...First Do No Harm (1997)
When Lori Reimuller learns that her young son Robbie has epilepsy, she first trusts the judgment of the hospital staff in how best to bring it under control. As Robbie's health slides radically downhill, however, she becomes frustrated and desperate, and so does her own research into the existing literature on treatments. When she decides to try an alternative treatment called the Ketogenic Diet, devised long ago by a doctor from Johns Hopkins, she is met with narrow-minded resistance from Robbie's doctor, who is prepared to take legal action to prevent Lori from removing him from the hospital.
Director: Jim Abrahams
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Meryl Streep as Lori Reimuller |
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Fred Ward as Dave Reimuller |
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Allison Janney as Dr. Melanie Abbasac |
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Seth Adkins as Robbie Reimuller |
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Margo Martindale as Marjean |
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Tom Butler as Dr. Jim Peterson |
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Leo Burmester as Bob Purdue |
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Mairon Bennett as Lynne Reimuller |
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Michael Yarmush as Mark Reimuller |
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Damir Andrei as |
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Millicent Kelly as Self |
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Oni Faida Lampley as Marsha Williams |
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Philip Akin as |
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Philip Williams as |
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Sean McCann as |
| Directing | Jim Abrahams | Director |
| Writing | Ann Beckett | Writer |
| Editing | Terry Stokes | Editor |
| Production | Meryl Streep | Executive Producer |
| Lighting | Kevin Alanthwaite | Gaffer |
| Production | Jim Abrahams | Producer |
| Production | Michael Jaffe | Executive Producer |
| Production | Howard Braunstein | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Pierre Letarte | Director of Photography |
| Production | Jackie Burch | Casting |
| Production | Deirdre Bowen | Casting |
| Art | Wayne Jacques | Set Decoration |
| Art | Karen Bromley | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lynne MacKay | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christine A. Hart | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mary-Lou Green-Benvenuti | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | J. Roy Helland | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | J. Roy Helland | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Libby Hodgson | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Mary Sylwester | Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | Marco Bianco | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Laird McMurray | Special Effects |
| Crew | Tony Cordeiro | Stunts |
| Crew | Ron Van Hart | Stunts |
| Crew | Robert Hannah | Stunts |
| Camera | Henri Fiks | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Hummie Mann | Original Music Composer |