Citizen Ruth (1996)

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R | 1 hr 44 mins | Comedy, Drama | Released: 12/13/1996 |Box Office Total: $0.2M

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Ruth Stoops is a down-on-her-luck drifter who gets two pieces of unexpected news after a "routine" arrest: she's pregnant for the fifth time, and she's facing felony charges. Behind closed doors, the judge offers Ruth an intriguing proposition: if she agrees to visit the doctor and "take care of her problem," he just might reduce her charges. But moments later, Ruth is joined in her cell by a group of passionate housewives just in from a raid on the local abortion clinic. In no time, Ruth is out on bail thanks to her kindly cellmates, who are more than willing to adopt her until she has the baby. But having that baby wasn't exactly what Ruth had in mind... For unsuspecting Ruth, it's just the beginning of a series of chaotic twists and turns that will introduce her to fanaticism on both sides of one of the most divisive issues of our times, all clamoring to make her a national symbol for their movements and give her a very unwanted fifteen minutes of fame.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
12/13/1996

Studio	Credit
Miramax Records	Studio
Director	Credit
Alexander Payne	Director
Jim Taylor	Director - 2nd unit director (2nd Unit)
Cast	Credit
Laura Dern	Ruth Stoops
Swoosie Kurtz	Diane Sieglar
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
Diane Ladd	Ruth's Mother
Lance Rome	Ruth's Lover
Jim Kaal	Tony Stoops
Shea Degan	Arresting Officer
Vince Morelli	ER Doctor
Marilyn Tipp	Kathleen
Lois Nemec	Sandy
Tim Vanderberghe	Bail Clerk
Sebastian Anzaldo III	Matthew Stoney
Alicia Witt	Cheryl Stoney
Mick McDonald	Party Dude
Okley Gibbs	Norm's Manager
Roberta Larson	Briana
Pam Carter	Fran
Steven Wheeldon	Kirk
Billie Barnhouse-Diekman	Clinic Protester
John Lapuzza	Clinic Protester
Susan Stern	Cindy Lindstrom
Jeffrey L Goos	News Anchor
James Devney	Officer Iverson
Tim Driscoll	Officer Bundy
Caveh Zahedi	Peter
David Hirsch	Man in Motel Lobby
Gail Erwin	Woman in Motel Lobby
Tony Wike	Anecdote-Telling Man
Sherry Josand Fletcher	Helpful Registration Woman
Jim Delmont	Press Conference Reporter
Dennis Grant	Don Mattox
Will Jamieson	Surveillance Guy
Jeremy Sczepaniak	Eric
Delaney Driscoll	Ruth's
R D O'Connell ('Cuz')	Biker
Judith Hart	Sarah Schneider
Joan Pirkle	Dr Cary Milton
Lorie Obradovich	Receptionist
Joan Hennecke	Nurse
Mike Tourek	Guy Hit by Toilet Lid
Katrina Christensen	Ruth's Kid
John Bell	Ruth's Kid
Dean Ferrandini	Stuntman
Jeff Johnson ('JJ')	Harlan's Biker Friend
Fred Lovelace	Harlan's Biker Friend
Ed Morehouse	Harlan's Biker Friend
Jim Reinken	Harlan's Biker Friend
William J Muddle ('Billy Bob')	Harlan's Biker Friend
Production Credits	Credit
Andrew Stone	Co-Producer
Cary Woods	Producer
Michael Zimbrich	Associate Producer
Cathy Konrad	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Lucky Guess Inc	Production Company
IP	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Kinowelt Medien AG	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Miramax Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Skifan	Theatrical Distributor
Miramax Records	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
REP Film Distribution	Theatrical Distributor
RCB 2001	Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Writer	Credit
Alexander Payne	Screenplay
Jim Taylor	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Matt Yarowsky	Assistant Production Accountant
Animal Training Handling	Credit
Timothy Williams	Animal Trainer
Art Department	Credit
