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Fifteen and Pregnant is a 1998 American drama television film directed by Sam Pillsbury, written by Susan Cuscuna, and starring Kirsten Dunst, Park Overall, David Andrews, and Margot Demeter. Based on a true story, Dunst portrays a 15-year-old pregnant girl. It premiered on Lifetime on January 19, 1998.




Plot


14-year-old Tina has sex with her new boyfriend, Ray. Ray later ends his relationship with Tina, telling her that he must focus upon his athletic goals. When Tina discovers that she has started her period, she is extremely relieved. On Tina's 15th birthday, she is despondent because another birthday has passed and she does not have a boyfriend.
Tensions arise between Tina and her mother when they are in the car together and listen to a radio program where the commentator makes remarks about the high number of teenagers getting pregnant. Tina's mother asks her daughter if she knows anyone who is sexually active, or if she has ever been sexually active. Tina is evasive and gives a non-committal response. She and her friend Laurie, a young mother who became pregnant at 17, attend a sexual health clinic where it is confirmed that Tina is pregnant.
It all comes to a head when Laurie tells Tina to tell her mother about the pregnancy. Her mother, a conservative Christian, is shocked but due to her beliefs, decides to help her daughter. Her dad is less upset and comforts his daughter. When Tina tells Ray, he feigns happiness and acts like he wants to be with her. Tina begins pregnancy classes with her mother. After hearing a story from a girl about how hard teenage motherhood is and how her boyfriend cheated on her, Tina calls Ray and yells at him because she thinks he won't be a good father as he promised he would be. She tries to make him stay with her, but when Ray isn't as present as she'd hoped, Tina is suspicious. At the mall she finds Ray kissing another girl, cheating on her. She is upset and tells him she is over him and ends their relationship.
Throughout the stressful pregnancy, Tina's younger sister Rachel reacts with both disgust and jealousy to the attention Tina receives from her concerned parents. Even when Rachel breaks her ankle, Tina receives more attention. In one instance, Rachel loses her place on the couch because Tina wants it; Rachel is told to go upstairs on her crutches if she wants to lie down. Exasperated, Rachel calls their grandmother to ask permission to live with her. As the pregnancy becomes overwhelming, Tina is rushed to the hospital and is about to give birth when her mother has a panic attack on how her daughter is going to have a baby. When Tina is in labor, Ray shows up at the hospital with his new girlfriend only to be turned away by Tina's father, telling him "sperm doesn't entitle you to much" and making him go to the waiting room. After a grueling labor, Tina gives birth to a baby boy whom she names Caleb. She meets her younger sister and grandmother outside the hospital where they all have a small family reunion.




Cast


Park Overall as Evie Spangler, Caleb's maternal grandmother
Kirsten Dunst as Tina Spangler, Caleb's mother
David Andrews as Cal Spangler, Caleb's maternal grandfather
Julia Whelan as Rachel Spangler, Caleb's maternal aunt
Margot Demeter as Laurie Walsh
Karen Trumbo as Jane Walsh
Zachary Ray Sherman as Adam Spangler, Caleb's maternal uncle
Daniel Kountz as Ray Wood
Marlyn Mason as Grandmom Spangler, Caleb's maternal great-grandmother
Katee Sackhoff as Karen Gotatus
Karen Johnson Miller as Coach Mary
Tyler Gannon as Melody
Sherilyn Lawson as Dr. Ross
Joe Ivy as Dr. Warsaw
Rebecca Nachison as Mrs. Knapp
Jan Brehm as Mrs. Crawley
Angela Uherbelau as Carmela
Kaci Baxter as Holly
Skylar Thiel-Klare and Karina Thiel-Klare as Allison Wales
Victor Morris as Tom




External links


Fifteen and Pregnant at IMDb

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• Kirsten Dunst
• Fifteen and Pregnant
• Daniel Kountz
• Park Overall
• List of Kirsten Dunst performances
• Katee Sackhoff
• Julia Whelan
• David Andrews (actor)
• Marlyn Mason
• List of awards and nominations received by Kirsten Dunst
• Sam Pillsbury