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My Brother's Keeper

  • TV Movie
  • 1995
  • Unrated
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
135
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My Brother's Keeper (1995)
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A man and his HIV-positive twin take an insurance company to court over a possibly life-saving bone marrow transplant.A man and his HIV-positive twin take an insurance company to court over a possibly life-saving bone marrow transplant.A man and his HIV-positive twin take an insurance company to court over a possibly life-saving bone marrow transplant.

  • Director
    • Glenn Jordan
  • Writer
    • Gregory Goodell
  • Stars
    • John Lithgow
    • Annette O'Toole
    • Veronica Cartwright
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    • IMDb RATING
    5.6/10
    135
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Glenn Jordan
    • Writer
      • Gregory Goodell
    • Stars
      • John Lithgow
      • Annette O'Toole
      • Veronica Cartwright
    • 1User review
    • 1Critic review
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    • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 2 nominations total

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    Ellen Burstyn in My Brother's Keeper (1995)
    Zeljko Ivanek in My Brother's Keeper (1995)
    John Lithgow in My Brother's Keeper (1995)
    John Lithgow and Richard Masur in My Brother's Keeper (1995)
    Veronica Cartwright and John Lithgow in My Brother's Keeper (1995)

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    John Lithgow
    John Lithgow
    • Tom Bradley…
    Annette O'Toole
    Annette O'Toole
    • Joann Bradley
    Veronica Cartwright
    Veronica Cartwright
    • Pat
    Zeljko Ivanek
    Zeljko Ivanek
    • Dr. Hill
    • (as Zeljko Ivanek)
    Richard Masur
    Richard Masur
    • Morley
    Brian Doyle-Murray
    Brian Doyle-Murray
    • Curtis
    • (as Brian Doyle Murray)
    Amy Aquino
    Amy Aquino
    • Terry
    Peter Michael Goetz
    Peter Michael Goetz
    • Tabor
    Ellen Burstyn
    Ellen Burstyn
    • Helen
    Michael Alldredge
    Michael Alldredge
    • Karbs
    Don Amendolia
    Don Amendolia
    • Father Gardiner
    Adilah Barnes
    Adilah Barnes
    • Nurse Sandy
    Graham Beckel
    Graham Beckel
    • Community leader
    Raye Birk
    Raye Birk
    • Dr. Roth
    Alanna Brown
    Alanna Brown
    • Sarah
    Wren T. Brown
    Wren T. Brown
    • Reporter
    Mary Elkins
    • Reporter
    • (as Mary Elena Elkins)
    Wanda-Lee Evans
    • Maggie
    • (as Wanda Lee Evans)
    • Director
      • Glenn Jordan
    • Writer
      • Gregory Goodell
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      This is the second time John Lithgow plays more than one character in a movie. In Raising Cain (1992) he played multiple characters while in this one he plays twins.
    • Quotes

      Tom Bradley: [mournfully to his family when the procedure fails] So Close

      Tom Bradley: [on learning the transplant would've worked if an infection had been caught a week sooner] A week... if this procedure had been done a week sooner it would've worked

      [throws a fit]

      Tom Bradley: A week A Week... A WEEK

      [has to be restrained as he pelts hospital staff with objects]

    • Crazy credits
      At this time, bone marrow transplants have not been shown to be an effective treatment for HIV Infection.
    • Connections
      Featured in The 47th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      That's What Friends Are For
      Written by Carole Bayer Sager and Burt Bacharach

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 19, 1995 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Lazos de sangre
    • Filming locations
      • Johns Hopkins Hospital, 601 North Broadway, Baltimore, Maryland, USA(Exterior establishing shot when they first travel to Johns Hopkins to discuss the procedure.)
    • Production companies
      • Holiday Productions
      • RHI Entertainment
      • Hallmark Entertainment
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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