TV Movie ·Drama · United States of America · 1989 · 1h 40m

Roe vs. Wade

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Director
Gregory Hoblit
Cast
Holly Hunter as Ellen Russell / Jane Doe Amy Madigan as Sarah Weddington Chris Mulkey as Ron Weddington Terry O'Quinn as Jay Floyd Stephen Tobolowsky as Darryl Horwath James Gammon as Jimmy Russell
Crew
Newton Thomas Sigel — Director of Photography Elodie Keene — Editor Joe Ann Fogle — Editor W.G. Snuffy Walden — Original Music Composer Alison Cross — Writer Gregory Hoblit — Producer
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.

Mood & Themes
texasbased on true storysupreme courtcourtroomabortionlegal system
Key Collaborators
Gregory Hoblit Director Newton Thomas Sigel Director of Photography Elodie Keene Editor Joe Ann Fogle Editor W.G. Snuffy Walden Original Music Composer Alison Cross Writer Gregory Hoblit Producer Hilda Stark Production Design Betsy Cox Costume Design
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