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Barbara Benedek (written by)
Release Date:
27 October 1989 (USA)
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The toughest choices are made with the heart.
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Linda and Michael, married for ten years, desperately want a baby and turn to an adoption agency which introduces them to Lucy...
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Glenn Close | ... | Linda Spector |
 | James Woods | ... | Michael Spector |
 | Mary Stuart Masterson | ... | Lucy Moore |
 | Kevin Dillon | ... | Sam |
 | Linda Darlow | ... | Lawyer Susan Drew |
 | Mimi Kennedy | ... | Eli's Mom |
| Charles Levin | ... | Eli's Dad |
 | Alma Beltran | ... | Spanish Woman |
| Jessica James | ... | Bessie |
 | Ken Lerner | ... | Josh |
| Jane Greer | ... | Michael's Mother |
| Harrison Mohr | ... | Eli |
| Matthew Moore | ... | Jason |
| Kristen Sanderson | ... | Kristin ('Picasso') |
| Merrilyn Gann | ... | Kristin's Mom |
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95 min
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Mary Stuart Masterson wore an eight-pound sack of bird seed around her stomach to simulate being pregnant.
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Into the Mystic
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"Immediate Family" is a look at the vicissitudes of adoption. Glenn Close and James Woods play Linda and Michael Spector, a middle-aged couple who have never been able to have children. They meet with a younger, economically strapped couple to discuss adopting from them, but further complications ensue.
I will admit that this isn't the ultimate masterpiece, but it's the sort of movie that people should see before they adopt, just to understand the issues. Equally as good as Close and Woods are Mary Stuart Masterson and Kevin Dillon, as the young couple having the baby but having doubts about giving it up. A pretty interesting movie.