About halfway through the movie, moreover, the pregnancy pact story breaks in time magazine as it did in 2008, bringing a media frenzy upon the small town. A baffling fireworks show of incompetency best watched with a group of unsuspecting. The pregnancy pact, starring camryn manheim, thora birch and nancy travis. Gloucester high school faces its troubles with the. The controversy is also the subject of a documentary, the gloucester 18. Rent the pregnancy pact 2010 on dvd and bluray netflix. Nearly all of the girls denied the existence of there ever being a spoken agreement on how and when to get pregnant, but according to sullivans twisted story, the pact had started when the girls were only sophomores. The pregnancy pact is a 2010 television film directed by rosemary rodriguez and starring thora birch, madisen beaty, and camryn manheim, based on the allegedly true story of a 2008 media circus surrounding a large group of teen girls in gloucester, massachusetts, who allegedly agreed to concurrently get pregnant, give birth and raise their children communally. Pregnancy pact 2010 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. This page is run by the young cast of the lifetime original movie the pregnancy pact.
The pregnancy pact 2010 cast and crew a woman thora birch returns to her hometown to investigate the sudden increase in teenage pregnancies. Watch the pregnancy pact 2010 full movie online free. A blogger had found a increase in teen pregnancies in the town. Jun 20, 2008 a small fishing town in massachusetts is coming to terms with the news that 17 teenage girls at the local high school are pregnant, almost half of them having entered a pact to have babies and. A blogger investigating a sudden spike in teenage pregnancies in her hometown finds herself at the center of media firestorm surrounding the teens pregnancy pact. And callahan said that when a celebrity gets pregnant, or a movie like juno portrays teen pregnancy, it has an influence on teens. Jan 21, 2010 lifetimes newest movie the pregnancy pact airs saturday.
We would like to use it as a source of education and discussion about teen. Jan 22, 2010 lifetime will premiere a new original movie, the pregnancy pact, this saturday, january 23 at 9pm. Pregnancy pact photos view all photos 8 movie info. Add to watchlist the film is an american madefortelevision movie that is a biographical drama. Comparing 17 filles to lifetimes pregnancy pact is like comparing a fine camembert to a package of kraft singles. A new french movie about the gloucester pregnancy pact. I am sure that this movie have appeal for an audience who have an interest in events such as those portrayed in the movie. The pregnancy pact lifetime movie the pregnancy pact. Pregnancy pact tv movie 2010 pregnancy pact tv movie. Rent the pregnancy pact 2010 on dvd and bluray dvd. The pregnancy pact provides a stereotypical and shallow view of teens and a false view of teen sexuality.
On january 23, 2010, lifetime premiered a new movie called the pregnancy pact, which is inspired by these events. And less than 2% of them end up getting a college degree before. This is a pretty disturbing movie to watch, especially when you know it is inspired by a true story. Mar 22, 2012 comparing 17 filles to lifetimes pregnancy pact is like comparing a fine camembert to a package of kraft singles. A couple of girls who were friends agreed to help each other raise their babies when they discovered they were pregnant and the school principal and the media distorted this into being an agreement to get pregnant at the same time.
Watch the pregnancy pact online stream full movie directv. In reality there was no pregnancy pact at gloucester high. The film crew interviewed a number of the girls allegedly involved in the pact, many of whom speak publicly for the first time in the movie. Lifetimes newest movie the pregnancy pact airs saturday. Mar 25, 2019 the pregnancy pact is the name of a t.
Obviously, the pregnancy pact makes a more alluring movie title than mysterious pregnancy spike just as it was a more alluring media notion than ordinary teen pregnancy back in. A couple of girls who were friends agreed to help each other raise their babies when they discovered they were pregnant and the school principal and the media distorted this into being an. The movie, the pregnancy pact, starring thora birch, madisen beaty, and camryn manheim. Pact or no pact, public furor over the teen pregnancy spike in gloucester, massachusetts, reveals our profound discomfort with teens who decide, for whatever reason, that they want to have children.
Jan 23, 2010 in reality there was no pregnancy pact at gloucester high. Well worth the buy, however, i did have to set my dvd player to all regions. This movie is based on a true story about four teenage girls that make a pact to get pregnant. As the mystery unfolds about whether or not the pact is real, sidney soon realizes that all the attention is disguising the much larger issues that are at the core of the. Nov 07, 2017 the scandal erupted after a school official told time m agazine in june 2008 that the students had made a pregnancy pact. Sidney bloom thora birch is a internet blog reporter who travels to her hometown of gloucester, massachusetts to investigate a string of teenage pregnancies and stumbles upon a clique of gullible and naive schoolgirls who have formed a. But all in all it was a good movie and quite interesting to see the futures of these girls and the gossip about them. Lifetime will premiere a new original movie, the pregnancy pact, this saturday, january 23 at 9pm. May 20, 2018 this is, by far, one of the most commonly asked questions about the pregnancy pact. But for those of us who watch movies for a solely entertainment purpose, then pregnancy pact offers very little. Lifetimes the pregnancy pact portrays several high school girls who intentionally get pregnant, apparently seduced by fantasies of loving, carefree motherhoods. The june 2008 allegation that a teenage pregnancy pact may have existed at gloucester high school in massachusetts, resulting in 17 pregnancies in a school of 1200 students, rocked a town that counts among its residents a large catholic population. From there, heaps of unwanted attention piled on the small fishing. Gloucester high school faces its troubles with the 18 pregnancies it is dealing with in just two months.
