Your Family Tree

The toughest choices are made with the heart.

Release Date:

27 October 1989 (USA)

Also Known As:

Casi una familia

Budget:

$14, 000, 000 (estimated)

Gross:

$5, 932, 613 (USA)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 See full technical specs »

Trivia

Central to Immediate Family (1989) was the delicate and complicated relationship that develops between the Spectors and Lucy (Mary Stuart Masterson) and Sam (Kevin Dillon). Director Jonathan Kaplan said: "When these characters meet, they're all at very low points in their lives. They belong to two very different cultures, and there's a twenty year age difference. While the Spectors appear to have everything that Lucy wants including security and stability, she has the ability to do what they cannot: She can create life. Screenwriter Barbara Benedek noted: "You have to love someone to think that they could raise your child. And, correspondingly, you have to love someone to bring them into your family". Producer Midge Sanford added: "I believe that people will feel very torn about the situation. Wouldn't it be wonderful if the Spectors could have what they so desperately want? But isn't it sad that Lucy's circumstances are such that she may not be able to keep this baby right now in her life?". See more »

Connections

References Svetimas (1979) See more »

Soundtracks

Creatures of Love
Written by David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison and Tina Weymouth Performed by Talking Heads
Courtesy of EMI Records, Ltd. & Sire Records
By arrangement with Warner Special Products
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