Roe vs. Wade

Roe vs. Wade

15/5/1989 1h 40m 6.3/10

Overview

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.

Director

Gregory Hoblit

Top Billed Cast

Amy Madigan

Amy Madigan

Sarah Weddington

Holly Hunter

Holly Hunter

Ellen Russell / Jane Doe

Stephen Tobolowsky

Stephen Tobolowsky

Darryl Horwath

Terry O'Quinn

Terry O'Quinn

Jay Floyd

Chris Mulkey

Chris Mulkey

Ron Weddington

James Gammon

James Gammon

Jimmy Russell

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