Immediate Family (film)

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Immediate Family
Immediate family poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Jonathan Kaplan
Written by Barbara Benedek
Produced by Lawrence Kasdan
Sarah Pillsbury
Midge Sanford
Starring
Cinematography John Lindley
Edited by Jane Kurson
Music by Brad Fiedel
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date
  • 27 October 1989 (1989-10-27)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$14 million
Box office$5,932,613 [1]

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 played by Mary Stuart Masterson who later has second thoughts.

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Plot

Successful couple Michael and Linda Spector (James Woods and Glenn Close) 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.

Cast

Reception

Immediate Family received mixed reviews from critics, as the film holds a 54% rating on Rotten Tomatoes from 13 reviews.

Awards and nominations

National Board of Review of Motion Pictures

Young Artist Award

References

  1. ↑ "Immediate Family".
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