Citizen Ruth

6.614

104 minutes

11/21/1996

Overview

"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.

Cast List

Laura Dern
as Ruth Stoops
Swoosie Kurtz
as Diane Siegler
Kurtwood Smith
as Norm Stoney
Mary Kay Place
as Gail Stoney
Kelly Preston
as Rachel
M.C. Gainey
as Harlan
Kenneth Mars
as Dr. Charlie Rollins
David Graf
as Judge Richter
Kathleen Noone
as Nurse Pat
Tippi Hedren
as Jessica Weiss
Burt Reynolds
as Blaine Gibbons
Lance Rome
as Ruth's Lover
Jim Kalal
as Tony Stoops
Shea Degan
as Arresting Officer
Vince Morelli
as ER Doctor
Marilyn Tipp
as Kathleen
Lois Nemec
as Sandy
Tim Vandeberghe
as Bail Clerk
Sebastian Anzaldo III
as Matthew Stoney
Alicia Witt
as Cheryl Stoney
Mick McDonald
as Party Dude
Okley Gibbs
as Norm's Manager
Roberta Larson
as Briana
Pam Carter
as Fran
Steve Wheeldon
as Kirk
John LaPuzza
as Clinic Protestor
Billie Barnhouse-Diekman
as Clinic Protestor
Susan Stern
as Cindy Lindstrom
Jeffrey L. Goos
as News Anchor
James Devney
as Officer Iverson
Tim Driscoll
as Officer Bundy
Caveh Zahedi
as Peter
David Hirsch
as Man in Motel Lobby
Gail Erwin
as Woman in Motel Lobby
Tony Wike
as Anecdote-telling Man
Sherry Josand Fletcher
as Helpful Registration Woman
Jim Delmont
as Press Conference Reporter
Dennis Grant
as Don Mattox
Will Jamieson
as Surveillance Guy
Jeremy Sczepaniak
as Eric
Delaney Driscoll
as Ruth's "Sister"
Robert O'Connell
as Biker
Judith Hart
as Sarah Schneider
Joan Pirkle
as Dr. Cary Milton
Lorie Obradovich
as Receptionist
Joan Hennecke
as Nurse
Michael Tourek
as Guy Hit by Toilet Lid
Katrina Christensen
as Ruth's Kid
John Bell
as Ruth's Kid
Jeffery Thomas Johnson
as Harlan's Biker Friend
Fred Lovelace
as Harlan's Biker Friend
Ed Morehouse
as Harlan's Biker Friend
Jim Reinken
as Harlan's Biker Friend
Wm. J. Billy Bob Muddle III
as Harlan's Biker Friend
Diane Ladd
as Ruth's Mother (uncredited)