What Makes a Family

What Makes a Family

120 mins | Drama, TV Movie | Jan. 22, 2001

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.

What Makes a Family

120 mins | Drama, TV Movie | Jan. 22, 2001

What Makes a Family
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.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers
Original title What Makes a Family
Directors Maggie Greenwald
Writers Robert L. Freedman

Cast

Brooke Shields

as Janine Nielssen

Cherry Jones

as Sandy Cataldi

Whoopi Goldberg

as Terry Harrison

Anne Meara

as Evelyn Cataldi

Al Waxman

as Frank Cataldi

Jordy Benattar

as Heather Cataldi

Stewart Arnott

as Peter

Joanne Vannicola

as Melissa

Roberta Maxwell

as Claire

Dean McDermott

as O'Brien

Sean McCann

as Judge Black

Philip Williams

as Martin Crane

Jayne Eastwood

as Judge Shales

George Buza

as Reverend Greg Wasney

Cayle Chernin

as ICU Nurse

Tony Devon

as Gene

Roger Dunn

as Professor

Richard Fitzpatrick

as Michael

Joyce Gordon

as Tanned Woman

Dawn Greenhalgh

as Dr. Gage

William Lynn

as Reverend at Chapel

Lorelei Mahoney

as Danielle Cataldi

Tony Meyler

as Bailiff

Sonja Mills

as Party Guest

Andrew Moodie

as ICU Nurse Cecil

Marilo Nunez

as Cop at Home

Beatriz Pizano

as Woman at Hospital

Reuben Thompson

as Marko

Alana Turner

as Ballet Instructor