Losing Isaiah
While craving her next hit, Khaila Richards (Halle Berry), an African-American crack cocaine addict, abandons her infant illegitimate son, Isaiah, in the dumpster. She promises to "come back later", but then passes out from the drugs. The next day, the infant narrowly escapes death in the garbage truck. Baby Isaiah is sent to the hospital, where they discover he is also addicted to crack through his mother's addiction. While caring for Isaiah, a social worker named Margaret Lewin (Jessica Lange) grows increasingly fond of him and eventually adopts him to live with her and her husband, Charles (David Strathairn) and daughter, Hannah. Meanwhile, Khaila is caught shoplifting and is sent to rehab, unaware Isaiah is alive.
MPAA Rating: | R |
Genre: | Drama |
Country: | United States |
Produced By: | Kimberly Brent, Hawk Koch, Naomi Foner, Sharon Owyang |
Directed By: | Stephen Gyllenhaal |
Written By: | Seth Margolis, Naomi Foner |
Cast: | Trae Ireland, James 'Ike' Eichling, Eddie Bo Smith Jr., Antonio Polk, Jessica Lange, Rick Worthy, Margaret Travolta, Deanna Dunagan, Valeri Ross, Mike Houlihan, John Beasley, Donovon Ian H. McKnight, David Strathairn, Daisy Eagan, Jackie Taylor, Marc John Jefferies, Samuel L. Jackson, Joie Lee, Michael Anthony Williams, Rikkia A. Smith, Jacqueline Williams, Halle Berry, Mike Nussbaum, Jacqueline Brookes, Paulette McDaniels, Regina Taylor, Mike Bacarella, Patrick Clear, Evan Lionel, Velma Austin, Jim Minton, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Laura Cerón, Joan Kohn, Greg Hollimon, John Judd, Jennifer Crystal Foley, Crystal Barnes, Ora Jones, La Taunya Bounds, Valerie Shull, Hector Matos, Gaby Santinelli, Jaqueline Fleming, Cheryl Hamada, Cuba Gooding Jr., Glenda Starr Kelly, Torrence W. Murphy |
In Theaters: | Mar 17, 1995 |
Runtime: | 1 hour 51 minutes |
Production: | Paramount Pictures |
Budget: | $17,000,000 |
Box Office: | $7,603,766 |
Available On: | Amazon, Itunes, Vudu |
Read More On: | Wikipedia |