Switched at Birth (1991)
- Starring:
- Bonnie Bedelia, Brian Kerwin, (more)
- Director(s):
- Waris Hussein
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
Synopsis of Switched at Birth
The two-part, four-hour TV movie Switched at Birth is based on an actual event which began unfolding in Wauchula, Florida in 1978. Brian Kerwin and Judith Hoag play the new parents of a baby girl; a few days later, another couple, played by John M. Jackson and Bonnie Bedelia, have a baby at the same hospital. Kerwin and Hoag's baby is healthy; Jackson and Bedelia's baby has a heart defect. Switched at Birth traces the lives of the two girls over a period of eight years--up to the point of a tragedy which opens the possibility that the girls may not have been given over to the correct parents at the hospital. The four parents involved find themselves in court, battling over custody of the surviving child. This intensely personal problem is bloated into a cause celebre by the press and by parents' rights pressure groups. Edward Asner and Caroline McWilliams appear as the opposing attorneys. Those who'd been following the two-part Switched at Birth during its first telecast in April of 1991 may have found themselves in family conflicts of their own, inasmuch as Part Two was shown opposite the network TV premiere of Die Hard. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Switched at Birth
- Bonnie Bedelia - Regina Twigg
- Ed Asner - Ted Marx
- Lois Smith - Margaret
- Patricia Allison - School Principal
- Mario Machado - Philadelphia Anchor
- Ben Slack - Pastor John
- Miguel Sandoval - Dr. Benito Rojas
- Ariana Richards - Kimberly Mays, Age 9-11
- Tom Middleton - Bob Mays Sr.
- Valentino - Emily
- Erika Flores - Arlena Twigg, Age 9-11
- Herb Mitchell - Dr. Marvin Cook
- Allison Mack - Normia Twigg, Age 6
- Andrew Craig - Vendor
- Hal Smith - Apartment Manager
- Kelli Williams - Irisa
- Rance Howard - Frank
- Vivian Bonnell - Nurse Ford
- Kay Cole - Dr. Joynes
- Grant Gelt - Ernie Twigg, Age 11-14
- Brian Kerwin - Bob Mays
- John M. Jackson - Ernest Twigg
- Eve Gordon - Darlena
- Judith Hoag - Barbara Mays
- Dale Swann - Dr. Stan Block
- Jacqueline Scott - Ruth Mays
- Beth Richards - Kim Mays, Age 4-6
- King Moody - Dr. Zelf
- Caroline McWilliams - Lois Morehead
- Stephanie Shroyer - Mrs. Hampton
- Adilah Barnes - Tracy's Mom
- Andrew Magarian - Steven Tate
- Richmond Harrison - Process Server
- John Wesley - Lester Dodge, P.I.
- Luana Anders - Nurse Ames
- Joe Whipp - Dr. Peter Ter Horst
- Beth Grant - Sophie
- Ashlee Buhler - Gina Twigg, Age 4
- Lois de Banzie - Dr. Kite
- Director(s):
- Waris Hussein
- Writer(s):
- Michael O'Hara
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Suitable for Children)
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