Citizen Ruth
Released
November 21, 1996
Runtime: 1h 44m
"Citizen Ruth" is the story of Ruth Stoops, a woman who nobody even noticed -- until she got pregnant. Now, everyone wants a piece of her. The film is a comedy about one woman caught in the ultimate tug-of-war: a clash of wild, noisy, ridiculous people that rapidly dissolves into a media circus.
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Cast & Crew
Laura Dern
Ruth Stoops
Swoosie Kurtz
Diane Siegler
Kurtwood Smith
Norm Stoney
Mary Kay Place
Gail Stoney
Kelly Preston
Rachel
M.C. Gainey
Harlan
Kenneth Mars
Dr. Charlie Rollins
David Graf
Judge Richter
Kathleen Noone
Nurse Pat
Tippi Hedren
Jessica Weiss
Burt Reynolds
Blaine Gibbons
- LR
Lance Rome
Ruth's Lover
- JK
Jim Kalal
Tony Stoops
- SD
Shea Degan
Arresting Officer
- VM
Vince Morelli
ER Doctor
- MT
Marilyn Tipp
Kathleen
- LN
Lois Nemec
Sandy
- TV
Tim Vandeberghe
Bail Clerk
Alexander Payne
Director
Alexander Payne
Screenplay
Jim Taylor
Screenplay
Media
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