Citizen Ruth
November 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 and crew
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Alexander Payne
Director
Laura Dern
Ruth Stoops
Swoosie Kurtz
Diane Siegler
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
LR
Lance Rome
Ruth's Lover
JK
Jim Kalal
Tony Stoops
SD
Shea Degan
Arresting Officer
VM
Vince Morelli
ER Doctor
MT
Marilyn Tipp
Kathleen
LN
Lois Nemec
Sandy
TV
Tim Vandeberghe
Bail Clerk
SAI
Sebastian Anzaldo III
Matthew Stoney
Alicia Witt
Cheryl Stoney
MM
Mick McDonald
Party Dude
OG
Okley Gibbs
Norm's Manager
RL
Roberta Larson
Briana
PC
Pam Carter
Fran
SW
Steve Wheeldon
Kirk
JL
John LaPuzza
Clinic Protestor
BB
Billie Barnhouse-Diekman
Clinic Protestor
SS
Susan Stern
Cindy Lindstrom
JLG
Jeffrey L. Goos
News Anchor
JD
James Devney
Officer Iverson
Tim Driscoll
Officer Bundy
Caveh Zahedi
Peter
DH
David Hirsch
Man in Motel Lobby
GE
Gail Erwin
Woman in Motel Lobby
TW
Tony Wike
Anecdote-telling Man
SJF
Sherry Josand Fletcher
Helpful Registration Woman
JD
Jim Delmont
Press Conference Reporter
DG
Dennis Grant
Don Mattox
WJ
Will Jamieson
Surveillance Guy
JS
Jeremy Sczepaniak
Eric
Delaney Driscoll
Ruth's "Sister"
RO
Robert O'Connell
Biker
JH
Judith Hart
Sarah Schneider
Joan Pirkle
Dr. Cary Milton
LO
Lorie Obradovich
Receptionist
JH
Joan Hennecke
Nurse
Michael Tourek
Guy Hit by Toilet Lid
KC
Katrina Christensen
Ruth's Kid
JB
John Bell
Ruth's Kid
Jeffery Thomas Johnson
Harlan's Biker Friend
FL
Fred Lovelace
Harlan's Biker Friend
EM
Ed Morehouse
Harlan's Biker Friend
JR
Jim Reinken
Harlan's Biker Friend
WJBBMI
Wm. J. Billy Bob Muddle III
Harlan's Biker Friend
Diane Ladd
Ruth's Mother (uncredited)