Jerry Lipman (Paul Reiser) is a successful New York City psychiatrist who is diagnosed with leukemia. When he tells his mother, she reveals that he was adopted from a young Catholic girl ...
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Title: Strange Relations (TV Movie 2001)
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1 win & 3 nominations.
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| Paul Reiser | ... | Jerry Lipman | |
| Amber Sealey | ... | Ellen (as Amber Rose Sealey) | |
| Lachele Carl | ... | Sharna | |
| George Wendt | ... | Howard | |
| Catherine Porter | ... | Party Girl | |
| Todd Boyce | ... | Oncologist | |
| Olympia Dukakis | ... | Esther Lipman | |
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Nicola Barnfield | ... | Gwen |
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Mary Cunningham | ... | Mrs. Brailsford |
| Julie Walters | ... | Sheila Fitzpatrick | |
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Amy Robbins | ... | Maureen |
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Gregory Fossard | ... | Antony |
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Rowan Humphries | ... | Emma |
| Tony Maudsley | ... | Frank | |
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Suzanne Hitchmough | ... | Mavis |
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Jerry Lipman (Paul Reiser) is a successful New York City psychiatrist who is diagnosed with leukemia. When he tells his mother, she reveals that he was adopted from a young Catholic girl called Sheila (Dame Julie Walters) in Liverpool, England. Jerry's desperation for a bone marrow transplant leads him to working-class Liverpool to find his mother and see if he has any siblings. Along the way, he finds out more about himself than he knew. Written by beingbettedavis
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Rated R for language, sexuality and some drug contentParents Guide:
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Esther Lipman: So it's a slum?
Jerry Lipman: It aspires to be a slum.
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Jerry Lipman: Toxteth, mother. Tox-teth. Yeah, sort of a combination of the words "toxic" and "death".Esther Lipman: So it's a slum?
Jerry Lipman: It aspires to be a slum.
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31 March 2002 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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See this beautiful, loving drama. Every character a gem. A super script. Rich and excellent acting. Laugh, love, cry. This is what it's all about. Movies can enlighten us and release us. Sometimes they actually do.