Roe vs. Wade

• Rating:
• Genre: Drama
• Movie Type: Feminist Film, Docudrama
• Themes: Fighting the System
• Director: Gregory Hoblit
• Main Cast: Holly Hunter, Amy Madigan
• Release Year: 1989
• Country: US
• Run Time: 92 minutes

Plot

Based on the landmark 1973 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld a woman's right to have an abortion, the made-for-television film Roe Vs. Wade follows an unmarried Texas woman (Holly Hunter) and her lawyer (Amy Madigan), as they take her case to the Supreme Court. Abortion is always a controversial issue, yet the filmmakers admirably manage to offend neither side in this straightforward yet gripping account. Roe Vs. Wade won two Emmy Awards: Outstanding Lead Actress (Hunter) and Outstanding Drama Special. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Movie Guide

Cast

• Holly Hunter - Ellen Russell/Jane Doe
• Amy Madigan - Sarah Weddington

Dion Anderson - Flowers
James Avery
Kathy Bates
Kevin Cooney
Susan Forristal
James Gammon
Jerry Hardin
Terry O'Quinn - Jay Floyd
Ken Jenkins
Chris Mulkey
Stephen Tobolowsky
Annabella Price

Credit

Betsy Cox - Costume Designer; Joe Anne Fogle - Editor; Gregory Hoblit - Director; Gregory Hoblit - Producer; Tom Sigel - Cinematographer; Hilda Stark - Production Designer; Alison Cross - Screenwriter; W.G. "Snuffy" Walden - Composer (Music Score)

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