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Swing Vote (1999 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Swing Vote' is a 1999 American television drama film directed by David Anspaugh, written by Ronald Bass and Jane Rusconi, and starring Andy Garcia. It features an alternative reality in which the Supreme Court of the United States has overturned the 'Roe v. Wade' decision and the State of Alabama has subsequently charged a woman with first degree murder for having an abortion. It aired on ABC on April 19, 1999.
Story
Joseph Kirkland has recently been appointed to the United States Supreme Court and is faced with an emotional issue: abortion. Virginia Mapes elected to have an abortion in Alabama, just before the law was enacted and is being charged with first degree murder. The Justices who want to overturn the law are in a minority, thus making Justice Kirkland a powerful swing vote.
Justice Kirkland faces competing arguments for and against legal abortion from other justices, his secretary and even his wife. His final decision seeks to strike some sort of middle ground between the two political positions.
Cast
* Andy Garca as Joseph Michael Kirkland
* Harry Belafonte as Justice Will Dunn
* Robert Prosky as Chief Justice of the United States
* Ray Walston as Justice Clore Cawley
* James Whitmore as Justice Daniel Morissey
* Kate Nelligan as Justice Sara Marie Brandwynne
* Milo O'Shea as retired Justice Harlan Greene
* Albert Hall as Justice Hank Banks
* Bob Balaban as Justice Eli MacCorckle
* John Aylward as Justice Benjamin "Rip" Ripley
* LisaGay Hamilton as Virginia Mapes
* Margaret Colin as Linda Kirkland
* Hallie Eisenberg as Jenny Kirkland
* Michael O'Keefe as Arthur Jacklyn
* Tracey Ellis as Marley Terrell
* Hedy Burress as Calley McFearson
Production
Filming took place in Los Angeles.
References
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