Those She Left Behind
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Those She Left Behind is a 1989
made-for-TV movie about a father forced to raise his newborn daughter alone after the unexpected death of his wife in childbirth. The movie was inspired by the sitcom Full House
and enjoyed some of the sitcom's success due to some shared themes as well as similar casting.
as Scott Grimes, a man who owns a rising realty business. His wife Sue, played by Mary Page Keller
, is pregnant with their first child. So it would seem Scott has everything a man could ever want.
Unfortunately, when Sue is giving birth, she ends up passing away due to a pregnancy complication that is almost one-in-a-million in the era of modern medicine. Their daughter, Katie, is saved.
Now Scott is left to shoulder the burden of losing his wife so suddenly, plus the burden of being a single father. He hires a few nannies to care for her with no success (one even taking his words the wrong way and walking out on him), and even brings her to work with him to care for her. The stress is overwhelming, but he is dealing with it.
However, the breaking point almost comes when Katie is crying and screaming almost nonstop for about two days, and Scott can't figure out why, going as far as walking out of the room on her saying, "I don't know what you want!" He would take her into the hospital the next day to find out she had been suffering from a hernia
, and after being probed by the doctor on why she wasn't brought in sooner, he confessed he didn't know what to do, going so far as to saying he thought she was just being fussy. The doctor then asked him if he realizes what could've happened to her had he ignored her one more day. A look of fear went over his face.
Afterwards, he considered giving Katie up for adoption. however, instead, Sue's parents offered to watch her until he got himself straightened out. Eventually he accepts his role as a father, and gets her back and carries on.
1989 in film
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made-for-TV movie about a father forced to raise his newborn daughter alone after the unexpected death of his wife in childbirth. The movie was inspired by the sitcom Full House
Full House
Full House is an American sitcom television series. Set in San Francisco, the show chronicles widowed father Danny Tanner, who, after the death of his wife, enlists his best friend Joey Gladstone and his brother-in-law Jesse Katsopolis to help raise his three daughters, D.J., Stephanie, and...
and enjoyed some of the sitcom's success due to some shared themes as well as similar casting.
Plot
The movie stars Gary ColeGary Cole
Gary Michael Cole is an American actor. Cole is known for his supporting roles in numerous film and television productions since the 1990s.-Early life:...
as Scott Grimes, a man who owns a rising realty business. His wife Sue, played by Mary Page Keller
Mary Page Keller
Mary Page Keller is an American actress known for roles on both daytime and primetime television.-Career:On daytime, Keller played the role of Amanda Kirkland on Ryan's Hope and the role of Sally Frame on Another World...
, is pregnant with their first child. So it would seem Scott has everything a man could ever want.
Unfortunately, when Sue is giving birth, she ends up passing away due to a pregnancy complication that is almost one-in-a-million in the era of modern medicine. Their daughter, Katie, is saved.
Now Scott is left to shoulder the burden of losing his wife so suddenly, plus the burden of being a single father. He hires a few nannies to care for her with no success (one even taking his words the wrong way and walking out on him), and even brings her to work with him to care for her. The stress is overwhelming, but he is dealing with it.
However, the breaking point almost comes when Katie is crying and screaming almost nonstop for about two days, and Scott can't figure out why, going as far as walking out of the room on her saying, "I don't know what you want!" He would take her into the hospital the next day to find out she had been suffering from a hernia
Hernia
A hernia is the protrusion of an organ or the fascia of an organ through the wall of the cavity that normally contains it. A hiatal hernia occurs when the stomach protrudes into the mediastinum through the esophageal opening in the diaphragm....
, and after being probed by the doctor on why she wasn't brought in sooner, he confessed he didn't know what to do, going so far as to saying he thought she was just being fussy. The doctor then asked him if he realizes what could've happened to her had he ignored her one more day. A look of fear went over his face.
Afterwards, he considered giving Katie up for adoption. however, instead, Sue's parents offered to watch her until he got himself straightened out. Eventually he accepts his role as a father, and gets her back and carries on.
Cast
- Gary ColeGary ColeGary Michael Cole is an American actor. Cole is known for his supporting roles in numerous film and television productions since the 1990s.-Early life:...
... Scott Grimes - Joanna KernsJoanna KernsJoanna Kerns is an American actress and director best known for her role as Maggie Seaver on the family situation comedy Growing Pains from 1985-1992.-Early life:...
... Diane Pappas - Mary Page KellerMary Page KellerMary Page Keller is an American actress known for roles on both daytime and primetime television.-Career:On daytime, Keller played the role of Amanda Kirkland on Ryan's Hope and the role of Sally Frame on Another World...
... Sue Grimes - George CoeGeorge CoeGeorge Coe is an American film, stage, and television actor. He is best known for having been a cast member on the first three episodes of Saturday Night Live, as well as for his work on various television shows.-Career:...
... Bill Page - Maryedith BurrellMaryedith BurrellMaryedith Burrell is an American television actor and comedian, best known for her role in the early-1980s sketch comedy series Fridays....
... Ann Hobson - Colleen DewhurstColleen DewhurstColleen Rose Dewhurst was a Canadian-American actress known for a while as "the Queen of Off-Broadway." In her autobiography, Dewhurst wrote: "I had moved so quickly from one Off-Broadway production to the next that I was known, at one point, as the 'Queen of Off-Broadway'...
... Margaret Page - Joel PolisJoel PolisJoel Polis is an American television, film and stage actor. He has appeared in over one hundred television programs and films during his career.-Career:...
... Kerns - Saachiko ... Dr. Yamura
- Judyann ElderJudyann ElderJudyann Elder is an American actress, director, and writer. She is a veteran of stage and screen who has appeared in scores of theatrical productions throughout the United States and Europe as well as popular television shows, including Family Matters, Martin, and Murphy Brown.- Biography :Judyann...
... Counselor - Paul Mendoza ... Acosta
- David Selburg ... Dr. Razzar
- Lupe OntiverosLupe OntiverosLupe Ontiveros is an American film and television actress. Ontiveros has acted in numerous films and television shows, most often playing a maid or, more recently, an all-knowing grandmother; she estimates she has played a maid between 150 and 300 times on screen.-Early life:Ontiveros was born...
... Rosa - Harry Stephens ... Dr. Paul Spencer
- James Edgcomb ... Poker player (as Jim Edgecomb)
- Folkert Schmidt ... Eric