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Roe vs. Wade
Roe vs. Wade

Roe vs. Wade

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TV MovieDrama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

100 mins

Rating

6.3/10

Release Date

15 May 1989

Country

United States of America

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

James Gammon

James Gammon

Jimmy Russell

Dion Anderson

Dion Anderson

Bob Flowers

Kathy Bates

Kathy Bates

Jessie

Micole Mercurio

Micole Mercurio

Ida Russell

David Wohl

David Wohl

Terry Bowman

Jerry Hardin

Jerry Hardin

Daniel Benzali

Daniel Benzali

Ken Jenkins

Ken Jenkins

George Murdock

George Murdock

Supreme Court Judge

James Avery

James Avery

Paul Lambert

Paul Lambert

Supreme Court Judge

Kenneth Tigar

Kenneth Tigar

Supreme Court Judge

Glenn Morshower

Glenn Morshower

Jerry

Annabella Price

Annabella Price

Linda Coffey

Ward Costello

Ward Costello

Supreme Court Judge

Wendy Cutler

Wendy Cutler

Katherine Cortez

Katherine Cortez

Jeff Allin

Jeff Allin

David L. Crowley

David L. Crowley

Morgen Drasnin

Morgen Drasnin

Maggie Baird

Maggie Baird

Kevin Cooney

Kevin Cooney

Jeff Perry

Jeff Perry

Jim Antonio

Jim Antonio

Susan Forristal

Susan Forristal

Angela Paton

Angela Paton

David Selburg

David Selburg

Teddi Siddall

Teddi Siddall

Dierk Torsek

Dierk Torsek

Randy Oglesby

Randy Oglesby

Randal Patrick

Randal Patrick

Karole Selmon

Karole Selmon

Alycia Grant

Alycia Grant

Sherry Roe

Marnie Andrews

Marnie Andrews

Sharon E. Smith

Sharon E. Smith

Judge Sarah Hughes

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