... First Do No Harm
Brief Synopsis
A ferociously determined mother sees her four-year-old son's treatment for epilepsy failing and, trusting her own study of his case, defies conventional wisdom to enroll him in a controversial diet treatment.
Cast & Crew
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Jim Abrahams
Director
Meryl Streep
Lori Reimuller
Fred Ward
Dave Reimuller
Seth Adkins
Robbie Reimuller
Margo Martindale
Marjean
Allison Janney
Dr Abbasac
Film Details
Also Known As
First Do No Harm
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1997
Production Company
ABC Entertainment Group; Clairmont Camera, Inc.; Fuji Photo Film U.S.A., Inc.; Jaffe/Braunstein Films; Medallion Pfa; Soundelux; William F. White International, Inc.
Distribution Company
Disney/Buena Vista; Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
A ferociously determined mother sees her four-year-old son's treatment for epilepsy failing and, trusting her own study of his case, defies conventional wisdom to enroll him in a controversial diet treatment.
Director
Jim Abrahams
Director
Cast
Meryl Streep
Lori Reimuller
Fred Ward
Dave Reimuller
Seth Adkins
Robbie Reimuller
Margo Martindale
Marjean
Allison Janney
Dr Abbasac
Oni Faida Lampley
Marisha Warren
Leo Burmester
Bob Perdue
Tom Butler
Jim Peterson
Mairon Bennett
Lynne Reimuller
Michael Yarmush
Mark Reimuller
Sean Mccann
Dr Foreman
Millicent Kelly
Ketogenic Dietitian
Philip Williams
Wally Terjian
Philip Akin
Dr Neves
Damir Andrei
Dr Brown
Marcia Bennett
Dr Miller
Charlie Abrahams
Playroom Playmate
Diana Belshaw
Business Representative
Lorraine Brockway
Lili'S Grandmother
Tannis Burnett
Grocery Checker
Dick Callahan
Gene Falconetti
Hugo Dann
Priest
Douglas Foster
Orderly
Lynne Griffin
Clinic Receptionist
Ann Holloway
Helen
Kelly Koulsen
Security Guard
Darlene Mignacco
Nurse Trish
Marianne Moroney
Playroom Mom
Jennifer Podemski
Hagelman Nurse
Jeff Poulis
Nurse
Jennifer Roblin
Young Md
Robert Seale
Dr Alison
Barbara Stewart
Librarian
Austin Strugnell
Classmate
Mark Taylor
Spinal Tap Physician
Ingrid Veninger
Young Teacher
Lorna Wilson
Mother Superior
Timm Zemanek
Loan Representative
Crew
Jim Abrahams
Producer
Kevin Alanthwaite
Gaffer
Michelle Beaudette
Assistant Camera Operator
Ann Beckett
Writer
Debra Beers
Location Manager
Marco Bianco
Stunt Coordinator
Jonathan Billings
Key Grip
Deirdre Bowen
Casting Director
Shelley Boylen
Production Coordinator
Howard Braunstein
Executive Producer
David Breeze
Best Boy
Karen Bromley
Production Designer
Hugh Brule
Dolly Grip
Jackie Burch
Casting Director
Jim Butler
Publicity
Philippe Champion
Assistant Camera Operator
Cynthia Clayton
Assistant Director
Michelle Cook
Dialogue Editor
Tony Cordeiro
Stunt Player
Keith Elliott
Sound Mixer
Henri Fiks
Camera Operator
Aretha Franklin
Song Performer
Mike Franklin
Props Assistant
Mary-lou Green-benvenuti
Hair Stylist
Edie Hall
Production Accountant
Robert Hannah
Stunt Player
Christine Hart
Makeup Artist
J. Roy Helland
Hair
J. Roy Helland
Makeup
Libby Hodgson
Assistant Director
Wayne Jacques
Set Decorator
Michael Jaffe
Executive Producer
Mark Johnson
Publicity
Robert Johnson
Dolly Grip
Colin F Jones
Boom Operator
Pierre Letarte
Director Of Photography
Lynne Mackay
Costume Designer
Hummie Mann
Music
Elizabeth Marx
Casting Associate (Usa)
Tom Mather
Sound Mixer
Alan Z Mccurdy
Assistant Editor
Mary Mccusker
Advisor
Blanche Mcdermaid
Script Supervisor
Alda Neves
Co-Producer
Jerri Nichols-sutherling
Medic
Henry Piersig
On-Set Dresser
Jeffrey Poulis
Property Master
Scott Purdy
Sound Mixer
Karen Renault
Wardrobe
Scott Shepherd
Sound Mixer
Arnie Stewart
Sound Effects Editor
Terry Stokes
Editor
Marilyn Stonehouse
Unit Production Manager
Meryl Streep
Executive Producer
William W Sutherling
Medic
Mary Sylwester
Assistant Director
Ron Van Hart
Stunt Player
Paula Zetterberg
Casting Assistant
Film Details
Also Known As
First Do No Harm
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1997
Production Company
ABC Entertainment Group; Clairmont Camera, Inc.; Fuji Photo Film U.S.A., Inc.; Jaffe/Braunstein Films; Medallion Pfa; Soundelux; William F. White International, Inc.
Distribution Company
Disney/Buena Vista; Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States February 16, 1997
Released in United States on Video October 14, 1997
Began shooting September 9, 1996.
Completed shooting October 9, 1996.
