Unpregnant

Unpregnant
Official release poster
Directed byRachel Lee Goldenberg
Screenplay by
Based onUnpregnant
by Ted Caplan
Jenni Hendricks
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDoug Emmett
Edited byJulia Wong
Music byRoger Neill
Production
companies
Distributed byHBO Max
Release date
  • September 10, 2020 (2020-09-10)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Unpregnant is a 2020 American female buddy road comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Rachel Lee Goldenberg, based on the novel of the same name by Ted Caplan and Jenni Hendriks.[1] It stars Haley Lu Richardson and Barbie Ferreira, with Alex MacNicoll, Breckin Meyer, Giancarlo Esposito, Sugar Lyn Beard, and Betty Who.

The film follows a pregnant teenager, Veronica (Richardson), who discovers that she cannot get an abortion in her home state of Missouri without her parents' permission and subsequently convinces her former friend Bailey (Ferreira) to take a road trip with her to Albuquerque so she can get one there.[2]

It was released on September 10, 2020, by HBO Max.

  1. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (June 21, 2019). "WarnerMedia Turning 'Unpregnant' Into Streaming Pic: Picturestart, Greg Berlanti & Helmer Rachel Lee Goldenberg Plot Road Trip Comedy As Missouri Teen Seeks Legal Abortion". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 14, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  2. ^ Erbland, Kate (August 12, 2020). "'Unpregnant' Trailer: Haley Lu Richardson and 'Valley Girl' Director Team Up for Timely Road Trip Comedy". IndieWire. Retrieved August 17, 2020.