A divorced mother may lose custody of her young daughter to her ex-husband after he learns that the little girl crawled into bed with the mother and her boyfriend.
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Diane Keaton | ... | Anna Dunlop | |
| Liam Neeson | ... | Leo Cutter | |
| Jason Robards | ... | W. O. Muth | |
| Ralph Bellamy | ... | Frank - Grandfather | |
| Teresa Wright | ... | Eleanor - Grandmother | |
| James Naughton | ... | Brian Dunlop | |
| Asia Vieira | ... | Molly Dunlop | |
| Joe Morton | ... | Frank Williams | |
| Katey Sagal | ... | Ursula | |
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Margaret Bard | ... | Aunt Rain |
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Nancy Beatty | ... | Anna's Mother |
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Barry Belchamber | ... | Anna's Father |
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Mairon Bennett | ... | Young Anna |
| Zachary Bennett | ... | Young Bobby | |
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Scott Brunt | ... | Eric |
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A divorced mother may lose custody of her young daughter to her ex-husband after he learns that the little girl crawled into bed with the mother and her boyfriend.
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Can a court determine how we should live, how we should love, how we should raise our children? Now Anna must prove that she is the Good Mother.Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
4 November 1988 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
El precio de una pasión See more »Edit
Box Office
Budget:
$14,000,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$4,764,606Company Credits
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Technical Specs
Sound Mix:
DolbyColor:
Color (Metrocolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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Written by Greg Piccolo
Performed by Roomful of Blues
Featuring Arlene Bennett
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Trivia
During the filming of an emotional court room scene with Diane Keaton concerning the custody of her daughter, it was discovered that the two cameras used to film the scene simultaneously had different types of film, which could not be edited together due to their vastly different looks (one was for a soft look, the other normal film). Director Leonard Nimoy felt bad about having to have Diane Keaton film it again, because she had done it so well. He showed up at her dressing room door with two dozen roses in his arms. He gave the roses to her first, then gave her the bad news about having to re-shoot the scene. Diane Keaton took it well, and had no problem with having to re-shoot the scene. See more »Connections
Referenced in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: Leonard Nimoy/Bill Maher/B.J. Sniff (1991) See more »Soundtracks
Blue Times BlueWritten by Greg Piccolo
Performed by Roomful of Blues
Featuring Arlene Bennett
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Diane Keaton and Liam Neeson are great together, but the subject matter is hard to watch.
The points of view of the different characters are well presented. You can understand everyone's behavior and conclusions.
Would I have preferred a tidy, happy ending? Yes. But this movie doesn't take the easy way out. It tackles a difficult situation caused by "enlightened, progressive" thinking, and leaves you pondering. I so wanted to point out to the characters the early errors so the catastrophic ending could be avoided.
THE GOOD MOTHER presents one of the most honest portrayals of awakening female sexuality and committed love on film.