United States / May 15, 1989
1h 40min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Kathy Bates | Jessie |
| Micole Mercurio | Ida Russell |
| David Wohl | Terry Bowman |
| Jerry Hardin | |
| Daniel Benzali | |
| Ken Jenkins | |
| George Murdock | Supreme Court Judge |
| James Avery | |
| Paul Lambert | Supreme Court Judge |
| Kenneth Tigar | Supreme Court Judge |
| Glenn Morshower | Jerry |
| Annabella Price | Linda Coffey |
| Ward Costello | Supreme Court Judge |
| Wendy Cutler | |
| Katherine Cortez | |
| Jeff Allin | |
| David L. Crowley |
Genres
TV MovieDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Roe vs. Wade |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | The Mannheim Company, NBC Productions, NBC |
| Release date | 15 maggio 1989 |
| Executive producer | Michael Manheim |
| Production | Gregory Hoblit, Alison Cross |
| Writer | Alison Cross |
| Casting | Junie Lowry-Johnson |
| Editing | Joe Ann Fogle, Elodie Keene |
| Cinematography | Newton Thomas Sigel |
| Assistant directors | Gregory Hoblit, Kerry Lyn McKissick |
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| Lighting | James R. Tynes |
| Camera operators | Newton Thomas Sigel |
| Additional photography | Newton Thomas Sigel |
| Production design | Hilda Stark, Jon Gary Steele, Ronald R. Reiss |
| Art direction | Jon Gary Steele, Hilda Stark, Ronald R. Reiss |
| Set decoration | Ronald R. Reiss, Hilda Stark, Jon Gary Steele |
| Music | W.G. Snuffy Walden, Aaron Rochin, Michael J. Kohut, Carlos Delarios, Leslie Shatz, David M. Ronne |
| Sound | W.G. Snuffy Walden, Aaron Rochin, Michael J. Kohut, Carlos Delarios, Leslie Shatz, David M. Ronne |
| Costume design | Betsy Cox |
| Makeup | Betsy Cox |
| Hairstyling | Betsy Cox |
Release dates
TV
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