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Release Year1998
Runtime1h 36m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresRomance, Drama, TV Movie
Votes1
DirectorKaren Arthur
WritersNina Shengold
TypeFeature Film
Rating8.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsLabor of Love
About Labor of Love
Annie, a 36-year-old, single woman, desperately wants to have a child. Her best friend, Mickey, a gay man who had tried unsuccessfully to adopt a child, also feels the pangs of parental yearning. The couple decides to have a naturally conceived child together. Mickey moves in with Annie, but she then meets Gordon, the man of her dreams with whom she has a passionate fling. Annie finds herself pregnant and not exactly sure which of the two men in her life is the father. But commitment-shy Gordon wants nothing to do with the child. Mickey eventually assures Annie that no matter what, he will help raise the child as his, together as a family with Annie.
Directed by Karen Arthur, Labor of Love leans on a strong ensemble — Marcia Gay Harden, David Marshall Grant, Rod Wilson — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about romance titles of 1998.
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