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Citizen Ruth (1996)

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Film details

Featuring

Burt Reynolds Laura Dern Swoosie Kurtz
Country

USA
Year

1996
Genre

Drama
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Alternative titles

Precious Working
Devil Inside Working
Meet Ruth Stoops Working

Synopsis

Social satire revolving around the abortion issue. When a 'poor white trash' single mother becomes pregnant for the fifth time, she finds herself at the centre of a pro-life campaign after a judge, trying her for substance abuse, suggests she should have an abortion. Feminists, urging women's right to choose, also try to involve her in their cause.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Blaine
    
    Burt Reynolds
  - Ruth
    
    Laura Dern
  - Diane
    
    Swoosie Kurtz
  - cast member
    
    Kurtwood Smith
  - Gail
    
    Mary Kay Place
  - cast member
    
    Kelly Preston
  - cast member
    
    M.C. Gainey
  - M.C. Gainey
    
    Kenneth Mars
  - cast member
    
    David Graf
  - cast member
    
    Kathleen Noone
  - Jessica
    
    Tippi Hedren
  - cast member
    
    Alicia Witt
  - cast member
    
    Diane Ladd
Credits
- Unknown:
  - Director
    
    Alexander Payne
  - Production Company
    
    Woods Entertainment
  - Production Company
    
    Independent Pictures
  - Producer
    
    Cary Woods
  - Producer
    
    Cathy Konrad
  - Co-producer
    
    L. Andrew Stone
  - Casting
    
    Lisa Beach
  - Screenplay
    
    Alexander Payne
  - Screenplay
    
    Jim Taylor
  - Photography
    
    James Glennon
  - Editor
    
    Kevin Tent
  - Costumes
    
    Tom Mckinley
  - Music
    
    Rolfe Kent
  - Music Supervisor
    
    Michelle Kuznetsky

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