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Baby Dance
from Showtime Ent.
starring Laura Dern, Stockard Channing, Peter Riegert, Richard Lineback, Sandra Seacat
directed by Jane Anderson
Features:
- Closed-captioned
- Color
- NTSC
Customer Reviews:
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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 
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tragic and beautiful 
This is a beautifully-done movie about a heartbreaking situation with no easy answers. I won't spoil it for you, but this is a movie which challenges every viewer to ask themselves, "what would I do, given the same situation?" The final scene is absolutely haunting and will stay with me for a long time. You are left with this instinctive reaction to judge the characters for their choices -- both sides, all sides -- until you stop to think, "what if it were me? What would I do?" Personally, I don't know... more info
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Clinically accurate, LCSW 
As a master's level social worker who has worked in infant adoptions, this movie is an accurate depiction of one extreme. It illustrates the emotional stages a birth family as well as a potential adopting family can/ may experience. As each open adoption is unique, a combinations of outcomes are possible. A combination of thought processes are possible. In performing seminars on adoption, I liked to provide a best and worse case senario. The movie depicts a(not the) worse case senario, but not the norm;... more info
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The Baby Dance 
Just a wonderful movie that you can get so emotionally involved in that you forget it is only a movie. Acting by the 4 primary actors is superb. They make you feel just what each character is trying to portray. Definitly a 4 hankie movie. Pretty sure the movie will appeal more for women than men, but, if you're a "feeling-emotional" type of guy, you're going to love it.
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A great movie 
I just saw this movie on Lifetime, and it was wonderful. I teach, and if I ever teach a women's studies class, this will definitely be must-see for my students. It deals with gender and class issues in a very sophisticated and entertaining way. An original and provocative movie.
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