
Roe vs. Wade
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
100 min
Release Date
1989-05-15
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
9
Vote Average
6.5
Holly Hunter
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Amy Madigan
Sarah Weddington
Chris Mulkey
Ron Weddington
Terry O'Quinn
Jay Floyd
Stephen Tobolowsky
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Dion Anderson
Bob Flowers
Kathy Bates
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Micole Mercurio
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David Wohl
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Jerry Hardin
Daniel Benzali
Ken Jenkins
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James Avery
Paul Lambert
Supreme Court Judge
Kenneth Tigar
Supreme Court Judge
Glenn Morshower
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