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About
A leukemia patient attempts to end a 20-year feud with her sister to get her bone marrow.
Theatrical
Dec 18, 1996
Box Office
$12.8M
Budget
$23.0M
Return
0.6x
DVD / Blu-ray
Feb 9, 1999
Theaters
2
Director
Producers
Lori Steinberg, Tod Scott Brody, John Guare
Music
Studio
Tribeca Productions, Miramax, Scott Rudin Productions
Quotes
See all →The Blessings of Love and Connection
Bessie
Oh, Lee, I've been so lucky. I've been so lucky to have Dad and Ruth. I've had such ] in my life. You know, I look back, and I've had such... such love.
[[love]
Lee
They love you very much.
Bessie
No, that's not what I mean. No, no... I mean that I love them. I've been so lucky to have been able to love someone so much.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →M
Meryl Streep
Lee Wakefield Lacker
Diane Keaton
Bessie Wakefield
Leonardo DiCaprio
Hank Lacker
Robert De Niro
Wallace "Wally" Carter
H
Hume Cronyn
Marvin Wakefield
G
Gwen Verdon
Ruth Wakefield
H
Hal Scardino
Charlie Lacker
D
Dan Hedaya
Robert "Bob" Carter
M
Margo Martindale
Charlotte Samit
C
Cynthia Nixon
Retirement Home Director
K
Kelly Ripa
Coral
J
John Callahan
Lance
O
Olga Merediz
Beauty Shop Lady
J
Joe Lisi
Bruno
S
Steve DuMouchel
Gas Station Guy
B
Bitty Schram
Janine
L
Lizbeth Mackay
Novice
H
Helen Stenborg
Nun on Phone
