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Barbara Benedek (written by)
Release Date:
27 October 1989 (USA)
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The toughest choices are made with the heart.
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Linda and Michael, married for ten years, desperately want a baby and turn to an adoption agency which introduces them to Lucy...
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Wonderful Little Story
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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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1.85 : 1 more
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Mary Stuart Masterson wore an eight-pound sack of bird seed around her stomach to simulate being pregnant.
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Into the Mystic
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This film is worth watching for Masterson's performance alone. This drama tells the story of a couple in their late thirties/very early forties who decide to adopt a child after unsuccessful attempts of having their own. The portrayal of the adoption process and its typically attendant series of frustrations appear quite realistic. Unfortunately, another reviewer for IMDb has already given the ending away. However, when Mary Stuart Masterson's character enters the couple's life, it is very touching, and you almost wish the couple would adopt her as well as her baby (I did, anyway). Watching Masterson's character walking around the baby room that the couple decorated is worth watching the entire film, as is the ending. Kevin Dillon delivers a very nice performance, as do, as always, Glenn Close and James Woods. Bring Kleenex.