Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6/10
12 audience votes
Key crew
- Alison CrossWriter
- Gregory HoblitDirector
- W.G. Snuffy WaldenOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Holly HunterEllen Russell / Jane Doe
- Amy MadiganSarah Weddington
- Chris MulkeyRon Weddington
- Terry O'QuinnJay Floyd
- Stephen TobolowskyDarryl Horwath
- James GammonJimmy Russell
- Dion AndersonBob Flowers
- Kathy BatesJessie
- Micole MercurioIda Russell
- David WohlTerry Bowman
- Jerry HardinCast
- Daniel BenzaliCast