What Makes a Family
21 reviews
Drama/TV Movie
2h
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...
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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.
- DirectorMaggie Greenwald
- Release22 January 2001
- Genre
- Duration2h
- Budget?
- Revenue?
- Rate21 reviews
- Productions
Lifetime, Barwood Films, Columbia TriStar Television, Storyline Entertainment
Cast

Brooke Shields
Janine Nielssen

Cherry Jones
Sandy Cataldi

Whoopi Goldberg
Terry Harrison

Anne Meara
Evelyn Cataldi

Al Waxman
Frank Cataldi

Jordy Benattar
Heather Cataldi

Melanie Nicholls-King
Nora

Stewart Arnott
Peter

Joanne Vannicola
Melissa

Roberta Maxwell
Claire

Dean McDermott
O'Brien

Sean McCann
Judge Black

Philip Williams
Martin Crane

Jayne Eastwood
Judge Shales

George Buza
Reverend Greg Wasney

Cayle Chernin
ICU Nurse

Tony Devon
Gene

Roger Dunn
Professor

Richard Fitzpatrick
Michael

Joyce Gordon
Tanned Woman

Dawn Greenhalgh
Dr. Gage

Andrew Moodie
ICU Nurse Cecil
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