Obvious Child is a 2014 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Gillian Robespierre and stars Jenny Slate, Jake Lacy, Gaby Hoffmann and David Cross. The story follows Donna, a stand-up comedian, who has a drunken one-night stand with a man named Max after breaking up with her boyfriend. She subsequently finds out she is pregnant and decides to have an abortion. Obvious Child originated as a 2009 short film which was written by Robespierre, Anna Bean and Karen Maine, and also starred Slate in the main role. By making the film, Robespierre hoped to remove the stigma surrounding abortion and to correct what she perceived as a misrepresentation of unplanned pregnancy in earlier films. She finished the feature-length script in 2012. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 17, 2014, and was released in theaters on June 6, 2014. It grossed $3.3 million and was well received by critics.
| Director | Gillian Robespierre |
| Produced by | Elisabeth Holm |
| Screenplay by | Gillian Robespierre |
| Story by | Gillian Robespierre, Karen Maine, Elisabeth Holm |
| Starring | Jenny Slate, Jake Lacy, Gaby Hoffmann, Gabe Liedman, Polly Draper, Richard Kind, David Cross |
| Music | Chris Bordeaux |
| Cinematography | Chris Teague |
| Edited by | Casey Brooks, Jacob Craycroft |
| Production, company | Rooks Nest Entertainment, Sundial Pictures, Votiv Films |
| Distributed by | A24 |
| Released | January 17, 2014 (Sundance), June 06, 2014 (United States) |
| Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1 million |
| Box office | $3.3 million |
| Netflix ID | 70301275 |
About Obvious Child
An unplanned pregnancy forces a comedienne to confront the realities of independent womanhood for the first time.
Achievement of Obvious Child
The film originated as a short film and marked the directorial debut for Gillian Robespierre. Stars Jenny Slate and Richard Kind are both voices on the Netflix show Big Mouth.
Top Facts You Did Not Know About Obvious Child
Films about entertainers.. Features based on short films.. Films about abortion.. Films set in Brooklyn.. Sundance Film Festival award winners.
Latest information about Obvious Child updated on July 28 2021.
