“Fast Track is a very funny, silly comedy. I think it’s like Office Space meets Meet the Parents. I go to work for my father-in-law Charles Grodin because it’s my turn to be the breadwinner since my wife is a high-paid lawyer who’s just had our baby, played by Amanda Peet." - Zach Braff
Zach has misplaced a modifier. In the clause "my wife is a high-paid lawyer who’s just had our baby, played by Amanda Peet," the participial phrase "played by Amanda Peet" obviously refers to "my wife"; however, the phrase follows "our baby," so the literal interpretation of Zach's statement is that Amanda played the role of a baby in the film. Move the participial phrase closer to the word it modifies to create a sentence that is more straightforward in meaning than the original.
"I go to work for my father-in-law Charles Grodin because it’s my turn to be the breadwinner since my wife, played by Amanda Peet, is a high-paid lawyer who’s just had our baby."
Note: The baby is played by Peyton Conn.
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