Immediate Family (film)
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Initial DVD release April 22, 2003 Duration Country United States | 6/10 IMDb Genre Drama Writer Barbara Benedek Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date October 27, 1989 (1989-10-27) Cast (Linda Spector), (Michael Spector), (Lucy Moore), (Sam), Linda Darlow (Lawyer Susan Drew), (Eli's Mom)Similar movies The Baby Maker (1970) Tagline The toughest choices are made with the heart. |
Immediate family 1989 movie
Immediate Family is a 1989 drama film directed by Jonathan Kaplan. It stars Glenn Close and James Woods as a married childless couple who want a baby. They decide to adopt from a pregnant teenage girl who later gets second thoughts.
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Plot

The successful couple Linda Spector (Glenn Close) and Michael Spector (James Woods) have been married for ten years and desperately want to be parents. They try to conceive but are unable. They turn to an adoption agency and meet the pregnant 17-year-old Lucy (Mary Stuart Masterson). She thinks the couple can provide better for her baby than she and her boyfriend Sam (Kevin Dillon). The Spectors take care of Lucy during her pregnancy and they become close but Lucy becomes uncertain about giving up her baby.
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Reception
Immediate Family received mixed reviews from critics, as the film holds a 60% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Awards and nominations
National Board of Review of Motion Pictures
Young Artist Award
References
Immediate Family (film) WikipediaImmediate Family (film) IMDb Immediate Family (film) themoviedb.org