Tagline: She’s seeking Mr. Right now.
Georgina Salt (Heather Graham) is a young English contracter living in London who longs to have a baby which she sees as the one thing missing from her life. In the opening scene, Zak (Tom Ellis), Georgina’s long-time boyfriend, is talking on the phone with his sister, who has just had a baby girl. Georgina is obviously more interested in the baby than Zak. After Zach gets off the phone, the couple goes back into their bedroom where Georgina seduces Zak. Zak, however, uses a condom, much to the dismay of Georgina.
The next day, Georgina goes shopping for a present for Zak’s sister’s baby with her mother (Vivienne Moore). Georgina is taken away by the baby items around her and is saddened by it. When a doctor’s ad for his clinic for women who want to get pregnant, but may not be able to conceive for much longer, Georgina’s mother mentions her aunt. Presuming that her aunt was a lesbian, Georgina was never surprised that her aunt had no children, however her mother informs her that she was simply unable to have children; she was too late. A frantic Georgina spends £150 on a blanket, to the surprise of her mother, before leaving the store.
At Zak’s sister’s house, Georgina is taken away by the baby and is allowed to hold her as Zak goofs off with his sister’s belly sculpture. After breaking the sculpture, Zak blames it on her three year old son and the couple soon leave.
In the car on the way home, Georgina gets upset with Zak over the statue and she is about to ask him a question before he cuts her off saying, “I do not hate babies.” Georgina jumps to the conclusion that he does hate babies and demands that he pulls over and lets her out. Zak goes to a friend’s house to ‘crash’ while Georgina heads home.
Prior to this event, Georgia had gone to the clinic to see how many eggs she had left. Her best friend Clem (Mia Kirshner), goes with her and receives the call that the two of them are to return. The doctor (Nicholas Le Prevost) informs Georgina that she only has one egg left and that she’d be ovulating for four days. The two women go out on a ‘date’ with a young man named Justin (Orlando Seale), who is completely taken aback when Georgina announces that she has one egg left.
Clem and Justin help Georgina form a plan to sleep with a random stranger. On day one, Georgina has an “open house” to rent out her apartment in order to lure men inside. The first few are turned away due to their looks or their gender preference. Finally, a man of great quality comes along, however just before he and Georgina kiss Zach calls.
Georgina kicks the man out and talks to Zak. Alexandra (Ruta Gedmintas), however says, “Zak, darling, will you zip me up?” An angry Georgina hangs up the phone and Zak isn’t too pleased with Alexandra. Alexandra is the daughter of a rich man who is funding Zak’s latest documentary, she is also the reason why Georgina was unable to speak to Zak before he left for a trip.
On day two, Georgina goes to a funeral to pick up a man (Jeremy Jennings) overcome with “emotions” and isn’t thinking too well. She takes him back to her apartment, leaves to get wine and as she is in the kitchen he discovers her “PLAN” sheet, that has all the details about her seducing him on it. He is disgusted and leaves, as Georgina tries to explain herself.
Miss Conception (original title “Buy Borrow Steal”) is a 2008 comedy film directed by Eric Styles and starring Heather Graham. Graham plays a woman who learns she has only one month left to conceive a child. When her baby-phobic long-term boyfriend (Tom Ellis) goes to film a documentary on a remote island with a spoiled former supermodel, she is forced to find alternate ways to conceive with the help of her friend Clem (Mia Kirshner).
Miss Conception (2008)
Directed by: Eric Styles
Starring: Heather Graham, Mia Kirshner, Laurence Doherty, Tom Ellis, Ruta Gedmintas, Laura Goulding, Orlando Seale, Jeremy Sheffield, Nicholas Le Prevost, Vivienne Moore
Screenplay by: Camilla Leslie, Katherine Chandler
Production Design by: Humphrey Jaeger
Cinematography by: Ed Mash
Film Editing by: Tracy Granger, Danny Tull
Art Direction by: Nigel Pollock
Music by: Christian Henson
MPAA Rating: R for language and some sexual content.
Distributed by: IFC Films, First Look Studios
Release Date: June 6, 2008
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