Baby M (1988)
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Baby M is a two-part TV movie predicated on a headline-making true event. In 1985, Mary Beth Whitehead accepted $10,000 to bear a child, which then would be adopted by William and Elizabeth Stern. But after the baby's birth in March of 1986, Whitehead reneged on the agreement. The subsequent high-profile custody trial raged on for well over nine months. The film strives for impartiality, though those pre-disposed members of the audience will not be swayed from their support of the parents or of the surrogate mother. John Shea and Robin Strasser portray the married couple, while JoBeth Williams plays Whitehead. Baby M was initially telecast on May 22 and 23, 1988. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Director(s):
- James Steven Sadwith
Synopsis of Baby M
Baby M is a two-part TV movie predicated on a headline-making true event. In 1985, Mary Beth Whitehead accepted $10,000 to bear a child, which then would be adopted by William and Elizabeth Stern. But after the baby's birth in March of 1986, Whitehead reneged on the agreement. The subsequent high-profile custody trial raged on for well over nine months. The film strives for impartiality, though those pre-disposed members of the audience will not be swayed from their support of the parents or of the surrogate mother. John Shea and Robin Strasser portray the married couple, while JoBeth Williams plays Whitehead. Baby M was initially telecast on May 22 and 23, 1988. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Baby M
- John Shea - Bill Stern
- JoBeth Williams - Mary Beth Whitehead
- Lisa Dinkins - Nurse
- Dakin Matthews - Judge
- Lisa Raggio - ICNY Receptionist
- Dana Wheeler-Nicholson
- Annabella Price - Sue
- Robin Strasser - Betsy Stern
- Nancy Addison - Joanne
- Anne Jackson - Lorraine Abraham
- Bruce McGill - Cassidy
- Bruce Weitz - Whitehead
- Dabney Coleman - Skoloff
- Jenny Lewis - Tuesday
- Director(s):
- James Steven Sadwith
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