Rent the pregnancy pact 2010 starring thora birch and camryn manheim on dvd and bluray. Starring thora birch, nancy travis, and camryn manheim. The pregnancy pact, a hokey lifetime dramatization of a nonexistent pact between a group of pregnant teen girlsin gloucester, aired saturday as basic cables most successful original movie in years even though the films premise is based on rumors and. A small fishing town in massachusetts is coming to terms with the news that 17 teenage girls at the local high school are pregnant, almost half of. Jan 21, 2010 about halfway through the movie, moreover, the pregnancy pact story breaks in time magazine as it did in 2008, bringing a media frenzy upon the small town. Inspired by the true story of teenagers at gloucester. Inspired by true events, seventeen teenage schoolmates decide to become pregnant at the same time. Almost immediately, she comes up against lorraine dougan nancy travis, the head of the local conservative values group and mother of sara, a newly pregnant 15tyearold. Meanwhile, the school nurse camryn manheim tries to convince. With thora birch, madisen beaty, david clayton rogers, max ehrich. Making a pregnancy pact is a trend that has spread across the united states and contributes to the growing number of teen pregnancies. A blogger investigating a sudden spike in teenage pregnancies in her hometown finds herself at the center of media firestorm surrounding the teens pregnancy.
Pregnancy pact tv movie 2010 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Meanwhile, the school nurse camryn manheim fights with the administration to give out contraception to students. A woman thora birch returns to her hometown to investigate the sudden increase in. Carly is one of the kids born out of the socalled pregnancy pact, the purported scandal that shocked the nation when it was reported that 18 high school girls in gloucester, mass. Sex, lies, and sensationalism in pregnancy pact the. The pregnancy pact is a 2010 television film directed by rosemary rodriguez and starring thora birch, madisen beaty, and camryn manheim, based on the allegedly true story of a 2008 media circus surrounding a large group of teen girls in gloucester, massachusetts, who allegedly agreed to concurrently get pregnant, give birth and raise their. Sidney bloom thora birch, an online magazine journalist, returns to her hometown to investigate the sudden spike in teenage pregnancies at her old high school.
The previous year, the school had only 4 student pregnancies in comparison. The french movie is coherent and beautifully filmed, but its a european take. The pregnancy pact, a hokey lifetime dramatization of a nonexistent pact between a group of pregnant teen girls in gloucester, aired saturday as basic cables most successful original movie in years even though the films premise is based on rumors and even blatant lies. Authorities say high school girls planned to have babies as part of secret pact. The pregnancy pact 2010 directed by rosemary rodriguez. A blogger thora birch investigates a rash of teen pregnancies at her old high school, and rumors swirl about a pact between the girls. The pregnancy pact is a 2010 television film directed by rosemary rodriguez and starring thora birch, madisen beaty, and camryn manheim, based on the. Sidney bloom thora birch is a internet blog reporter who travels to her hometown of gloucester, massachusetts to investigate a string of teenage pregnancies and stumbles upon a clique of gullible and naive schoolgirls who have formed a pack to get themselves all pregnant to stick together. The teens in the movie,the pregnancy pact, and the real life girls behind them imagine that parenting is about joy, love, and the warm embrace of an infant. The movie was inspired by a true story and its a competent madefortv issue melodrama, engaging enough if somewhat schematic and bland. If you like pregnancy pact you are looking for thought provoking, serious and realistic movies about with pregnancy, high school, teenage life, journalism, society, social relations and teenage pregnancy themes of biography and drama genre shot in usa. Parents need to know that this madefortv movie about teen pregnancy which is partially inspired by an alleged reallife pregnancy pact in 2008 calls attention to the rising teen birth rate in the united states and addresses some of the potential reasons behind it. And it offers a starting point for parents to begin or continue conversations with teens about sex, pregnancy, and the realities of parenthood.
Watch the pregnancy pact starring nancy travis in this drama on directv. The real story behind the teen pregnancy pact jun 26, 2008, 7. The scandal erupted after a school official told time m agazine in june 2008 that the students had made a pregnancy pact. Jan 22, 2010 obviously, the pregnancy pact makes a more alluring movie title than mysterious pregnancy spike just as it was a more alluring media notion than ordinary teen pregnancy back in. The film is based on the true story that occurred in gloucester, massachusetts. Add to watchlist the film is an american madefortelevisionmovie that is a biographical drama. The pregnancy pact 2010 rosemary rodriguez synopsis. In 2008, 18 teenage girls upended a quiet massachusetts town and caused america to let out a collective gasp.
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