Immediate Family

Name: Immediate Family
Genre: Drama
Released: 1989-10-27
Duration: 1 h 35 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Glenn Close, James Woods, Mary Stuart Masterson

19891989
PG-13PG-13
1h 35min

Linda and Michael, married for ten years, desperately want a baby and turn to an adoption agency which introduces them to Lucy, a teenage girl expecting her first baby. The three agree that ... Read allLinda and Michael, married for ten years, desperately want a baby and turn to an adoption agency which introduces them to Lucy, a teenage girl expecting her first baby. The three agree that Linda and Michael will adopt Lucy's baby and that Lucy will sign away custody. Things don'... Read allLinda and Michael, married for ten years, desperately want a baby and turn to an adoption agency which introduces them to Lucy, a teenage girl expecting her first baby. The three agree that Linda and Michael will adopt Lucy's baby and that Lucy will sign away custody. Things don't go quite to plan however..

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Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations

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Immediate Family

James Woods, Glenn Close, Mary Stuart Masterson, and Kevin Dillon in Immediate Family (1989)

James Woods and Mary Stuart Masterson in Immediate Family (1989)

James Woods and Glenn Close in Immediate Family (1989)

Mary Stuart Masterson in Immediate Family (1989)

Jonathan Kaplan in Immediate Family (1989)

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Taglines
- The toughest choices are made with the heart.
Genre
- Drama
Certificate
- PG-13
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

Trivia
Mary Stuart Masterson wore an eight-pound sack of bird seed around her stomach to simulate being pregnant.

Goofs
In the opening scene while driving on the highway, signs from the province of British Columbia are seen.

Quotes
Michael Spector: [after Sam and Lucy borrowed their car] Okay, let's have it. Your most paranoid fantasy.
Linda Spector: I don't want to talk about it.
Michael Spector: They disappear with the baby and the car, only stopping long enough to rip off a few convenience stores on the way home with a sawed-off shotgun. Am I getting close?
Linda Spector: I don't appreciate this, Michael.
Michael Spector: And we end up on Geraldo Rivera as the most gullible couple in America.

Connections
Featured in At the Movies: Immediate Family/The Bear/Dad/Next of Kin/Carnival of Souls (1989)

Soundtracks
Into the Mystic
Written and Performed by Van Morrison
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc.
by arrangement with Warner Special Products

Top review

Another movie proving the 80's era of excellence.

The movie Immediate Family is one of those rare films that never reach the public in a big way. But, the people that do see it are usually impacted greatly on the way to handle adoption and pregnancy at an early age. The cast:Glenn Close, James Woods, Mary Stuart Masterson, and Kevin Dillon are just the right mix to produce a movie of this genre. If you like baby flicks, I suggest you try out this one. Yet another example of 80's greatness.

Rating:8/10 stars

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