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Firstborn
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Michael Apted
Produced by	Paul Junger Witt Tony Thomas
Written by	Ron Koslow
Starring	Teri Garr Peter Weller Christopher Collet Corey Haim Sarah Jessica Parker Robert Downey Jr.
Music by	Michael Small
Cinematography	Ralf D. Bode
Editing by	Arthur Schmidt
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date(s)	October 26, 1984  United States
Running time	103 min.
Country	United States
Language	English

Firstborn is a 1984 drama film starring Teri Garr, Peter Weller, Christopher Collet, Corey Haim (in his film debut), Sarah Jessica Parker and Robert Downey Jr..

Plot summary

Jake Livingston has always been the man of the Livingston home since his parents were divorced, that is, until his mother started seeing Sam. Sam, an alcoholic and drug addict, introduces Jake's mother into a self-destructive lifestyle.

Trivia

• Made $6,200,000 at the United States box office
• Was filmed in New Jersey and New York
• Seven years later, Haim and Collet were pitted against each other as an undercover narc and a designer drug kingpin (respectively) in Prayer of the Rollerboys

References

• Firstborn at the Internet Movie Database. Retrieved December 28, 2005.
• Firstborn business notes at IMDb. Retrieved December 28, 2005.
• Firstborn release notes at IMDb. Retrieved December 28, 2005.
• Firstborn full film notes at IMDb. Retrieved December 28, 2005.
• Firstborn filming location(s) notes at IMDb. Retrieved December 28, 2005.

External links

• Firstborn at the Internet Movie Database
• Firstborn trailer at Videodetective.com
• Movie stills