Premiering january 23, thora birch, nancy travis and. Lifetime s the pregnancy pact portrays several high school girls who intentionally get pregnant, apparently seduced by fantasies of loving, carefree motherhoods. The movie, the pregnancy pact, starring thora birch, madisen beaty, and camryn manheim. 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. 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. The investigation reveals its the result of a pregnancy pact. The truelife tale of the socalled teen pregnancy pact is coming to tv. Thora birch and david clayton rogers in pregnancy pact 2010 douglas m. The lifetime original movie the pregnancy pact premieres at a time when nearly three in ten teenage girls in the united states will become pregnant. Watch with lifetime movie club start your 30day free trial. 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.
Nov 07, 2017 the scandal erupted after a school official told time magazine in june 2008 that the students had made a pregnancy pact. 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. Catch online at lifetime details about the pregnancy pact. Jan 21, 2010 lifetime s newest movie the pregnancy pact airs saturday. As the mystery unfolds about whether or not the pact is real, sidney soon realizes that all of the attention is disguising the much larger issues that. When online magazine journalist sidney bloom thora birch, returns to her hometown to investigate the sudden rise in teen pregnancies at her high school alma mater, she.
Granted my hopes werent very high considering it was a lifetime movie but this was truly awful. One of my favorite guilty pleasure lifetime movies is on. Tonight i watched the pregnancy pact on lifetime television. The movie, ostensibly based on a sensationalized 2008 incident in which a group of high schoolers made a pact to get pregnant together.
Lifetime s the pregnancy pact becomes adsupported cables number one rated movie among women 1834 in over 10 years lifetime spins the numbers for saturday, january 23. Also concerned about the uptick is high school nurse kim daly camryn manheim, whos actively lobbying for the distribution of contraceptives in school. Crazy, naive teenagers all getting themselves pregnant at the same time because of a pact to stick together. Lifetimes the pregnancy pact becomes adsupported cables number one rated movie among women 1834 in over 10 years lifetime spins the numbers for saturday, january 23. Jan 22, 2010 inspired by a true story, the lifetime tv movie, the pregnancy pact, explores teen pregnancy with fictional characters set against the backdrop of actual news reports about teen pregnancies from june 2008. The pregnancy pact centers on sidney bloom thora birch, an online magazine journalist who returns to her former gloucester, mass. The pregnancy pact is available to watch and stream, download, buy on demand at amazon prime, lifetime movie club, the roku channel, amazon online. The scandal erupted after a school official told time magazine in june 2008 that the students had made a pregnancy pact. Reviewed in the united kingdom on september 17, 2011. Lifetime tackles teen pregnancy and stereotyping with. The controversy is also the subject of a documentary, the gloucester 18. True story of teens pregnancy pact coming to lifetime. Special victims unit riffed on the story, and lifetimes 2010 madefortv movie version, the pregnancy pact, drew 23 million viewers.
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 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. Did you know that less than half of teen moms graduate from high school. Photo from the pregnancy pactlifetime i was channel surfing the other day and came across the pregnancy pact movie on the lifetime channel. Sex, lies, and sensationalism in pregnancy pact the boston globe. Lifetimes the pregnancy pact portrays several high school girls who intentionally get pregnant, apparently seduced by fantasies of loving, carefree motherhoods.
The only similarities between the book and this movie was the title. Lifetimes the pregnancy pact becomes adsupported cables number one rated movie among women 1834 in over 10 years original movie about teen pregnancy. The pregnancy pact is a 2010 television film directed by rosemary rodriguez and starring. Of the two hundred and fourteen lifetime original movies released up to 2011, the pregnancy pact was ranked as the fourth highest rated movie on lifetime television.
Lifetime movie based on alleged teen pregnancy pact thriving blog. This movie is based on a true story about four teenage girls that make a pact to get pregnant. Pregnancy pact tv movie 2010 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The pregnancy pact lifetime original movie premieres tonight about an online magazine journalist who goes to her hometown to investigate why suddenly there are 18 girls pregnant in her old school. Premiering january 23, thora birch, nancy travis and camryn. Gender roles throughout the pregnancy pact are painfully stereotypical. 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. As the number of pregnant girls climbs to 18, a media firestorm erupts when time magazine reports that the rise in the number of pregnancies at the school is the result of a pregnancy pact. From there, heaps of unwanted attention piled on the small fishing town. A blogger thora birch investigates a rash of teen pregnancies at her old high school, and rumors swirl about a pact between the girls. Jan 25, 2010 photo from the pregnancy pact lifetime i was channel surfing the other day and came across the pregnancy pact movie on the lifetime channel. This pregnancy pact hasnt been confirmed by any of the teens, but that hasnt stopped lifetime from making a movie based upon these events. A blogger investigating a sudden spike in teenage pregnancies in her hometown finds herself at the.
