Baby Cakes is a 1989 television movie

Television movie

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 starring Ricki Lake

Ricki Lake

Ricki Pamela Lake is an American actress, producer, and television host. She is best known for her starring role as Tracy Turnblad in the original Hairspray, her ground-breaking documentary film The Business of Being Born, and her talk show which was broadcasted internationally from...

 and Craig Sheffer

Craig Sheffer

Craig Eric Sheffer is an American film and television actor. He is known for his leading role as Norman Maclean in the film A River Runs Through It and of Keith Scott on the television series One Tree Hill.-Early life:...

. It was released on Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day

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 in 1989 and is currently aired sporadically on Lifetime and Lifetime Movie Network

Lifetime Movie Network

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.

Plot

Overweight mortuary cosmetician Grace (Ricki Lake

Ricki Lake

Ricki Pamela Lake is an American actress, producer, and television host. She is best known for her starring role as Tracy Turnblad in the original Hairspray, her ground-breaking documentary film The Business of Being Born, and her talk show which was broadcasted internationally from...

), develops a crush on a hunky New York City

New York City

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 subway

New York City Subway

The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, a subsidiary agency of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and also known as MTA New York City Transit...

 conductor and amateur ice skater Rob (Craig Sheffer

Craig Sheffer

Craig Eric Sheffer is an American film and television actor. He is known for his leading role as Norman Maclean in the film A River Runs Through It and of Keith Scott on the television series One Tree Hill.-Early life:...

). After following him around town a bit, she discovers that he is in a relationship with a woman named Olivia (Cynthia Dale

Cynthia Dale

Cynthia Dale is a Canadian television actress and stage performer. With a long and accomplished history as a dramatic actor, she is best known for her role as lawyer Olivia Novak in the 1987-94 television drama Street Legal....

). Grace observes the relationship as being rocky, with Olivia behaving in a very overbearing manner toward non-confrontational Rob. She decides to pursue Rob and eventually manages a meeting with him after his girlfriend leaves town to visit her family for the Christmas

Christmas

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 holidays. This meeting blossoms into a full-fledged romance, one that is lamented by Grace's overly negative best friend Keri (Nada Despotovich). After leaving for a New Year's party with Grace, Olivia arrives home to an empty house. She asks around at the ice rink where Rob likes to practice skating, where Keri reveals his secret relationship, along with their location that evening. Olivia confronts Rob at the club where he is partying, and beats Grace to the ground in anger. The story concludes with Rob realizing both that Olivia refuses to accept him as he is, and that he truly loves Grace.

Cast

• Ricki Lake
  Ricki Lake
  Ricki Pamela Lake is an American actress, producer, and television host. She is best known for her starring role as Tracy Turnblad in the original Hairspray, her ground-breaking documentary film The Business of Being Born, and her talk show which was broadcasted internationally from...
  
   as Grace
• Craig Sheffer
  Craig Sheffer
  Craig Eric Sheffer is an American film and television actor. He is known for his leading role as Norman Maclean in the film A River Runs Through It and of Keith Scott on the television series One Tree Hill.-Early life:...
  
   as Rob Harrison
• Nada Despotovich as Keri
• John Karlin as Al
• Betty Buckley
  Betty Buckley
  Betty Lynn Buckley is an American theater, film and television actress and singer. She is a Tony Award winner and Grammy Award nominee.-Early life:...
  
   as Wanda
• Cynthia Dale
  Cynthia Dale
  Cynthia Dale is a Canadian television actress and stage performer. With a long and accomplished history as a dramatic actor, she is best known for her role as lawyer Olivia Novak in the 1987-94 television drama Street Legal....
  
  as Olivia