they could fade Sara out of the image, both Sara's mom and Jesse overhear the conversation. As soon as Jesse finds out that Sara was a part of the pact, he says that he doesn’t want anything to do with Sara or the baby. Now that Sara is forced to raise the baby on her own, she decides that drinking and taking drugs is the only way to get rid of the pain, but soon realizes that it only makes matters worse for her condition. During the last few months of Sara’s pregnancy, she sees that Jesse has moved on and has a new girlfriend, and now realizes that the pregnancy pact might not have been the greatest idea after all.
Thora Birch
Thora Birch is an American actress. She was a child actor in the 1990s, starring in movies such as All I Want for Christmas , Patriot Games , Hocus Pocus , Now and Then , and Alaska . She came to prominence in 1999 after earning worldwide attention and praise for her performance in American Beauty...
, Madisen Beaty
Madisen Beaty
Madisen Beaty is an American teen actress based in the Los Angeles, California area. She has two younger siblings, Declan and Rylie. Both are actors.-Career:...
, and Camryn Manheim
Camryn Manheim
Camryn Manheim is an American actress known primarily for her roles as attorney Ellenor Frutt on ABC's The Practice and Delia Banks on CBS's Ghost Whisperer and as Elvis's mother, Gladys Presley in the 2005 mini-series Elvis....
. The film is based on a 2007 media circus surrounding teenagers in Gloucester, Massachusetts who allegedly had a pregnancy pact.
Plot
The movie begins with Sidney Bloom, (Birch) an old Gloucester High alumna writing a video blog about teen issues. Her main story is a story about teen pregnancy. After finding out that her old high school has increased from ten to eighteen teen pregnancies in the last two months, Sidney decides to go back home and investigate the situation.When Sidney returns to Gloucester High School, Nurse Kim (Manheim) begins to tell Sidney that there have been over one hundred-fifty pregnancy tests distributed in the past two months. After hearing this shocking news, Sidney decides to interview local girls from the high school about why they are getting pregnant. When Sidney starts interviewing local high school students, she runs into a group of naive fifteen year old girls who are friends. Three out of the four are already pregnant. The only one of the girls who is not pregnant is Sara (Beaty), but the other girls convince Sara to get pregnant as soon as possible.
Even though Sara agrees that she’s going to get pregnant, her nervousness is very apparent. After talking with Rose, Karissa, and Iris, Sara goes to her boyfriend Jesse’s (Ehrich) house to spend a little more alone time together. After Sara and Jesse have sexual intercourse, they start talking about their future together. Jesse believes that he and Sara are going to be together forever. Since Jesse is a year older than Sara, he says that he wants to go away to school with Sara, get married, and eventually have kids with Sara. Although Jesse says that he and Sara are going to be together forever, Sara is scared that she’s going to lose him and believes that getting pregnant is the only way to keep the man of her dreams.
After Sara and Jesse have sex Sara is over a week late, so her friends advise her to take a pregnancy test
Pregnancy test
A pregnancy test attempts to determine whether or not a woman is pregnant.These markers are found in urine and blood, and pregnancy tests require sampling one of these substances. The first of these markers to be discovered, human chorionic gonadotropin , was discovered in 1930 to be produced by...
. The pregnancy test is positive, so now all four girls are pregnant. All of the girls become extremely excited because now they can all raise their babies together, and all the kids can grow up together just like they did. Once Sara’s mom, Loraine (Travis), finds out, she not only tells Sara that she has to tell Jesse, but also decides to hold a meeting about providing contraception on school property. The meeting is extremely stressful because Nurse Kim is fighting for birth control
Birth control
Birth control is an umbrella term for several techniques and methods used to prevent fertilization or to interrupt pregnancy at various stages. Birth control techniques and methods include contraception , contragestion and abortion...
to be provided in school, but Loraine feels that allowing birth control to be provided on campus would encourage kids to have sex even more.
When Sidney finds out that Sara is pregnant, a new story of a pregnancy pact shows up in Time Magazine. Time Magazine states that all of these girls decided to create a pact and get pregnant at the same time so that they would always have a baby who would love them unconditionally. Once the news of the pregnancy pact comes out Jesse furiously asks Sara if she was ever a part of the pact. Sara denies being a part of any pact and for a while things seem to be going perfectly, but then Sidney asks Sara if she can do a blind interview and say that the pregnancy pact is true so that it would encourage other girls not to get pregnant. As Sidney is describing how they could fade Sara out of the image, both Sara's mom and Jesse overhear the conversation. As soon as Jesse finds out that Sara was a part of the pact, he says that he doesn’t want anything to do with Sara or the baby. Now that Sara is forced to raise the baby on her own, she decides that drinking and taking drugs is the only way to get rid of the pain, but soon realizes that it only makes matters worse for her condition. During the last few months of Sara’s pregnancy, she sees that Jesse has moved on and has a new girlfriend, and now realizes that the pregnancy pact might not have been the greatest idea after all.
Cast
- Thora BirchThora BirchThora Birch is an American actress. She was a child actor in the 1990s, starring in movies such as All I Want for Christmas , Patriot Games , Hocus Pocus , Now and Then , and Alaska . She came to prominence in 1999 after earning worldwide attention and praise for her performance in American Beauty...
as Sidney Bloom - Madisen BeatyMadisen BeatyMadisen Beaty is an American teen actress based in the Los Angeles, California area. She has two younger siblings, Declan and Rylie. Both are actors.-Career:...
as Sara Dougan - David Clayton RogersDavid Clayton RogersDavid Rogers or known as David Clayton Rogers now is an American film producer, writer and actor. He has co-starred in films such as Sublime , Dark Ride and Skylight, which he also wrote...
as Brady Leary - Max EhrichMax EhrichMax Ehrich is an American actor singer and dancer. He made his film debut starring in One Easy Job , then had a supporting role as principal dancer in High School Musical 3: Senior Year. Breaking into television, Ehrich was a recurring guest star in Ugly Betty's Season 3, playing the role of Randy...
as Jesse Moretti - James McCaffreyJames McCaffreyJames G. McCaffrey is an American actor.-Biography:McCaffrey was born in Northern Ireland and raised in New York. His first role was for sills models, as a mentally challenged teen, in Bill II: on His Own, the Bill Sackter story. He also played the lead in the first and last seasons of the series...
as Michael Dougan - Camryn ManheimCamryn ManheimCamryn Manheim is an American actress known primarily for her roles as attorney Ellenor Frutt on ABC's The Practice and Delia Banks on CBS's Ghost Whisperer and as Elvis's mother, Gladys Presley in the 2005 mini-series Elvis....
as Nurse Kim Daly - Nancy TravisNancy TravisNancy Ann Travis is an American actress. She is known for her roles in films Three Men and a Baby and its sequel, Three Men and a Little Lady , Married to the Mob , Air America , Internal Affairs , So I Married an Axe Murderer , Greedy , and Fluke...
as Lorraine Dougan - Michelle DeFraites as Karissa
- Jenna Leigh Hall as Iris
- Kelly Heyer as Rose
- Tim PowellTim PowellTim Powell is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond and Carlton in the Australian Football League .Powell, originally from Berrigan, was used up forward and on the half back flanks while at Richmond...
as Principal Bachman