...First Do No Harm
...First Do No Harm
Release: 1997-02-16
·Runtime: 90m
·★ 6.8
Drama
TV Movie
When Lori Reimuller learns that her young son Robbie has epilepsy, she first trusts the judgment of the hospital staff in how best to bring it under control. As Robbie's health slides radically downhill, however, she becomes frustrated and desperate, and so does her own research into the existing literature on treatments. When she decides to try an alternative treatment called the Ketogenic Diet, devised long ago by a doctor from Johns Hopkins, she is met with narrow-minded resistance from Robbie's doctor, who is prepared to take legal action to prevent Lori from removing him from the hospital.
Production Countries
United States of America
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Meryl Streep
as Lori Reimuller
Allison Janney
as Dr. Melanie Abbasac
Leo Burmester
as Bob Purdue
Michael Yarmush
as Mark Reimuller
Philip Williams
Sean McCann
Tom Butler
as Dr. Jim Peterson
Oni Faida Lampley
as Marsha Williams
Fred Ward
as Dave Reimuller
Seth Adkins
as Robbie Reimuller
Margo Martindale
as Marjean
Philip Akin
