''Immediate Family'' is a 1989 drama film directed by

Jonathan Kaplan Jonathan Kaplan (born November 25, 1947) is an American film producer and director. His film '' The Accused'' (1988) earned actress Jodie Foster an Oscar for Best Actress and was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 39th Berlin Internation ...

. It stars Glenn Close and

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as a married childless couple who want a baby. They decide to adopt from a pregnant teenage girl played by

Mary Stuart Masterson Mary Stuart Masterson (born June 28, 1966) is an American actress and director. She has starred in the films '' At Close Range'' (1986), '' Some Kind of Wonderful'' (1987), '' Chances Are'' (1989), ''Fried Green Tomatoes'' (1991) and '' Benny & ...

who later gets second thoughts.

Plot

Successful couple Linda Spector ( Glenn Close) and Michael Spector (

) 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 (

). She thinks the couple can provide better for her baby than she and her boyfriend Sam (

Kevin Dillon Kevin Brady Dillon (born August 19, 1965) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Johnny "Drama" Chase on the HBO comedy series '' Entourage'', Bunny in the war film ''Platoon'', and John Densmore in the musical biopic ''The Doo ...

). The Spectors take care of Lucy during her pregnancy and they become close but Lucy becomes uncertain about giving up her baby.

Cast

* Glenn Close as Linda Spector *

as Michael Spector *

as Lucy *

as Sam * Linda Darlow as Lawyer Susan Drew * Harrison Mohr as Eli *

Mimi Kennedy Mary Claire "Mimi" Kennedy (born September 25, 1948) is an American actress, author, and activist. Best known for her roles in television sitcoms, Kennedy co-starred in numerous short-lived sitcoms before her role as Ruth Sloan on '' Homefront'' ...

as Eli's mother * Charles Levin as Eli's father * Jessica James as Bessie *

Ken Lerner Kenneth Lerner (born May 27, 1948) is an American television, stage and film actor. He played Principal Flutie in the first episodes of the television series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''. Personal life Lerner was born in Brooklyn, New York, of ...

as Josh * Jane Greer as Michael's Mother *

Veena Sood Veena Sood (born 21 November), is a Canadian actress. Sood is best known for dramatic and comedic roles in a career spanning more than 3 decades. Early life and education She was born on 21 November in Nairobi, Kenya. Her father was a doctor a ...

as Admitting Nurse

Reception

''Immediate Family'' received mixed reviews from critics, as the film holds a 54% rating on

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from 13 reviews.

Awards and nominations

National Board of Review of Motion Pictures *1989: Won, "Best Supporting Actress" - Mary Stuart Masterson

Young Artist Award The Young Artist Award (originally known as the Youth in Film Award) is an accolade presented by the Young Artist Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1978 to honor excellence of youth performers, and to provide scholarships for young ...

*1990: Nominated, "Best Young Actor Supporting Role in a Motion Picture" - Kevin Dillon

References

External links

* * * * *
"Immediate Family"
, review by

Roger Ebert Roger Joseph Ebert (; June 18, 1942 – April 4, 2013) was an American film critic, film historian, journalist, screenwriter, and author. He was a film critic for the ''Chicago Sun-Times'' from 1967 until his death in 2013. In 1975, Ebert beca ...

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