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Immediate Family

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Directed by Jonathan Kaplan
Produced by Sarah Pillsbury and Midge Sanford
Written by Barbara Benedek
With: Glenn Close, James Woods, Mary Stuart Masterson, Kevin Dillon, Linda Darlow, Mimi Kennedy, Gloria Reuben, and Blu Mankuma
Cinematography: John Lindley
Editing: Jane Kurson
Music: Brad Fiedel
Runtime: 95 min
Release Date: 27 October 1989
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Color: Color
Twitter Capsule:
Kaplan's sentimental tale of a middle-aged couple (Close and Woods) who cannot have children and seek the aid of a teenage surrogate mother (Masterson) fails to land the emotional, thought-provoking power it should.