Switched at Birth (1991)
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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… More 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
- Directed By
- Waris Hussein
- Genres
- Drama, Television
PG,
- In Theaters
- Apr 28, 1991 Wide
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Cast
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Bonnie Bedelia
as Regina Twigg
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Brian Kerwin
as Bob Mays
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Edward Asner
as Ted Marx
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John M. Jackson
as Ernest Twigg
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Lois Smith
as Margaret
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Eve Gordon
as Darlena
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Patricia Allison
as School Principal
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Vivian Bonnell
as Nurse Ford
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Ashlee Buhler
as Gina Twigg Age 4
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Kay Cole
as Dr. Joynes
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Lois De Banzie
as Dr. Kite
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Grant Gelt
as Ernie Twigg Age 11-14
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Beth Grant
as Sophie
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Judith Hoag
as Barbara Mays
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Rance Howard
as Frank
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Mario Machado
as Philadelphia Anchor
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Caroline McWilliams
as Lois Morehead
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Tom Middleton
as Bob Mays Sr.
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King Moody
as Dr. Zelf
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Ariana Richards
as Kimberly Mays Age 9-11
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Beth Richards
as Kim Mays Age 4-6
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Miguel Sandoval
as Dr. Benito Rojas
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Jacqueline Scott
as Ruth Mays
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Ben Slack
as Pastor John
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Dale Swann
as Dr. Stan Block
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Joe Whipp
as Dr. Peter Ter Horst
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Kelli Williams
as Irisa
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Luana Anders
as Nurse Ames
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Hal Smith
as Apartment Manager
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John Wesley
as Lester Dodge P.I.
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Andrew Craig
as Vendor
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Richmond Harrison
as Process Server
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Andrew Magarian
as Steven Tate
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Herb Mitchell
as Dr. Marvin Cook
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Adilah Barnes
as Tracy's Mom
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Erika Flores
as Arlena Twigg Age 9-11
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Stephanie Shroyer
as Mrs. Hampton
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Valentino
as Emily
