Roe vs. Wade
10 reviews
TV Movie/Drama
1h 40m
1989
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....
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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.
- DirectorGregory Hoblit
- Release15 May 1989
- Genre
- Duration1h 40m
- Budget?
- Revenue?
- Rate10 reviews
- Productions
The Mannheim Company, NBC Productions, NBC
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

Paul Lambert
Supreme Court Judge

Kenneth Tigar
Supreme Court Judge

Glenn Morshower
Jerry

Annabella Price
Linda Coffey

Ward Costello
Supreme Court Judge

Wendy Cutler

Jeff Allin

David L. Crowley

Maggie Baird

Kevin Cooney

Jeff Perry

Jim Antonio

Susan Forristal

Angela Paton

David Selburg

Randy Oglesby

Karole Selmon

Alycia Grant
Sherry Roe

Marnie Andrews
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