Babycakes
Brief Synopsis
Based on Percy Adlon's 1985 German film, "Zuckerbaby," a lonely, overweight young woman has all but given up on the opposite sex until she lays her eyes on the most beautiful man she's ever seen and sets out to conquer him.
Cast & Crew
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Paul Schneider
Director
Ricki Lake
Grace Johnson
Craig Sheffer
Rob Harrison
John Karlen
Al
Betty Buckley
Wanda
Nada Despotovich
Keri
Film Details
Also Known As
Big Girls Don't Cry, Sugar Baby, Sugarbaby
Genre
Comedy
Romance
Release Date
1989
Production Company
CBS Entertainment; Panavision, Ltd.; Saxon/Ross Film Design, Inc.; Sound Trax Studios
Distribution Company
Turner Home Entertainment Company
Location
New York City, New York, USA; Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
Based on Percy Adlon's 1985 German film, "Zuckerbaby," a lonely, overweight young woman has all but given up on the opposite sex until she lays her eyes on the most beautiful man she's ever seen and sets out to conquer him.
Director
Paul Schneider
Director
Cast
Ricki Lake
Grace Johnson
Craig Sheffer
Rob Harrison
John Karlen
Al
Betty Buckley
Wanda
Nada Despotovich
Keri
Cynthia Dale
Olivia
Paul Benedict
Mr Magleby
Erik King
Glide
Olga Merediz
Check-Out Girl
Elena Kudaba
Neighbor
Alana Salvatore
Elsa
Nicole Greenspan
Lisa
Marguerite Pigott
Saleslady
Tom Harvey
Judge
Deborah Cass
1st Mortuary Woman
Judy Sinclair
2nd Mortuary Woman
Pat Paterson
Official
Sandi Ross
Token Woman
Ellen Maguire
Waitress
Mary Jo Striker
Cologne Saleslady
Wayne Best
1st Motorman
Jefferson Mappin
2nd Motorman
Dan Pawlick
3rd Motorman
Jimhi Kennedy
Scam Artist
Nancy Csar
Young Tv Woman
Deborah Taylor
Older Tv Woman
Brenda Kamino
Chinese Woman
Harvey Chao
Chinese Man
Maxine Miller
Lingerie Saleslady
Crew
Percy Adlon
From Film ("Zuckerbaby (Sugarbaby)")
Stuart Aikins
Casting (Canadian)
Jayne Bieber
Associate Producer
Ron Binkowski
Editor
Henry Bronchtein
Assistant Director
Eva Z. Cabrera
Script Supervisor
Susanna David
Script Supervisor
Ronald Ehrlich
Assistant Editor
Joyce Eliason
Co-Producer
Joyce Eliason
Screenwriter
Linda Gill
Makeup
Lori Greenberg
Other
David Gropman
Production Designer
John M Hay
Costume Designer
Jeremy Hoenack
Post-Production Sound
Perry Hoffman
Assistant Camera Operator
Annette Holloway
Production Coordinator
Chris Holmes
Gaffer
Michael Hyde
Transportation Coordinator
Tony Imi
Director Of Photography
Kevin Janicelli
Gaffer
David Jaquest
Art Director
Johanna Jensen Santi
Assistant Director
David Kappes
Unit Production Manager (New York)
Diana Kerew
Producer
Michael Kohne
Key Grip
Frank Konigsberg
Executive Producer
Ingeborg Larson
Sound Editor
David Lee
Sound Mixer
Randy Lovelady
Assistant Editor
Charles Miller
Location Manager
Ed Newins
Key Grip
William Olvis
Music
Albert Paradis
Hair
Tom Quinn
Assistant Director
Allan K Rosen
Music Editor
Dick Rudolph
Music Supervisor
Larry Sanitsky
Executive Producer
John Sosenko
Camera Operator
Frank Stettner
Sound Mixer
Madeline Stewart
Wardrobe Supervisor
Marilyn Stonehouse
Unit Production Manager
Matt Tundo
Camera Operator
Frankie Valli
Song Performer
Martin Walters
Assistant Director
Lydia Wazana
Unit Location Manager
Janis Wilson
Casting (Extras)
Dan Wladyka
Property Master
Joseph Zappala
Sound Editor
Deborah Zwicker
Production Coordinator
Film Details
Also Known As
Big Girls Don't Cry, Sugar Baby, Sugarbaby
Genre
Comedy
Romance
Release Date
1989
Production Company
CBS Entertainment; Panavision, Ltd.; Saxon/Ross Film Design, Inc.; Sound Trax Studios
Distribution Company
Turner Home Entertainment Company
Location
New York City, New York, USA; Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States February 14, 1989
Aired in United States on Video April 28, 1993
Began shooting November 27, 1988.
Completed shooting December 23, 1988.
Original title: "Sugarbaby."
