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My Sister's Keeper

Year:
Duration:
109 min
Genres:
Drama
IMDB rate:
7.4
Director:
Nick Cassavetes
Awards:
4 wins & 3 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 2009-06-26
Filming Locations: Los Angeles, California, USA
Earnings
Budget: $30,000,000
Opening Weekend: $12,442,212 (USA) (28 June 2009)
Gross: $49,185,998 (USA) (4 October 2009)
Cast
Actor
Character
Cameron Diaz
Cameron Diaz
My Sister's Keeper
Jason Patric
Jason Patric
My Sister's Keeper
Nina Barry
Nina Barry
My Sister's Keeper
Evan Ellingson
Evan Ellingson
My Sister's Keeper
Abigail Breslin
Abigail Breslin
My Sister's Keeper
David Bortolucci
David Bortolucci
My Sister's Keeper
Walter Raney
Pawn Shop Proprietor
Sofia Vassilieva
Kate Fitzgerald
Heather Wahlquist
Aunt Kelly
Alec Baldwin
Campbell Alexander
Nicole Marie Lenz
Gloria
Paul Butler
Jesse age 3
Olivia Hancock
Kate age 2
Jeffrey Markle
Dr. Wayne
Emily Deschanel
Dr. Farquad
John DeRosa
EMT (as John De Rosa)
Marcos A. Ferraez
EMT (as Marcos De La Cruz)
Noni Tulk-Perna
Ellen
Matthew Barry
Uncle Tommy
Annie Wood
Uncle Tommy's Wife
Mark Johnson
Uncle Pervis
Chris Kinkade
Dr. Nguyen
David Thornton
Dr. Chance
Elizabeth Daily
Nurse Susan
Rico Simonini
Process Server
Frank Cassavetes
Gus
Olivia Jade Fine
Anna Age 6
Andrew Schaff
Nurse Stephen
Brennan Bailey
Jesse Age 10
Andrew Shack
Lawyer for Previous Case
Angel Garcia
Gangbanger's Mom
Joan Cusack
Judge De Salvo
Frank Peluso
Bailiff #2
Daniel Guzman
Gangbanger's Lawyer
Paul Olguin
Gangbanger (as Paul Anthony Olguin)
Rick Salomon
Bailiff Bert
Mimi Fletcher
De Salvo's Secretary
Lin Shaye
Nurse Adele
Eric Cueto
Street Hustler
Lexi Kiana Ryan
Street Hustler
Thomas Dekker
Taylor Ambrose
Ellia English
Nurse Alice
Jonah Johnson
Lead Prom Singer
Rob Giles
Prom Guitarist
Kaiulani Kimbrell
Backup Prom Singer
Dylan Showalter
Prom Bass Player
Jarred Tibbetts
Prom Drummer
Precious Hanley
Mandy
Michael Chow
Dr. Chow
Jonathan Moonves
Percy Smith, Esquire
Don Abernathy
Upscale Businessman (uncredited)
Roy Allen III
Lawyer (uncredited)
Charan Andreas
Transvestite (uncredited)
Lynn Clayton
The Dancer (uncredited)
Paul Edney
Funeral Mourner (uncredited)
Lubella Gauna
Nurse (uncredited)
Tommy Gerrits
Nephew of Andromeda Anna Fitzgeraid (uncredited)
Gilley Grey
EMT #3 (uncredited)
Keith Kraft
Paramedic (uncredited)
Nicole Leanne Nelson
Family Member (uncredited)
Sara Peña
Friend at School (uncredited)
Ryan Preimesberger
Court Clerk (uncredited)
Retson Ross
School Classmate (uncredited)
Kaleti Williams
Bouncer (uncredited)
Did you know?
Trivia
Sofia Vassilieva shaved her hair and eyebrows off in order to play Kate Fitzgerald. She described it as being the least she could do to understand Kate's pain. Because she was filming both this movie and the TV show Medium (2005), her hair was turned into a wig for her.
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This is the second time a Cameron Diaz character performs as a lawyer for her own cause. She first did so in What happens in Vegas (2008).
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On Anna's medical records, it shows that her birthday is 1990. However, she is 11, according to her mom. Since the movie came out in 2009, she should have been born in 1998.
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Goofs
In the scene where Cameron Diaz cuts off her hair and goes to the photo booth. The cap Diaz is wearing to make it look like she shaved her head is clearly visible as she enters the booth.
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In the scene where Kate is getting chemo and she's talking to Taylor her hair switches from behind her ear to in front and back depending on the camera angle.
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Toward the beginning of the movie where the family is outside jumping on the trampoline and blowing bubbles Kate (Sofia Vassilieva) is seen blowing bubbles, but if you look at the bubble stick nothing is coming out.
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Quotes
Andromeda 'Anna' Fitzgerald: Most babies are accidents. Not me. I was engineered. Born to save my sister's life.
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Andromeda 'Anna' Fitzgerald: I want to sue my parents for the right to my own body.
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Andromeda 'Anna' Fitzgerald: When I was a kid, my mother told me that I was a little piece of blue sky that came into this world because she and Dad loved me so much. It was only later that I realized that it wasn't exactly true. Most babies are coincidences. I mean, up in space you've got all these souls flying around looking for bodies to live in. Then, down here on Earth, two people have sex or whatever, and bam, coincidence. Sure, you hear all these stories about how everyone plans these perfect families. But the truth is that most babies are products of drunken evenings and lack of birth control. They're accidents. Only people who have trouble making babies actually plan for them.
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Faq
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A Note Regarding Spoilers
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The following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. Spoiler tags have been used sparingly in order to make the page more readable.
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Is "My Sister's Keeper" based on a book?
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Yes. My Sister's Keeper is a 2004 novel by American author Jodi PIcoult. The novel was adapted for the movie by American screenwriter Jeremy Leven. While the novel is fiction, the story is very similar to the real life story of the Ayala sisters. Anissa Ayala was diagnosed at age 16 with leukemia and needed a bone marrow transplant. Since no donor match was available, her parents decided to produce a second child in hopes that s/he would provide a match. At 14 months old, Anissa's sister Marissa-Eve provided her with a life-saving bone marrow donation.
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How closely does the movie follow the novel?
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Those who have both read the novel and seen the movie say that the general plot is the same, but there have been a few major changes. For one, the character of Julia does not appear in the movie. Jesse (Evan Ellingson) is not portrayed nearly as rebellious as he was in the novel. The biggest difference is that the ending of novel has been changed for the movie.
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Photos from cast
Cameron Diaz Jason Patric Nina Barry Mary Jo Deschanel Evan Ellingson Abigail Breslin David Bortolucci
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