Themes: Expecting a Baby, Adoption, Class Differences
Main Cast: Glenn Close, James Woods, Mary Stuart Masterson, Kevin Dillon, Linda Darlow
Release Year: 1989
Country: US
Run Time: 99 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG13
Plot
Glenn Close and James Woods star in this artery-clogging schmaltz about a childless couple who desperately want to have a baby. Linda (Close) and Michael Spector (Woods) are an upscale couple who have everything -- except a child. Linda mists over after she takes her temperature, plans the correct time for conception, and then her period starts. Despite medical intervention, the Spectors cannot conceive. They finally decide to adopt a child and meet the pregnant 17-year-old Lucy (Mary Stuart Masterson), who decides that the Spectors can provide a better home for her child than she and her boyfriend Sam (Kevin Dillon) could. The Spectors look Lucy over and determine -- since Lucy's mother died when she was seven -- to take care of her during her pregnancy. The three bond as they await the birth of Lucy's child. But now Lucy has second thoughts about the decision to turn her baby over to the Spectors. The solution for this happy group? Adopt Lucy and become the "immediate family." ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
Jane Greer - Michael's Mother; Jessica James - Bessie; Mimi Kennedy - Eli's Mom; Charles Levin - Eli's Dad; Harrison Mohr - Eli; Matthew Moore - Jason; Kristin Sanderson - Kristin "Picasso"; Merrilyn Gann - Kristin's Mom; Chuck Bennett - Sportscaster; Christmas the Dog - Ellen; Babs Chula - Birthday Girl's Mom; Brenda Crichlow - Doctor's Receptionist; Lynn Eastman - Phone Operator; Nora Heflin - Dr. Samuels; Ken Lerner - Josh; Pamela Ludwig - Anna; Blu Mankuma - Crib Mover; Walter Marsh - Dr. Nathanson; Katie Murray - Birthday Girl; Deborah Offner - Kathy; Wendy Van Riesen - Pregnant Woman; Rob Roy - Home Buyer; Robyn Simons - Girl in Vet's Office; Royce Wallace - Nurse; Richard White - Anxious Father; Stephen E. Miller - Lucy's Stepfather; Bill Croft - Man on Phone; Benjamin Altschul - One-year-old William; Joanne Bates - Home Buyer; Alisha Bell - Kid on Blanket; Tess Brady - Delivery Doctor; Simone Clelland - Anne Marie; Tony Dakota - Kid on Blanket; Colleen Darnell - Salon Employee; Thor Derksen - Paper Boy; Joyce Erickson - Vet Receptionist; Deryl Fell - Father at Game; Chelsea Hooper - Kid on Blanket; Janet Judd - Woman on Bus; Anita Kam - Rich Daughter; Andrew Kavadas - Crib Mover; John Kirkconnell - Son at Game; Nora Kletter - Girl at Puppet Show; Celine Lockhart - Rich Mother; Ashlee MacMilliam - Girl at Puppet Show; Andrea Mann - Spanish Woman's Daughter; Jane Mortifee-Birch - Sam's Mother; Donna Peerless - Linda's Client; Freda Perry - Lawyer's Receptionist; Beatriz Pizano - Spanish Woman's Daughter; Liam Ramsey - Lucy's Stepbrother; Ben Reeder - Paul; Gloria Reuben - Maternity Nurse; Daniel Roberds - Baby William/Andrew; Darrell Roberds - Anxious Father; Maya Saunders - Lucy's Stepsister; Jennifer Sedman - Kid on Blanket; Jonathan Sedman - Kid with Football; Veena Sood - Admitting Nurse; Jeff Stanford - Lab Technician; Venus Terzo - Spanish Woman's Daughter; Elinore Then - Dr. Nathanson's Nurse; Rebecca Toolan - Real Estate Woman; Toothpick the Clown - Himself
Credit
David Willson - Art Director, John H. Starke - Associate Producer, Sally Dennison - Casting, Julie Selzer - Casting, Sarah Pillsbury - Co-producer, Midge Sanford - Co-producer, April Ferry - Costume Designer, Jonathan Kaplan - Director, Jane Kurson - Editor, Lawrence Kasdan - Executive Producer, Brad Fiedel - Composer (Music Score), Irene Kent - Makeup, Mark Freeborn - Production Designer, David Wilson - Production Designer, John Lindley - Cinematographer, Grace Gilroy - Production Manager, Byron Lance King - Set Designer, John Thomas - Special Effects, Barbara Benedek - Screenwriter, Michael Dennison - Costumes Supervisor
