Desperate Choices: To Save My Child 31 years old

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...?

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Desperate Choices: To Save My Child Cast

Name Character
Reese Witherspoon She was 16, now 48 years old as Cassie Robbins
Bruce McGill He was 42, now 73 years old as Dan Ryan
Joanna Kerns She was 39, now 71 years old as Mel Robbins
Joseph Mazzello He was 9, now 40 years old as Willy Robbins
Bruce Davison He was 46, now 77 years old as Richard Robbins
Jeremy Sisto He was 17, now 49 years old as Josh Ryan
Shaun Duke He was 39, now 71 years old as Benny
Steven Gilborn He was 56, 72 years old when he died as Dr. Andrews
Larry Brandenburg He was 44, now 75 years old as Ed Foster
William Newman He was 58, 80 years old when he died as Dr. Edwards
J.D. Hall He was 45, now 76 years old as Coach Watson
Mark Davenport as Mark
Mary Kohnert as Mrs. Hefner

Desperate Choices: To Save My Child Crew

Name Department
Debra Neil-Fisher as Editor. She was 34 (now 65) years old Editing
Debra McGuire as Costume Design. Costume & Make-Up
Andy Tennant as Director. He was 37 (now 69) years old Directing
Chester Kaczenski as Production Design. Art
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Desperate Choices: To Save My Child (31 years)

  • Release day: Monday, October 05, 1992
  • Runtime: 100 minutes