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Desperate Choices: To Save My Child Photos

Desperate Choices: To Save My Child (1992)

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Movie Info

Plucky 16-year-old Cassie Robbins' (Reese Witherspoon) carefree life is drastically changed when she learns she has leukemia. At first she undergoes chemotherapy, but the treatment fails, and only a bone-marrow transplant will save her. With the list of possible donors very small, Cassie's parents (Joanna Kerns, Bruce Davison) must make an impossible decision: keep searching and risk running out of time, or allow their young son, who is a perfect match, to undergo the dangerous surgery.

Genre:

drama
Original Language:

English
Director:

Andy Tennant
Runtime:

1h 40m

Cast & Crew

Joanna Kerns
Mel Robbins

Bruce Davison
Richard Robbins

Reese Witherspoon
Cassie Robbins

Joseph Mazzello
Willy Robbins

Andy Tennant
Director

Critic Reviews for Desperate Choices: To Save My Child

All Critics (1) | Top Critics (1) | Rotten (1)

Actors do their best in these circumstances, with Witherspoon bearing up particularly well under the relentless melodramatic pounding. However, nobody comes out very well in this sentimental mush.

January 20, 2018 | Full Review…

Hoyt Hilsman
Variety