No Ordinary Baby

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No Ordinary Baby
Genre Drama
Based on"Carbon Copy: Meet the First Human Clone"
by Richard Kadrey
Teleplay byRichard Kletter
Directed by Peter Werner
Starring
Music by Brian Keane
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
ProducerRandy Sutter
CinematographyNeil Roach
EditorBenjamin A. Weissman
Running time91 minutes
Production companies
  • Haft Entertainment
  • Von Zerneck-Sertner Films
Original release
Network Lifetime
ReleaseOctober 8, 2001 (2001-10-08)

No Ordinary Baby, also known as After Amy, is a 2001 American drama television film directed by Peter Werner and written by Richard Kletter, based on the 1998 Wired magazine short story "Carbon Copy: Meet the First Human Clone" by Richard Kadrey. It stars Bridget Fonda and Mary Beth Hurt, with Valerie Mahaffey, Philip Bosco, Adam LeFevre, Arnold Pinnock, Ron Lea, Ted Whittall, Bruce Dinsmore, and Vlasta Vrána co-starring. The film revolves around a reporter (Fonda) covering the birth of the first human clone and the public furor that ensues, along with the reputation troubles faced by the doctor involved (Hurt).

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No Ordinary Baby premiered on Lifetime on October 8, 2001. Fonda was nominated for the best actress (miniseries or TV film) award at the 2002 Golden Globes for her role. [1]

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  1. "List of Golden Globe Nominations". Fox News. December 20, 2001. Retrieved June 10, 2008.