What Makes a Family (2001) (TV)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Maggie Greenwald

Writer (WGA):

Robert L. Freedman (written by)

Release Date:

22 January 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Because she loved a woman, she may lose the right to keep her child.

Plot:

A lesbian, artificially inseminated, gives birth, then dies, and her companion must fight to regain custody of the child from the dead woman's grandparents.

Plot Keywords:

Lesbian | Courtroom | Gay Parent | Custody Case | Death

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Brooke Shields	...	Janine Nielssen
Cherry Jones	...	Sandy Cataldi
Anne Meara	...	Evelyn Cataldi
Al Waxman	...	Frank Cataldi
Whoopi Goldberg	...	Terry Harrison
Jordy Benattar	...	Heather Cataldi
Melanie Nicholls-King	...	Nora
Stewart Arnott	...	Peter
Joanne Vannicola	...	Melissa
Roberta Maxwell	...	Claire
Dean McDermott	...	O'Brien
Sean McCann	...	Judge Black
Philip Williams	...	Martin Crane
Jayne Eastwood	...	Judge Shales
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
George Buza	...	Reverend Greg Wasney
Cayle Chernin	...	ICU Nurse (as Lorraine Sinclair)
Catherine Dulder	...	Cop
Roger Dunn	...	Professor
Richard Fitzpatrick	...	Michael
Joyce Gordon	...	Tanned Woman
Dawn Greenhalgh	...	Dr. Gage
William Lynn	...	Reverend at Chapel (as Bill Lynn)
Tony Meyler	...	Bailiff
Sonja Mills	...	Party Guest
Andrew Moodie	...	ICU Nurse Cecil
Marilo Nunez	...	Cop at Home
Beatriz Pizano	...	Woman at Hospital
Reuben Thompson	...	Marko
Alana Turner	...	Ballet Instructor

Runtime:

120 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Barwood Films

Goofs:

Continuity: At the time of Sandy's death, it is obviously Christmastime (Heather asking about decorating the tree/Christmas music playing in scene just before Sandy's seizure; Christmas decorations present after Sandy's death during dinner scene with Janine, Peter and his partner discussing Janine's rights with Heather.) When Janine reads Sandy's obituary, a brief shot of the clipping states Sandy's death date as Friday, June 29, 2000 (which was actually a Thursday.)

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Personally, i felt sorry for the real people who the film was based on because the film was a heap of sentimental drivel which seems to be the central ingredient for all tv movies. I found the whole thing thoroughly upsetting as it showed that americans cant make a movie based on fact without overloading on the sugar cue the vomit inducing music and annoying little girl. get real