Baby M (TV 1988)

Director:

James Steven Sadwith

Writer:

James Steven Sadwith

Stars:

JoBeth Williams, John Shea, Bruce Weitz

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
JoBeth Williams	...	Marybeth Whitehead
John Shea	...	Bill Stern
Bruce Weitz	...	Rick Whitehead
Robin Strasser	...	Betsy Stern
Anne Jackson	...	Lorraine Abraham
Bruce McGill	...	Harold Cassidy
Dakin Matthews	...	Judge Sorkow
Jenny Lewis	...	Tuesday
Dana Wheeler-Nicholson	...	Sherri
Annabella Price	...	Sue
Dabney Coleman	...	Gary Skoloff
Lonny Chapman
Nancy Addison	...	Joanne
Tricia O'Neil
Ben Slack

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

child custody | surrogacy | pregnancy | based on true story | character name in title

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 May 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

L'instinct d'une mère

Filming Locations:

Brick Township, New Jersey, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

ABC Circle Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

200 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

Baby M was actually shot almost entirely in L.A.

I produced "Baby M" and I would just like to respond to the kind comments from Allison L. Venezio: I guess we did what we are supposed to - that is, make people believe - because you thought the movie was shot in Ocean County, NJ. In fact, we shot for nearly 8 weeks in Los Angeles. The Whitehead house was in Van Nuys, and the courthouse was a church in Glendale. We only shot for 2 days in NY and NJ - on 5th Avenue, on the Jersey Turnpike, and in Weekhawken (although, by the time we got there, we'd lost our light and the beautiful NY skyline). I can't rate the movie, but the Television Academy nominated the mini-series for 7 Emmys, including best picture - though we lost. But happily, John Shea won "best actor".