
Information
Release DateMay 15, 1989
Runtime1h 40m
StatusReleased
ProductionThe Mannheim Company, NBC Productions + 1 more
LanguagesEnglish
6.3
10 votesPopularity0
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
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Featured Cast

Holly Hunter
Ellen Russell / Jane Doe

Amy Madigan
Sarah Weddington

Chris Mulkey
Ron Weddington

Terry O'Quinn
Jay Floyd

Stephen Tobolowsky
Darryl Horwath