Maternal Instincts (1996)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Director:

George Kaczender

Writers (WGA):

Lisa Friedman Bloch (written by) &
Kathy Kirtland Silverman (written by)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Her biological clock kept ticking. Then it exploded.

Plot:

A pregnant doctor's life is made hell by the deranged patient to whom she gave a hysterectomy, without the patient's consent.

Plot Keywords:

Hysterectomy | Cancer | Doctor | Pregnant | Pregnant Wife

Cast

Delta Burke	...	Tracy Horton
Beth Broderick	...	Dr. Eva Warden
Garwin Sanford	...	Gary Warden
Sandra Nelson	...	Sabrina
Gillian Barber	...	Julie Taft
Kevin McNulty	...	Dr. Joe Reilly
Tom Butler	...	Dr. Milton Shaw
Tom Mason	...	Stan Patterson
Malcolm Stewart	...	Sidney Gordon
Maria Herrera	...	Martha
Suzy Joachim	...	Linda Collings
Chilton Crane	...	Sue the Nurse
Lorena Gale	...	Anita
Jerry Wasserman	...	Detective Jack Kramer
Tasha Simms	...	Real Estate Agent

Also Known As:

A Baby of Her Own (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some violent content.

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

UK:15 | Iceland:16 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Germany:16 | Sweden:15 | USA:PG-13

Company:

Perseverance Inc.

Quotes:

Intern #1: Two, possibly three fractured ribs, and she's pregnant!

Delta on a roll

A revenge on all those who wronged me films, this one starring the wonderful Delta Burke. I doubt anyone involved took this movie very seriously. Delta is totally over the top, intentionally, I think, as a woman who goes nuts after a hysterectomy is performed to save her life. Her husband and best friend were part of the decision to do the surgery. Tracy, the main character, goes after everyone involved, her husband, the friend, the doctor, the doctor's husband, determined to destroy them. It's a long list. The phrase "I wouldn't want to run into her in a dark alley" does not apply here. You don't want to run into this woman while she's in a car, a field, a building, your office, her house, your house - no place. There is an especially funny scene where Tracy, eye makeup smeared, watches her doctor on television. You can just see the madness in her eyes.

Delta Burke wears her own designs for plus-size women in the film, and she looks great. She has an Elizabeth Taylor face - to me, she always exudes beauty. She plays this role for all its worth. It's right on the edge of camp - actually, maybe it slid to the other side.