The film is based on Jeffrey Eugenides’ short story “Baster,” which was first published in The New Yorker. “The Baster” centers on a neurotic and insecure man (Jason Bateman) who finds out his best friend (Jennifer Aniston) wants to have a child through artificial insemination. He surreptitiously replaces her donor’s semen with his own and is then forced to live with the secret that he is the child’s real father.
Directed by: Josh Gordon, Will Speck
Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, Jeff Goldblum, Patrick Wilson, Juliette Lewis
Screenplay by: Jeffrey Eugenides, Allan Loeb
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for mature thematic content, sexual material including dialogue, some nudity, drug use and language.
Release Date: August 20th, 2010
Studio: Miramax Films
