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A young boy is torn away from his adoptive parents by his alcoholic, abusive birth parents.A young boy is torn away from his adoptive parents by his alcoholic, abusive birth parents.A young boy is torn away from his adoptive parents by his alcoholic, abusive birth parents.
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- TriviaThe scene where Berry Pepper's character, Rip, is bitten by his dog was not part of the script until the dog decided to improvise it. Berry Pepper was actually bitten by his fellow actor, the dog.
- GoofsIn the kitchen scene after Rip Porter smashes his empty bottle and gets consoled by Wendy, the positions of his head and of their hands around each other's heads change too suddenly between the subsequent shots while lines are being spoken across the cuts.
- Quotes
Wendy Porter: There is one thing that - -- that you could do for me. I would like Joey to know that he has two mothers: one that loved him so much that she couldn't let him go, and one that loved him so much that she had to.
- SoundtracksThe Lord Bless You and Keep You
Words and Music by Peter C. Lutkin
Performed by Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church Chancel Choir
Choir directed by John L. Wilson
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I just watched this movie and had a hard time keeping a dry eye. The sad truth is there are cases similar to this going on in family court everyday..maybe not as extreme as this one (most kids are less than 6 years old) but fights between bio parents, foster parents and adoptive parents go on every day. This is an adoptive parents nightmare. I thought the performances by all were solid and very believable. The kid that played Joey is so cute and a good little actor. I really do not understand how people can bash this movie. They must not be adults, or parents for that matter. The subject matter is very surreal and let me tell you, I would have done the EXACT same thing as the adoptive parents did in this movie.
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Box office
- Budget
- $2,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $352,810
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $77,960
- Sep 26, 2010
- Gross worldwide
- $352,810
- Runtime1 hour 40 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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