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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Barbara Benedek (written by)
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Release Date:
27 October 1989 (USA) more
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The toughest choices are made with the heart.
Plot:
Linda and Michael, married for ten years, desperately want a baby and turn to an adoption agency which introduces them to Lucy... more | add synopsis
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1 win & 2 nominations more
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excellent more (11 total)

Cast

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Glenn Close ... Linda Spector

James Woods ... Michael Spector
Mary Stuart Masterson ... Lucy Moore

Kevin Dillon ... Sam

Linda Darlow ... Lawyer Susan Drew

Mimi Kennedy ... Eli's Mom
Charles Levin ... Eli's Dad

Alma Beltran ... Spanish Woman
Jessica James ... Bessie

Ken Lerner ... Josh
Jane Greer ... Michael's Mother
Harrison Mohr ... Eli
Matthew Moore ... Jason
Kristen Sanderson ... Kristin ('Picasso')
Merrilyn Gann ... Kristin's Mom
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95 min
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Mary Stuart Masterson wore an eight-pound sack of bird seed around her stomach to simulate being pregnant. more
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excellent, 8 January 2002

This movie was an excellent follow up for actress Glenn Close, after Fatal Attraction. It is a completely different direction, and showed her range as an actress. Lucy and Michael Spector, a upper middle class Seattle couple, have been married for ten years, and long to start a family. After several failed attempts, they opt for an open adoption. Mary Stuart Masterson plays the expecting teenage mother who contacts them through the ad they placed in a out of state newspaper. What follows is an acurate and touching portrayal of four people, (including the baby's father,) who's rollercoaster emotions manage to be both funny and heartbreaking at times. I thought this movie was fantastic, engrosing from start to finish, and a must see for any fan of the actors in it! Eight stars!

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