Basic Info
Release: May 15, 1989
Runtime: 100 min
Rating: ⭐ 6.3/10 (11 votes)
Status: Released
Roe vs. Wade
1989
100 min
⭐ 6.3/10
11 votes
Overview
Holly Hunter plays a lonely, single, poorly educated Texan who finds herself pregnant with no means to support a child. To avoid giving up the child, she seeks an abortion. Denied an abortion in Texas the young woman hires a novice lawyer to plead her case in the US supreme court. Eventually the law is changed, but for the character it takes longer than nine months.
Genres
TV Movie
Drama
Production Countries
- United States of America
Spoken Languages
- English en
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Cast
Holly Hunter
Ellen Russell / Jane Doe
Amy Madigan
Sarah Weddington
Chris Mulkey
Ron Weddington
Terry O'Quinn
Jay Floyd
Stephen Tobolowsky
Darryl Horwath
James Gammon
Jimmy Russell
Dion Anderson
Bob Flowers
Kathy Bates
Jessie
Micole Mercurio
Ida Russell
David Wohl
Terry Bowman
Jerry Hardin
Daniel Benzali
Crew
Alison Cross
Writer
Gregory Hoblit
Director
W.G. Snuffy Walden
Music
Gregory Hoblit
Producer
Michael Manheim
Executive Producer
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