Baby M

Baby M

200 mins | May 22, 1988

Baby M is a two-part TV movie predicated on a headline-making true event. In 1985, Mary Beth Whitehead accepted $10,000 to bear a child, which then would be adopted by William and Elizabeth Stern. But after the baby's birth in March of 1986, Whitehead reneged on the agreement. The subsequent high-profile custody trial raged on for well over nine months.

Baby M

200 mins | May 22, 1988

Baby M
Baby M is a two-part TV movie predicated on a headline-making true event. In 1985, Mary Beth Whitehead accepted $10,000 to bear a child, which then would be adopted by William and Elizabeth Stern. But after the baby's birth in March of 1986, Whitehead reneged on the agreement. The subsequent high-profile custody trial raged on for well over nine months.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers
Original title Baby M
Directors James Steven Sadwith
Writers James Steven Sadwith

Cast

JoBeth Williams

as Marybeth Whitehead

John Shea

as Bill Stern

Bruce Weitz

as Rick Whitehead

Robin Strasser

as Betsy Stern

Anne Jackson

as Lorraine Abraham

Bruce McGill

as Harold Cassidy

Dakin Matthews

as Judge Sorkow

Jenny Lewis

as Tuesday

Dabney Coleman

as Gary Skoloff