Movie: The Baby Dance

Top 10 Billed Cast

Laura Dern
Laura Dern

Wanda LeFauve

Stockard Channing
Stockard Channing

Rachel Luckman

Peter Riegert
Peter Riegert

Richard Luckman

Richard Lineback
Richard Lineback

Al LeFauve

Sandra Seacat
Sandra Seacat

Doreen

Wally Dalton
Wally Dalton

Ron

Stephen E. Miller
Stephen E. Miller

Dr. Selby

Heather McEwen
Heather McEwen

Patricia

Gillian Barber
Gillian Barber

Nurse Nancy

Addison Ridge
Addison Ridge

Kevin

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  • Overview

    Six months pregnant and living in a beat-up tiny mobile home, Wanda LeFauve thinks she has found the solution to her problems when she agrees to meet well-to-do Rachel Luckman and her husband. The childless Luckmans are desperate to raise a baby and Wanda is anxious to find a home for her latest. They strike a deal, but as the birth parents and the potential adoptive parents get to know each other, fundamental differences emerge.

  • Release Date

    1998-08-23

  • Average

    6.333

  • Rating:

    3.2 starts
  • Tagline

    Two Families, One Child, No Easy Answers.

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
  • Keywords

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