1997

1h 31m

6.5(76 votes)

Drama

Fantasy

Romance

TV Movie

Overview

Single mom Kathleen Russell (Roma Downey) and her daughter Zoey pretend to be Kathleen's boss's "family" so he can close a major business deal with the mysterious Mexican financier Javier Del Campo.

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The people behind it

Cast & crew

9 featured cast members

Starring

Roma Downey

Kathleen Russell

Eric McCormack

Sam Field

Shawn Thompson

Dave Hebert (as Shawn Alex Thompson)

Janet Bailey

Carly

Héctor Elizondo

Javier Del Campo

Barbara Gordon

Bridget

Sarah Rosen Fruitman

Zoey Russell

Kevin Hicks

Jerry Russell

Wendy MacDonald

Jocelyn

Creative team

Directed by: Ted Kotcheff
Written by: Pamela Wallace
Earl W. Wallace

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