Our Son, the Matchmaker

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Our Son, the Matchmaker
Directed by	Lorraine Senna
Produced by	Susan Jeter Mark Kitts
Written by	Robert L. Freedman Richard Leder
Starring	Ann Jillian David Andrews Ellen Burstyn
Music by	Stewart Levin
Cinematography	Karl Herrmann
Editing by	Joanne D'Antonio
Release date(s)	1996
Country	USA
Language	English
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Our Son, the Matchmaker is a 1996 made-for-television family film starring Ann Jillian and David Andrews about a couple who are separated as teenagers when their illegitimate child is born and sent for adoption, but are reunited years later when their by then grown-up son seeks them out.

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Julie Longwell, the cheerful owner of a hair salon in a quiet town, is given a surprise one day when a social worker arrives at her shop to tell her that her son is looking for her. Julie is shocked by this news and in a series of flashbacks recalls the circumstances of her son's adoption.

As a teenager, Julie was going steady with Steve Carson, and they were very much in love despite the disapproval of Julie's mother, Iva Mae. When Julie became pregnant, Iva Mae was scandalised and sent Julie away to a special home for unwed mothers where she gave birth to a boy who was immediately sent away for adoption. When Julie returned home she discovered that when she left, Steve had a break down, married another girl and went to military academy. Although heartbroken at the loss of two of her loves, Julie eventually went on with her life, but did not forget neither one of them.

In the present, Julie decides to meet with her son, despite her current family's protestations that the meeting would be too painful. When she does meet her son Scott, who is a minister, they bond immediately.

Scott is also looking for his father, Steve, and Julie agrees to help him. She tracks Steve down to his office, and he ends up returning to their small town to meet Julie in person. The pair spend the day exploring the town as they walk down memory lane together, and they discover that despite being apart for many years, they still have feelings for each other.