Instead of maximizing its tacky, over-the-top potential, MATERNAL INSTINCTS mistakenly insists that viewers be touched by the plight of its vengeful, infertile heroine.
Unhealthily obsessed with conceiving her own child, Tracy Patterson (Delta Burke) intends to compensate for the enduring emotional bankruptcy she feels as an orphan. When a top gynecologist, Dr. Eva Warden (Beth Broderick), prepares to surgically implant Tracy with eggs, she discovers a
cancer-ridden ovary. Without consulting Tracy, who is under anesthesia, Tracy's husband Stan (Tom Mason) and her best friend Sabrina (Sandra Nelson) coax the doctor to perform a hysterectomy. Already unstable and ...
Released:
1996
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
92 mins