Custody of the Heart (2000)
Claire's number one priority is her family. When her husband Dennis loses his stockbroker job, the couple's traditional family roles switch. As Dennis takes on his new stay-at-home role, Claire's furniture design business takes off. Just as she's beginning to master the art of balancing her home and work life, Dennis serves her with divorce papers and charges her with being an unfit mother. Claire discovers that in a modern courtroom there are still traditional biases unsympathetic to the idea of a woman working three jobs, as a wife, an entrepreneur and a mother.
Director: David Hugh Jones
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Lorraine Bracco as Claire Raphael |
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Martin Donovan as Dennis Raphael |
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Dennis Boutsikaris as Nick Brody |
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Sheila McCarthy as Alice |
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Nancy Palk as Rona |
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Michael Cera as John 'Johnny' Raphael |
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Charlotte Arnold as Clara Kate 'Kiki' Raphael |
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David McIlwraith as Carter Petrie |
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Lori Hallier as Phoebe Harris |
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John Neville as Judge H. Chadwick |
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Corinne Conley as Connie, Claire's Mother |
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Eleanor Yeoman as Bernice Matheson |
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Norma Edwards as Old Woman in Hospital |
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Quancetia Hamilton as Nurse's Aide |
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Meg Hogarth as Emma, Dennis' Mother |
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Mark-Cameron Fraser as Bailiff |
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Roman Podhora as Officer Davis |
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Wendii Fulford as Raphael Sales Person |
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Sandi Ross as Betty, Claire's Secretary |
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Jonathan Whittaker as Barney, Ronas Husband |
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Reg Dreger as Doctor |
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Elva Mai Hoover as Real Estate Agent |
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Paul Miller as Juvenile Officer |
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Philip Akin as Police Officer |
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John Lefebvre as Minister |
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Richard Fitzpatrick as Mediator |
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Martin Doyle as Chamber of Commerce President |
| Sound | Lawrence Shragge | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | David Hugh Jones | Director |
| Writing | Barbara Delinsky | Novel |
| Writing | Marsha Norman | Teleplay |
| Editing | Pamela Malouf | Editor |
| Art | Doug McCullough | Production Design |
| Camera | Mike Fash | Director of Photography |
| Production | Marsha Norman | Co-Executive Producer |
| Directing | Kristie Sills | Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | Matthew Wolchock | Transportation Coordinator |
| Production | Bob Chmiel | Co-Producer |
| Production | Sarah James | Production Coordinator |
| Directing | Patrick Tidy | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Garth Brunt | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Patricia Keighran | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Dan Paulson | Executive Producer |
| Production | Maureen A. Arata | Casting |
| Lighting | Ira Cohen | Gaffer |
| Production | Jim Bertram | Production Accountant |
| Crew | Wes Irwin | Post Production Supervisor |
| Sound | David R. Barkley | Music Editor |
| Sound | John Asman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Neil Lumlock | Location Manager |
| Directing | Danielle Depeyre | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Steve A. Kennedy | Executive Producer's Assistant |
| Editing | Amelia Ann Hagen | Assistant Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ruth Secord | Costume Designer |
| Production | Jon Comerford | Casting |
| Art | Peter Miskimmin | Property Master |
| Production | Susan Rose | Executive Producer |
| Production | Colin Bruton | Unit Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Susan Exton-Stranks | Hairstylist |
| Camera | Christopher Tammaro | Camera Operator |
| Production | Ryan D. Adams | Post Production Coordinator |
| Sound | Vince Gutierrez | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Thomas J. Huth | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Paul D. Goldman | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Sound | Sam Black | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Fred Eldridge | Loader |
| Camera | David Mason | Key Grip |