''Born Too Soon'' is a 1993 American television film about the life of Emily Butterfield, a baby girl who was born prematurely and died 53 days after her birth. The film stars

Michael Moriarty Michael Moriarty (born April 5, 1941) is an American-Canadian actor and jazz musician. He received an Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award for his first acting role on American television as a Nazi SS officer in the 1978 mini-series ''Holocaust'' ...

and Pamela Reed as Emily's parents,

Fox Butterfield Fox Butterfield (born 8 July 1939) is an American journalist who spent much of his 30-year career reporting for ''The New York Times''. Butterfield served as ''Times'' bureau chief in Saigon, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Beijing, and Boston and as a corre ...

and Elizabeth Mehren. It is based on Mehren's 1991 non-fiction book of the same name.

Plot

Cast

* Pamela Reed as Elizabeth Mehren *

Terry O'Quinn Terrance Quinn (born July 15, 1952), known professionally as Terry O'Quinn, is an American actor. He played John Locke on the TV series ''Lost'', the title role in '' The Stepfather'' and ''Stepfather II'', and Peter Watts in ''Millennium'', w ...

as Dr. Friedman * Joanna Gleason as Annemarie *

Mariangela Pino Mariangela Pino is an American actress. She is best known for her role as ''Diane Koscinski'' in the 1994 film '' Richie Rich'' and her recurring role as Marie Morton on the sitcom ''Home Improvement''. Early life and education Pino was born i ...

as Leslie *Elizabeth Ruscio as Dr. Jane Gerstner * Tina Lifford as Latanya *Christianne Hirt as Carol *Christine Avila as Mrs. Diaz *Dennis Redfield as Tom * Jay Brazeau as Dr. Wolf

Production

The film was shot in

Vancouver Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the ...

Reception

David Parkinson of ''

Radio Times ''Radio Times'' (currently styled as ''RadioTimes'') is a British weekly listings magazine devoted to television and radio programme schedules, with other features such as interviews, film reviews and lifestyle items. Founded in May 1923 by J ...

'' awarded the film three stars out of five.

Ken Tucker Kenneth Tucker is an American arts, music and television critic, magazine editor, and non-fiction book writer. Early life and education Tucker was born in Manhattan, New York City, New York, and raised in Stamford, Connecticut. He earned a ...

of ''

Entertainment Weekly ''Entertainment Weekly'' (sometimes abbreviated as ''EW'') is an American digital-only entertainment magazine based in New York City, published by Dotdash Meredith, that covers film, television, music, Broadway theatre, books, and popular cul ...

'' graded the film a B+. The film received positive feedback from Butterfield and Mehren.

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* * 1993 television films 1993 films NBC network original films Films set in 1988 American biographical films Films set in the 20th century Films shot in Vancouver Films based on non-fiction books 1990s biographical films 1990s English-language films 1990s American films {{US-tv-drama-film-stub