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Plot. Ruth Stoops is an inebriated addict in Nebraska who is capable of doing nearly anything to get money or drugs. She has four children, all of whom have been taken from her custody by the state because of her inability to care for them.
Dec 2, 2021 · Citizen Ruth is about a paint-huffing vagrant who has been arrested 16 times and given birth to four children, all of whom were seized by the state. She possesses a reckless distaste for...
Citizen Ruth: Directed by Alexander Payne. With Laura Dern, Swoosie Kurtz, Kurtwood Smith, Mary Kay Place. An irresponsible, drug-addicted, recently impregnated woman finds herself in the middle of an abortion debate when both parties attempt to sway her to their respective sides.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Alexander Payne
- 1996-12-13
Dec 13, 1996 · Screenplay. Full Cast & Crew. "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.
A televangelist (Burt Reynolds), who is the leader of Baby Savers, arrives and an offer of $15,000 is made to Ruth to have the baby. With great satirical elan, Citizen Ruth shows how both sides violate this woman's soul in various attempts to get their position across to the American public.
1996 USA Directed by Alexander Payne Produced by Cary Woods, Cathy Konrad Written by Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor Featuring Burt Reynolds, Laura Dern, Swoosie Kurtz
Dec 13, 1996 · Anyone who thinks the battle over abortion rights is no laughing matter should enjoy being proved wrong by ''Citizen Ruth,'' a hilariously brazen comedy whose heroine is an improbable hoot.