Jan 20, 2010 as the number of pregnant girls climbs to 18, a media firestorm erupts when time magazine reports that the rise in the number of pregnancies at the school is the result of a pregnancy pact. Starring thora birch, nancy travis, and camryn manheim. You can watch the pregnancy pact online on videoondemand services netflix, hbo now, paytv or movie theatres with original audio in english. A new french movie about the gloucester pregnancy pact. On january 23, 2010, lifetime premiered a new movie called the pregnancy pact, which is inspired by these events. Pregnancy pact 2010 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. And less than 2% of them end up getting a college degree before. When a socalled suicide pact between their teenage children goes awry and only one child is dead, two sets of parents who have been friends for years must deal with their loss and guilt as they try to figure out the truth about that fateful night. Does anybody else remember this movie about these airhead girls.
The movie, tomorrow night at 9, is inspired by the sensational 2008. Lifetime s the pregnancy pact becomes adsupported cables number one rated movie among women 1834 in over 10 years original movie about teen pregnancy also becomes cables most watched film in. Jan 22, 2010 lifetime will premiere a new original movie, the pregnancy pact, this saturday, january 23 at 9pm. Meanwhile, the school nurse camryn manheim fights with. Pregnancy pact tv movie 2010 pregnancy pact tv movie. The 10 most sobadtheyregood lifetime movies of all time. The gloucester pregnancy pact now a lifetime movie. So its kinda cheesy but as usual it also sucks you in. The movie was inspired by a true story and its a competent madefortv issue melodrama, engaging enough if somewhat schematic and bland. Inspired by the true story of teenagers at gloucester mass.
The 15 best lifetime movies of all time, from speak. 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. The pregnancy pact touches on teen sex, teen pregnancy, abstinence and the realities of being a teen mom. The lifetime movie i watched last night was the pregnancy pact s entry doesnt have the definite article but all lifetimes publicity does, inspired by the alleged pact made by highschool girls in gloucester, massachusetts in 2008 that they would all seek to get pregnant simultaneously, or as nearly so as the vagaries of. Lifetimes the pregnancy pact is adsupported cables. With thora birch, madisen beaty, david clayton rogers, max ehrich. Lifetimes newest movie the pregnancy pact airs saturday.
Inspired by a true story, the lifetime tv movie, the pregnancy pact, explores teen pregnancy with fictional characters set against the backdrop of actual news reports about teen pregnancies from june 2008. Gloucester high school faces its troubles with the 18 pregnancies it is dealing with in just two months. Sex, lies, and sensationalism in pregnancy pact the. Nancy travis thora birch camryn manheim 2010 a woman thora birch returns to her hometown to investigate the sudden increase in teenage pregnancies. With one in six teenage girls becoming pregnant before age 20, the main premise of the movie that the expectations of pregnant teenagers seldom turn out the way they thought, and that teens need more information from their parents in order to make informed choices is a solid one. Watch on lifetime movie club with prime video channels.
This movie has been premiered in australian hd theatres in 2010 movies 2010. 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 pregnancy pact wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The lifetime movie i watched last night was the pregnancy pact s entry doesnt have the definite article but all lifetime s publicity does, inspired by the alleged pact made by highschool girls in gloucester, massachusetts in 2008 that they would all seek to get pregnant simultaneously, or as nearly so as the vagaries of biology and the willingness of their boyfriends to have unprotected sex with them would allow them to. When a socalled suicide pact between their teenage children goes awry and only one child is dead. Casting has begun for a lifetime original movie based on the true story of a group of massachusetts teens who allegedly.
The pregnancy pact lifetime movie the pregnancy pact. Special victims unit riffed on the story, and lifetimes 2010 madefortv movie version, the pregnancy pact, drew 23 million viewers, smashing several ratings records for the network. As a document of fact, lifetimes the pregnancy pact is nothing but a. This is a pretty disturbing movie to watch, especially when you know it is inspired by a true story. Lifetime will premiere a new original movie, the pregnancy pact, this saturday, january 23 at 9pm. A blogger investigating a sudden spike in teenage pregnancies in her hometown finds. Lifetimes the pregnancy pact becomes adsupported cables. Gloucester high school faces its troubles with the. What lessons from the lifetime show the pregnancy pact can you share with your teenager.
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