Immediate Family (film)


Immediate Family is a 1989 drama film directed by Jonathan Kaplan. It stars Glenn Close and James Woods as a married childless couple who want a baby. They decide to adopt from a pregnant teenage girl played by Mary Stuart Masterson who later gets second thoughts.

Plot

The successful couple Linda Spector and Michael Spector have been married for ten years and desperately want to be parents. They try to conceive but are unable. They turn to an adoption agency and meet the pregnant 17-year-old Lucy. She thinks the couple can provide better for her baby than she and her boyfriend Sam. The Spectors take care of Lucy during her pregnancy and they become close but Lucy becomes uncertain about giving up her baby.

Cast

Immediate Family received mixed reviews from critics, as the film holds a 50% rating on Rotten Tomatoes from 12 reviews.

Awards and nominations

National Board of Review of Motion Pictures
Young Artist Award