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 |
| Writing | Marsha Norman | Teleplay |
| Directing | David Hugh Jones | Director |
| Writing | Barbara Delinsky | Novel |
| Sound | Lawrence Shragge | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Pamela Malouf | Editor |
| Production | Bob Chmiel | Co-Producer |
| Art | Doug McCullough | Production Design |
| Camera | Mike Fash | Director of Photography |
| Production | Marsha Norman | Co-Executive Producer |
| Production | Dan Paulson | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Danielle Depeyre | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Garth Brunt | Set Decoration |
| Production | Sarah James | Production Coordinator |
| Crew | Wes Irwin | Post Production Supervisor |
| Sound | Thomas J. Huth | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Susan Exton-Stranks | Hairstylist |
| Camera | Christopher Tammaro | Camera Operator |
| Production | Jim Bertram | Production Accountant |
| Lighting | Ira Cohen | Gaffer |
| Production | Jon Comerford | Casting |
| Production | Ryan D. Adams | Post Production Coordinator |
| Production | Maureen A. Arata | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ruth Secord | Costume Designer |
| Production | Paul D. Goldman | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Art | Peter Miskimmin | Property Master |
| Crew | Matthew Wolchock | Transportation Coordinator |
| Production | Susan Rose | Executive Producer |
| Production | Neil Lumlock | Location Manager |
| Production | Colin Bruton | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Kristie Sills | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Patrick Tidy | First Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Patricia Keighran | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | David R. Barkley | Music Editor |
| Sound | John Asman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Vince Gutierrez | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Editing | Amelia Ann Hagen | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Sam Black | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Steve A. Kennedy | Executive Producer's Assistant |
| Crew | Fred Eldridge | Loader |
| Camera | David Mason | Key Grip |