... First Do No Harm


2h 1997

Brief Synopsis

A ferociously determined mother sees her four-year-old son's treatment for epilepsy failing and, trusting her own study of his case, defies conventional wisdom to enroll him in a controversial diet treatment.

Film Details

Also Known As
First Do No Harm
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1997
Production Company
ABC Entertainment Group; Clairmont Camera, Inc.; Fuji Photo Film U.S.A., Inc.; Jaffe/Braunstein Films; Medallion Pfa; Soundelux; William F. White International, Inc.
Distribution Company
Disney/Buena Vista; Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Technical Specs

Duration
2h

Synopsis

A ferociously determined mother sees her four-year-old son's treatment for epilepsy failing and, trusting her own study of his case, defies conventional wisdom to enroll him in a controversial diet treatment.

Crew

Jim Abrahams

Producer

Kevin Alanthwaite

Gaffer

Michelle Beaudette

Assistant Camera Operator

Ann Beckett

Writer

Debra Beers

Location Manager

Marco Bianco

Stunt Coordinator

Jonathan Billings

Key Grip

Deirdre Bowen

Casting Director

Shelley Boylen

Production Coordinator

Howard Braunstein

Executive Producer

David Breeze

Best Boy

Karen Bromley

Production Designer

Hugh Brule

Dolly Grip

Jackie Burch

Casting Director

Jim Butler

Publicity

Philippe Champion

Assistant Camera Operator

Cynthia Clayton

Assistant Director

Michelle Cook

Dialogue Editor

Tony Cordeiro

Stunt Player

Keith Elliott

Sound Mixer

Henri Fiks

Camera Operator

Aretha Franklin

Song Performer

Mike Franklin

Props Assistant

Mary-lou Green-benvenuti

Hair Stylist

Edie Hall

Production Accountant

Robert Hannah

Stunt Player

Christine Hart

Makeup Artist

J. Roy Helland

Hair

J. Roy Helland

Makeup

Libby Hodgson

Assistant Director

Wayne Jacques

Set Decorator

Michael Jaffe

Executive Producer

Mark Johnson

Publicity

Robert Johnson

Dolly Grip

Colin F Jones

Boom Operator

Pierre Letarte

Director Of Photography

Lynne Mackay

Costume Designer

Hummie Mann

Music

Elizabeth Marx

Casting Associate (Usa)

Tom Mather

Sound Mixer

Alan Z Mccurdy

Assistant Editor

Mary Mccusker

Advisor

Blanche Mcdermaid

Script Supervisor

Alda Neves

Co-Producer

Jerri Nichols-sutherling

Medic

Henry Piersig

On-Set Dresser

Jeffrey Poulis

Property Master

Scott Purdy

Sound Mixer

Karen Renault

Wardrobe

Scott Shepherd

Sound Mixer

Arnie Stewart

Sound Effects Editor

Terry Stokes

Editor

Marilyn Stonehouse

Unit Production Manager

Meryl Streep

Executive Producer

William W Sutherling

Medic

Mary Sylwester

Assistant Director

Ron Van Hart

Stunt Player

Paula Zetterberg

Casting Assistant

Film Details

Also Known As
First Do No Harm
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1997
Production Company
ABC Entertainment Group; Clairmont Camera, Inc.; Fuji Photo Film U.S.A., Inc.; Jaffe/Braunstein Films; Medallion Pfa; Soundelux; William F. White International, Inc.
Distribution Company
Disney/Buena Vista; Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Technical Specs

Duration
2h

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Aired in United States February 16, 1997

Released in United States on Video October 14, 1997

Began shooting September 9, 1996.

Completed shooting October 9, 1996.