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Synopsis
Paul (Greg Kinnear) and Jessie Duncan (Rebecca Romijn-Stamos) have barely begun the grieving process when Dr. Richard Wells (Robert De Niro) attends the funeral of the Duncans' eight-year-old son, Adam (Cameron Bright), with a pressing question in tow. Head of the Godsend Fertility Clinic, Dr. Wells claims he can use Adam's rapidly dying cells to clone a replica of the boy, though the necessary DNA will only be viable for another 24 hours. The process in itself is completely illegal; not only must Jessie and Paul be forced to relocate, but they will also be forced to sever all ties with friends and family in order to ensure the secret remains so. Within the space of a day, the Duncans consider the legal and ethical implications of such a procedure, ultimately deciding that their love for Adam is enough to trump the law and any high-minded philosophical questions. After resettling in an idyllic town near Dr. Wells' clinic, Jessie is impregnated with the late Adam's living cells, while Paul is given a beautiful home and a more than suitable job. Shortly afterward, the new Adam -- seemingly identical to the original Adam in every way -- is born and lives a life quite similar to his predecessor until the morning of his eighth birthday. A series of night terrors is the first thing to disturb the Duncans' otherwise serene lifestyle. Adam's violent visions eventually mutate to ill temper, and an aura of menace permeates the aura of a boy who had otherwise been sweetness incarnate from the day of his birth. Eventually, Paul discovers that Dr. Wells is not a pediatrician, but a geneticist, and that their playing God may have been a Faustian bargain of epic proportions. ~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide

Cast

Robert De Niro Dr. Richard Wells
Janet Bailey Cora Williams
Marcia Bennett Principal Hersch
Zoe Palmer Susan Pierce
Greg Kinnear Paul Duncan
Rebecca Romijn Jessie Duncan
Cameron Bright Adam Duncan
Devon Bostick Zachary Clark Wells
Zoie Palmer Susan Pierce

Production Crew

Arvinder Grewal Art Director
Laurie Mirsky Art Director
Nicholas Lepage Art Director
Christopher Briggs Associate Producer
Robert Ortiz Associate Producer
Randi Hiller Casting
Sarah Halley-Finn Casting
Stephanie Gorin Casting
Kramer Morgenthau Cinematographer
Mark Bomback Co-producer
Steve Mitchell Co-producer
Brian Tyler Composer (Music Score)
Suzanne McCabe Costume Designer
Nick Hamm Director
Niven Howie Editor
Steve Mirkovich Editor
Eric Kopeloff Executive Producer
Jon Feltheimer Executive Producer
Mark Canton Executive Producer
Mark Cuban Executive Producer
Michael Burns Executive Producer
Michael Paseornek Executive Producer
Todd Wagner Executive Producer
Cathy Schulman Producer
Marc Butan Producer
Sean O'Keefe Producer
Doug Kraner Production Designer
Mark Bomback Screenwriter
John Stoneham Second Unit Director
Nigel Hutchins Set Designer
Bill McMillan Sound/Sound Designer
Year: 2004
Runtime: 102
Country: Canada
MPAA Rating: PG13
for violence including frightening images, a scene of sexuality and some thematic material
Category: Feature


Produced by
2929 Productions
Artists Production Group
Blue Productions
Lions Gate Entertainment
Lions Gate Films

Release
April 30, 2004 (USA)
by Lions Gate Films