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Director:
James Bridges
Writer:
James Bridges (writer)
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Release Date:
11 June 1971 (Denmark) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
Meet the baby maker . . with an open mind ! more
Plot:
Tish Gray had a baby and gave it up for adoption. She is contacted by a second childless couple who... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. more
User Comments:
Desperate For A Child more (3 total)

Cast

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Barbara Hershey ... Tish Gray
Collin Wilcox Paxton ... Suzanne (as Collin Wilcox-Horne)
Sam Groom ... Jay Wilcox

Scott Glenn ... Tad Jacks
Jeannie Berlin ... Charlotte
Lili Valenty ... Mrs. Culnick
Helena Kallianiotes ... Wanda
Jeff Siggins ... Dexter
Phyllis Coates ... Tish's Mother
Madge Kennedy ... Tish's Grandmother
Ray Hemphill ... Toy Store 'Killer'
Paul Linke ... Sam

Bobby Pickett ... Dr. Sims (as Bob Pickett)
Samuel Francis ... The Single Wing Turquoise Bird (as Sam Francis)
Alan Keesling ... The Single Wing Turquoise Bird
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
109 min | Spain:102 min (alternate version)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | Iceland:L | Sweden:11 | UK:18 | USA:R
Company:
National General Pictures more

Fun Stuff

Movie Connections:
Remade as Palimos ng pag-ibig (1986) more

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3 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
Desperate For A Child, 27 May 2007
7/10
Author: nneprevilo from United States

People didn't want to THINK about this movie at the time it first came out. The idea that a childless couple, so desperate to have a baby, would have the husband meet a young surrogate at a hotel room to "make a baby" while the wife sits nervously at home, looking at the clock, anticipating his return home. That was too much for people. It was titillating and had a sleaziness to it.

Sex can do a lot of things. Barbara Hershey was very good in her part and started to have "feelings" for the husband (this often happens after sex). She has a boyfriend (Scott Glenn), whom she catches in bed with another woman, which sends her over the edge.

I don't remember the end, but I used to have this on tape. I wouldn't mind seeing it again.

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