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The Good Mother (1988)

R | | Drama, Romance | 4 November 1988 (USA)
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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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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
... Anna Dunlop
... Leo Cutter
... W. O. Muth
... Frank - Grandfather
... Eleanor - Grandmother
... Brian Dunlop
... Molly Dunlop
... Frank Williams
... Ursula
Margaret Bard ... Aunt Rain
Nancy Beatty ... Anna's Mother
Barry Belchamber ... Anna's Father
Mairon Bennett ... Young Anna
... Young Bobby
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.

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Drama | Romance

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4 November 1988 (USA)  »

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Budget:

$14,000,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$4,764,606
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Although Teresa Wright plays Diane Keaton's grandmother, she was only 27 years her senior in real life. See more »

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Referenced in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: Leonard Nimoy/Bill Maher/B.J. Sniff (1991) See more »

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Written by Greg Piccolo
Performed by Roomful of Blues
Featuring Arlene Bennett
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29 July 2004 | by – See all my reviews

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.
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