Roe vs. Wade

Information

Release DateMay 15, 1989
Runtime1h 40m
StatusReleased
ProductionThe Mannheim Company, NBC Productions + 1 more
LanguagesEnglish
6.3
10 votes
Popularity0

Roe vs. Wade

Synopsis

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.

Cast & Crew

Director

Gregory Hoblit
Gregory Hoblit

Featured Cast

Holly Hunter

Holly Hunter

Ellen Russell / Jane Doe

Amy Madigan

Amy Madigan

Sarah Weddington

Chris Mulkey

Chris Mulkey

Ron Weddington

Terry O'Quinn

Terry O'Quinn

Jay Floyd

Stephen Tobolowsky

Stephen Tobolowsky

Darryl Horwath

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