

21/11/1996
"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.

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)
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