Desperate Choices: To Save My Child (1992): cast, story & where to watch
1992 · Film · ★ 5.8
Released in 1992, Desperate Choices: To Save My Child is a drama and tv movie film directed by Andy Tennant, running about 100 minutes.
What it’s about. Sixteen-year-old Cassie Robbins is a spirited teenage girl, who loves her father Richard and stepmother Mel and dotes on her six-year-old half-brother Willy. But her carefree, happy life is forever changed when she is diagnosed with leukeamia and her only hope of a cure lies in a bone-marrow transplant. However, when Willy proves to be a match, Mel is not-so-willing to allow her young son to undergo surgery as he nearly died the last time he was operated on after reacting badly to the anaesthetic. Mel and Richard now have to decide if it right to risk the life of one of their children to save the life of the other child. And of Willy's own rights in deciding if he should help the sister he hero-worships...?
Who’s in it. Desperate Choices: To Save My Child stars Jeremy Sisto as Josh Ryan, Reese Witherspoon as Cassie Robbins, Joseph Mazzello as Willy Robbins and Bruce McGill as Dan Ryan, among others.
How it landed. With an audience score of 5.8/10, Desperate Choices: To Save My Child has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.
Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Desperate Choices: To Save My Child page.
If you liked it. Fans of Desperate Choices: To Save My Child tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.
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- Where can I watch Desperate Choices: To Save My Child (1992)?
- Streaming, rental and purchase options for Desperate Choices: To Save My Child change frequently. Check our where-to-watch page for the latest availability in your country.
- Is Desperate Choices: To Save My Child worth watching?
- Desperate Choices: To Save My Child holds an audience score of 5.8 out of 10, and is a strong pick if you enjoy drama and tv movie. Reactions are mixed, so it may depend on taste.
- Who stars in Desperate Choices: To Save My Child?
- Desperate Choices: To Save My Child stars Jeremy Sisto, Reese Witherspoon, Joseph Mazzello, Bruce McGill and Joanna Kerns.
- When was Desperate Choices: To Save My Child released?
- Desperate Choices: To Save My Child was released in 1992, with a runtime of about 100 minutes.