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Baby Cakes (1989)

Baby Cakes poster
Original title
Babycakes
Directed by
Paul Schneider
Genre
romantic comedy
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 34m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 40 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A plus-sized woman finds love and confidence when she starts dating a handsome man. The story follows her journey as she navigates romance and self-acceptance.

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What happens

Baby Cakes is a 1989 American romantic comedy-drama television film directed by Paul Schneider, written by Joyce Eliason, and starring Ricki Lake and Craig Sheffer. It is a remake of the 1985 German film Sugarbaby and aired on CBS on Valentine's Day, February 14, 1989. The film inspired the 2004 song of the same name by the UK Garage act 3 of a Kind. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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