Citizen Ruth (1996)
Ruth Stoops, een drugsverslaafde, heeft vier kinderen die door de autoriteiten in pleeggezinnen zijn geplaatst. Ze wordt opnieuw gearresteerd voor een drugsdelict en ontdekt dat ze zwanger is. Een rechter adviseert een abortus. Stoops besluit dit te doen en belandt in een nepkliniek die gerund wordt door anti-abortusactivisten om in contact te komen met zwangere vrouwen. Stoops woont eerst bij de familie Stoney en later bij de lesbiennes Diane Siegler en Rachel. Ze accepteert donaties van zowel anti-abortusactivisten als pro-abortusactivisten. Stoops krijgt een miskraam en eist vervolgens meer geld van een van de pro-abortusactivisten.
Regiseur:
Alexander Payne
Schrijvers:
Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor.
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Laura Dern as Ruth Stoops |
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Swoosie Kurtz as Diane Siegler |
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Kurtwood Smith as Norm Stoney |
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Mary Kay Place as Gail Stoney |
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Kelly Preston as Rachel |
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M.C. Gainey as Harlan |
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Kenneth Mars as Dr. Charlie Rollins |
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David Graf as Judge Richter |
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Kathleen Noone as Nurse Pat |
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Tippi Hedren as Jessica Weiss |
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Burt Reynolds as Blaine Gibbons |
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Lance Rome as Ruth's Lover |
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Jim Kalal as Tony Stoops |
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Shea Degan as Arresting Officer |
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Vince Morelli as ER Doctor |
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Marilyn Tipp as Kathleen |
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Lois Nemec as Sandy |
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Tim Vandeberghe as Bail Clerk |
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Sebastian Anzaldo III as Matthew Stoney |
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Alicia Witt as Cheryl Stoney |
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Mick McDonald as Party Dude |
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Okley Gibbs as Norm's Manager |
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Roberta Larson as Briana |
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Pam Carter as Fran |
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Steve Wheeldon as Kirk |
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John LaPuzza as Clinic Protestor |
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Billie Barnhouse-Diekman as Clinic Protestor |
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Susan Stern as Cindy Lindstrom |
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Jeffrey L. Goos as News Anchor |
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James Devney as Officer Iverson |
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Tim Driscoll as Officer Bundy |
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Caveh Zahedi as Peter |
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David Hirsch as Man in Motel Lobby |
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Gail Erwin as Woman in Motel Lobby |
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Tony Wike as Anecdote-telling Man |
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Sherry Josand Fletcher as Helpful Registration Woman |
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Jim Delmont as Press Conference Reporter |
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Dennis Grant as Don Mattox |
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Will Jamieson as Surveillance Guy |
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Jeremy Sczepaniak as Eric |
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Delaney Driscoll as Ruth's "Sister" |
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Robert O'Connell as Biker |
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Judith Hart as Sarah Schneider |
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Joan Pirkle as Dr. Cary Milton |
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Lorie Obradovich as Receptionist |
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Joan Hennecke as Nurse |
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Michael Tourek as Guy Hit by Toilet Lid |
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Katrina Christensen as Ruth's Kid |
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John Bell as Ruth's Kid |
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Jeffery Thomas Johnson as Harlan's Biker Friend |
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Fred Lovelace as Harlan's Biker Friend |
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Ed Morehouse as Harlan's Biker Friend |
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Jim Reinken as Harlan's Biker Friend |
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Wm. J. Billy Bob Muddle III as Harlan's Biker Friend |
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Diane Ladd as Ruth's Mother (uncredited) |
| Writing | Alexander Payne | Screenplay |
| Directing | Alexander Payne | Director |
| Writing | Jim Taylor | Screenplay |
| Production | Cary Woods | Producer |
| Production | Cathy Konrad | Producer |
| Directing | Randa Rai Slack | Script Supervisor |
| Editing | Kevin Tent | Editor |
| Art | Lisa Denker | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Brian McManus | Hairstylist |
| Visual Effects | Wes Clowers | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Art | Jane Ann Stewart | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tom McKinley | Costume Design |
| Camera | James Glennon | Director of Photography |
| Production | Lisa Beach | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Angela Moos | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Tracy Thies | Art Department Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robyn Munger | Set Costumer |
| Directing | Basti Van Der Woude | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Rolfe Kent | Original Music Composer |
