Roe vs. Wade

1h 40min

TV Movie

Drama

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.

Production Companies

The Mannheim Company

NBC Productions

NBC

Cast

Holly Hunter

Holly Hunter

Ellen Russell / Jane Doe
Amy Madigan

Amy Madigan

Sarah Weddington
Chris Mulkey

Chris Mulkey

Ron Weddington
Terry O'Quinn

Terry O'Quinn

Jay Floyd
Stephen Tobolowsky

Stephen Tobolowsky

Darryl Horwath
James Gammon

James Gammon

Jimmy Russell
Dion Anderson

Dion Anderson

Bob Flowers
Micole Mercurio

Micole Mercurio

Ida Russell
David Wohl

David Wohl

Terry Bowman
George Murdock

George Murdock

Supreme Court Judge
Paul Lambert

Paul Lambert

Supreme Court Judge
Kenneth Tigar

Kenneth Tigar

Supreme Court Judge

Release date

15th May 1989

Status

Released

Spoken languages