What Makes a Family

What Makes a Family

2001
2h 0m
6.2

6.2/10

22 votes • View on IMDb

"Based on the controversial true story"

Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Lifetime Barwood Films Columbia TriStar Television Storyline Entertainment
Production Countries
Canada United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date January 22, 2001
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0251474

Cast

Brooke Shields
Brooke Shields

Janine Nielssen

Cherry Jones
Cherry Jones

Sandy Cataldi

Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg

Terry Harrison

Anne Meara
Anne Meara

Evelyn Cataldi

Al Waxman
Al Waxman

Frank Cataldi

Jordy Benattar
Jordy Benattar

Heather Cataldi

Melanie Nicholls-King
Melanie Nicholls-King

Nora

Stewart Arnott
Stewart Arnott

Peter

Joanne Vannicola
Joanne Vannicola

Melissa

Roberta Maxwell
Roberta Maxwell

Claire

Dean McDermott
Dean McDermott

O'Brien

Sean McCann
Sean McCann

Judge Black

Key Crew

Neil Meron
Executive Producer
Cis Corman
Executive Producer
Whoopi Goldberg
Executive Producer
Wendy Grean
Producer
Barbra Streisand
Executive Producer
Craig Zadan
Executive Producer
Maggie Greenwald
Director
Robert L. Freedman
Writer