Desperate Choices: To Save My Child

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Release date: Oct 5, 1992

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Movie Info

When his daughter Renee Witherspoon is stricken with leukemia, father Bruce Davison hopes to find a bone-marrow transplant within his own family. The most likely candidate is Renee's half-brother Joe Mazzello. But Joe's natural mother (and Renee's stepmother) Joanna Kerns, fearful that her son might endanger his own life, refuses permission for the operation. This being a TV movie rather than a weekly series, there are no easy answers to the dilemma, either morally or legally. Desperate Choices: To Save My Child was first telecast October 5, 1992.

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Drama
Directed By:

Andy Tennant
Written By:

Maggie Kleinman
In Theaters:

Oct 5, 1992 limited
Runtime:

100 minutes
Studio:

NBC

Cast

Bruce Davison
as Richard Robbins

Joanna Kerns
as Mary Ellen Robbins

Reese Witherspoon
as Cassie

Joseph Mazzello
as Willy

Jeremy Sisto
as Josh

Bruce McGill
as Dan

Steven Gilborn
as Dr. Andrews

Rondi Reed
as Dr. Brunell

Ron Canada
as Brian

Phillip Curry
as Judge Bloom

J.D. Hall
as Coach Watson

William Newman
as Dr. Edwards

Debby Shively
as Angela Vincente

Larry Brandenburg
as Ed Foster

Duke Moosekian
as Benny

Mary Kohnert
as Mrs. Hefner

Mark Davenport
as Mark

Dean Scofield
as John Schuyler

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Critic Reviews for Desperate Choices: To Save My Child

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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
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