Misconceptions

Jan 22, 2010

1h 35m

★ 3.4

Good Things Come in Other People's Packages

Overview

The story centers on a religiously conservative, married southern woman who receives a message from God instructing her to act as a surrogate mother and carry a child for two married gay men who live in Boston - a Jewish doctor and and African-American dance choreographer. All Hell breaks loose when the African American man comes to her home down south to micro-manage her pregnancy, and he won't leave.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Here! Films

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Cast

Terry Price-Owens

Orlando Jones

Sandy Price-Owens

David Moscow

Parker Bliss, Sr.

David Sutcliffe

Tom Dexter

Sam Ball

Lucy Dexter

Sarah Carter

Mranda Bliss

A. J. Cook

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