Jane Ann Stewart	Production Designer
Tracy Thies	Art Department Coordinator
Jack Clowers	Lead Person - leadman
Paula Clowers	Swing Gang
Preston Fisher	Set Dresser
Lisa Denker	Set Decorator
Dave Peterson	Swing Gang
Casting	Credit
John Jackson	Location Casting - Omaha casting
Lisa Beach	Casting
Karen Meisels	Casting Assistant
Barbara Harris	Voice Casting
Craft Services	Credit
Nick Caguioa	Craft Service
Debbie Tyler	Craft Service
Film Camera	Credit
Andy Anderson	Camera Operator - 2nd unit camera operator (2nd Unit)
John E Bates	Projectionist - stage projectionist
Jim Glennon	Director of Photography
Joe Sanchez	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Mark Hoffman	Camera - camera loader
Jim Williams	Color Timer
Kimberly Wright	Photography - still photographer
Robert Morgenroth	Video - video supervisor
Steve Wolpa	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Robert Sharman	Video - video coordinator
Jim Foyt	Projectionist
Dan Auerbach	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Film Sales Financing	Credit
Miramax International	Foreign Distribution Sales
Music	Credit
Carry Wikstrom	Music Arranger - orchestration
Jim Taylor	Song - song lyrics
Alexander Payne	Music - lyrics and music
Mary Ramos	Music Supervisor
Tom Kramer	Music Editor
Mary Kay Place	Theme Lyrics - lyrics
Bobby Caldwell	Song Performer
Sammy Cahn	Song
Rolfe Kent	Music
Michelle Kuznetsky	Music Supervisor
Fu Manchu	Song Performer
Tony Blondal	Music - music orchestrator and conductor
Jimmy Van Heusen	Song
Mary Kay Place	Song
Eddie King	Music - music recorder and mixer
S Hill	Song - songs
Mary Kay Place	Music
R Romano	Song - songs
E Glass	Song - songs
B Davis	Song - songs
Production Management	Credit
Suzanne Kennedy	Script Supervisor
Kaylene Carlson	Assistant Production Coordinator
Pamela Winn Barnett	Post-Production Supervisor
Scott Cohn	Unit Production Manager
Colleen Cole	Production Coordinator
Thomas Shuckman	Location Manager
Heather Kritzer	Assistant Director
John Latenser	Location Manager
Randa Rai Slack	Script Supervisor
Carla Bowen	Assistant Director
Laurie J Richards	Location Manager
Basti Van Der Woude	Assistant Director
Sound	Credit
Tom Pinney	Boom Operator
Ann Scibelli	Sound Effects Editor
Sergio Reyes	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Tina Raskin	ADR - ADR recordist
Paul Rodriguez	Sound - manager of sound services
Michael Lyle	Foley Editor
Eric Thompson	ADR Mixer
Gary Sula-Goff	Foley - foley assistant
Jay Patterson	Sound Mixer
gregg barbanell	Foley Artist
Harry Cohen	Sound Designer
Andrew DeCristofaro	ADR Editor
Andrew DeCristofaro	Sound Editor
Brian J Gerr	Foley Mixer
Jeff Vaughn	ADR - ADR recordist
Brandon Walker	ADR Editor
Robert Webber	Foley Editor
Harry Woolway	Sound Effects Editor
B Tennyson Sebastian III	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Vince Nicastro	Foley Artist
Tim Gedemer	Sound Effects Editor
James Bolt	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Paul Menichini	Sound Effects Editor
Michael Moser	Sound Effects Editor
David Farmer	Sound Effects Editor
Ricardo Broadus	Sound Effects Editor
Mark Elsebusch	Sound Effects Editor
Visual Effects	Credit
Wes Clowers	Special Effects Supervisor
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Barbara Gibbons	Wardrobe - swing wardrobe
Stacy Heatherly	Makeup - makeup/hair
Miriam Hoffman	Wardrobe Supervisor
Marsha Lewis	Hair Stylist
Angela Moos	Makeup Artist
Tom McKinley	Costume Designer
Brian K McManus	Hair - Burt Reynold's hair/makeup
Robyn Munger	Set Costumer
Lisa Fahfrenkrug	Makeup
Tammy Lema	Makeup

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