Roe vs. Wade
1989•1h 40m•6.0•Released
TV MovieDrama
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.
Director
Gregory Hoblit
Writer
Alison Cross
Languages
English
Studio
The Mannheim Company
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
Ken Jenkins
George Murdock
Supreme Court Judge
James Avery
Production
Company
The Mannheim Company
Company
NBC Productions
Company
NBC
Producer
Gregory Hoblit
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