Film
What Makes a Family
2001 · 2h · Drama · TV Movie
Based on the controversial true story
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- 6.6
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Overview
Janine and Sandy are a lesbian couple who decide to have a baby, but after a few years Sandy dies. This tragedy is exploited by Sandy's parents to snatch the girl from Janine's care. But then, and despite having the laws against her, Janine decides to fight in order to regain custody of her daughter.
Cast
Brooke Shields
Janine Nielssen
Cherry Jones
Sandy Cataldi
Whoopi Goldberg
Terry Harrison
Anne Meara
Evelyn Cataldi
Al Waxman
Frank Cataldi
Jordy Benattar
Heather Cataldi
Melanie Nicholls-King
Nora
Stewart Arnott
Peter
Jo Vannicola
Melissa
Roberta Maxwell
Claire
Dean McDermott
O'Brien
Sean McCann
Judge Black
Philip Williams
Martin Crane
Jayne Eastwood
Judge Shales
George Buza
Reverend Greg Wasney
Cayle Chernin
ICU Nurse
Crew
- Maggie GreenwaldDirector
- Robert L. FreedmanWriter
- Wendy GreanProducer
- Cis CormanExecutive Producer
- Whoopi GoldbergExecutive Producer
- Neil MeronExecutive Producer
- Barbra StreisandExecutive Producer
- Craig ZadanExecutive Producer
- Rhett MoritaDirector of Photography
- Keith ReamerEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- January 22, 2001
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 2h
- Genres
- Drama, TV Movie
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