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.
Title | Roe vs. Wade |
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Year | 1989 |
Genre | TV Movie, Drama |
Country | United States of America |
Studio | The Mannheim Company, NBC Productions, NBC |
Cast | Holly Hunter, Amy Madigan, Chris Mulkey, Terry O'Quinn, Stephen Tobolowsky, James Gammon |
Crew | Alison Cross (Writer), Gregory Hoblit (Director), W.G. Snuffy Walden (Music), James R. Tynes (Gaffer), Michael J. Kohut (Sound Re-Recording Mixer), Aaron Rochin (Sound Re-Recording Mixer) |
Keyword | texas, based on true story, supreme court, courtroom, abortion, legal system |
Release | May 15, 1989 |
Runtime | 100 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 6.80 / 10 by 8 users |