Roe vs. Wade

6.8 / 10

(8 votes)

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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

TV Movie,

Drama

Duration:

100 minutes

Year:

1989

Director:

Gregory Hoblit

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Company:

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

Crew:
Gregory Hoblit

Director

Alison Cross

Writer

Michael Manheim

Executive Producer

Ronald R. Reiss

Set Decoration

Betsy Cox

Costume Design