Babycakes (1989)

I saw this remake of "Zuckerbaby" only after I was well-acquainted with the excellent German film, and so I really have no way of rating it in its OWN right.However, I was thoroughly horrified with how trite and childish the remake is, compared to the original film. It is similar to my feelings about the remake of "La cage aux folles," in that all the charm of the original film has been lost.My chief objection to it is that the adult nature of the film, its serious, somewhat dark, ambiguous tone--at times hilariously funny, at times moving and quiet, and at times despairing of human loneliness and isolation--all gets lost, and the remake feels like a room that is heavily scented with some horrid, artificial "air freshener." One feels advocacy groups rallying outside the windows, politically correct sentiments, and committees approving of everything in the remake.I strongly recommend that, if you have NOT seen this film, you make an effort to get the German film "Zuckerbaby" instead, put up with the subtitles, and enjoy a wonderful, grown-up film on a grown-up subject, and leave this horrid remake aside.

What can I say Babycakes is a feel good movie.I love all of Ricky Lake's work.She has a tendency to act in all these types of movies.I never get bored of watching them.Babycakes is a warmly romantic movie that shows the size of a person does not matter. True love can be found.Love does not recognize size but the person within.I recommend watching this, and all her movies you won't be disappointed.A real love story that is down to earth.People with blue collar jobs trying to live in the real world.Love is found and felt by this couple.This movie is about a woman named Grace who wants to prove to her stepmother that she can get a boyfriend by bringing Rob home for dinner.Not only is Rob attractive,he is also very sensitive.Rob is also confused on his own relationship with his girlfriend.Grace opens his eyes to what is important.The bottom line is Rob and Grace,not what everyone else thinks.

When i first began to watch this movie i wasn't sure whether it was going to be any good, i thought Large girl pratically stalking a 'good looking' guy wasn't going to end well but it was absolutely wonderful the first time i watched it i could not stop crying.It is a symbol for all those woman out there who are not perfect, i'm one of them and when i watched this movie it gave me Hope, it sounds corny but its true. Not all great looking men want fabulous looking woman, ok most do but i don't believe that every guy who has a good looking girl is truely happy. That is what this movie show's, You wish and hope for long enough and maybe one day life will come up good after all.SPOILERSGrace is over weight, overly un-happy and overly lonely, She just wants to be seen for who she is and not what she looks like. When she and her friend go ice skating, Grace see's the most beautiful man on earth and at that moment she belives in herself that she has a chance with him. She begins to follow him, finds out he works as a train driver and that he has a perfect looking girlfriend but not the perfect life. She takes it upon herself to meet him and that she does at the ice ring where they get talking and she invites him to dinner. He doesnt turn up until the dinner is ruining but she forgives him and asks a favor for him to go to dinner with her and his family, he says yes, sticks up for her and they bond. They both decide that while his girlfriend is on a buisness trip he will move in with grace. Rob and Grace have the time of of there lives.But his girlfriend comes back early and ruins it all. Rob begins to realise that life with the perfect looking girlfriend isn't all its cracked up to be and that life with Grace is bliss. I won't ruin the ending.

I thought this movie was sweet, and one of the few projects Ricki Lake appeared in that she can be proud of. This movie shows how not to judge a book by it's cover, and that you can love someone and be loved back no matter what size you are or what you look like. A sweet, gentle romantic comedy with a fine script and good acting.