Million Dollar Babies
Encyclopedia
Million Dollar Babies is a 1994 television movie
based on the fact based novel Time of Their Lives—The Dionne Tragedy by John Nihmey
and Stuart Foxman and was an American/Canadian co-production by CBS
, Cinar (Now Cookie Jar Entertainment
), and The CBC
. The film tells a fictionalized version of the story of the Dionne Quintuplets
, who were born in rural Canada in 1934 and quickly became a media circus
and the struggle of their parents to win back custody of them from their doctor and the Ontario government. It stars Beau Bridges
as Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe
, Roy Dupuis
as Oliva Dionne, the quintuplets' father, and Céline Bonnier
as Elzire Dionne, their mother.
Television movie
A television film is a feature film that is a television program produced for and originally distributed by a television network, in contrast to...
based on the fact based novel Time of Their Lives—The Dionne Tragedy by John Nihmey
John Nihmey
John Nihmey is a published author and founding partner of a leading communications firm, . He authored Canada's most widely syndicated travel feature in the late 1970s, co-authored a best-selling book about the tragedy surrounding the government exploitation of the Dionne Quintuplets, and authored...
and Stuart Foxman and was an American/Canadian co-production by CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
, Cinar (Now Cookie Jar Entertainment
Cookie Jar Entertainment
The Cookie Jar Group is an American and Canadian producer of children’s entertainment, consumer products and educational materials...
), and The CBC
CBC Television
CBC Television is a Canadian television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster.Although the CBC is supported by public funding, the television network supplements this funding with commercial advertising revenue, in contrast to CBC Radio which are...
. The film tells a fictionalized version of the story of the Dionne Quintuplets
Dionne quintuplets
The Dionne quintuplets are the first quintuplets known to survive their infancy. The sisters were born just outside Callander, Ontario, Canada near the village of Corbeil.The Dionne girls were born two months premature...
, who were born in rural Canada in 1934 and quickly became a media circus
Media circus
Media circus is a colloquial metaphor, or idiom, describing a news event where the media coverage is perceived to be out of proportion to the event being covered, such as the number of reporters at the scene, the amount of news media published or broadcast, and the level of media hype...
and the struggle of their parents to win back custody of them from their doctor and the Ontario government. It stars Beau Bridges
Beau Bridges
Lloyd Vernet "Beau" Bridges III is an American actor and director.- Early life :Bridges was born in Los Angeles, the son of actor Lloyd Bridges and his college sweetheart, Dorothy Bridges . He was nicknamed "Beau" by his mother and father after Ashley Wilkes's son in Gone with the Wind, the book...
as Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe
Allan Roy Dafoe
Doctor Allan Roy Dafoe OBE was a Canadian obstetrician, best known for delivering and caring for the Dionne quintuplets, the first quintuplets known to survive early infancy.-Biography:...
, Roy Dupuis
Roy Dupuis
Roy Dupuis is a Canadian actor best known for his role as counterterrorism operative Michael Samuelle in the television series La Femme Nikita...
as Oliva Dionne, the quintuplets' father, and Céline Bonnier
Céline Bonnier
Céline Bonnier is a French Canadian actress from Quebec. She has been nominated for four awards including Genie Awards and Gemini Awards.-Biography:Céline Bonnier was the youngest of eight children, six boys and two girls...
as Elzire Dionne, their mother.