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Roe vs. Wade

Roe vs. Wade (1989)

1h 40m | PG-13

⭐ 6.5 / 10

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

Studio: The Mannheim Company

Genre: TV Movie, Drama

Video: 720p

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Cast

Holly Hunter

Holly Hunter

as Ellen Russell / Jane Doe

Amy Madigan

Amy Madigan

as Sarah Weddington

Chris Mulkey

Chris Mulkey

as Ron Weddington

Terry O'Quinn

Terry O'Quinn

as Jay Floyd

Stephen Tobolowsky

Stephen Tobolowsky

as Darryl Horwath

James Gammon

James Gammon

as Jimmy Russell