Citizen Ruth

6.6
  • Genre: DramaComedy
  • Run time: 104 min
  • Premiere: 1996. November 21.

"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.

Discover

Laura Dern

Ruth Stoops

Swoosie Kurtz

Diane Siegler

Kurtwood Smith

Norm Stoney

Mary Kay Place

Gail Stoney

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

Lance Rome

Ruth's Lover

Jim Kalal

Tony Stoops

Shea Degan

Arresting Officer

Vince Morelli

ER Doctor

Marilyn Tipp

Kathleen

Tim Vandeberghe

Bail Clerk

Sebastian Anzaldo III

Matthew Stoney

Alicia Witt

Cheryl Stoney

Mick McDonald

Party Dude

Okley Gibbs

Norm's Manager

John LaPuzza

Clinic Protestor

Billie Barnhouse-Diekman

Clinic Protestor

Susan Stern

Cindy Lindstrom

Jeffrey L. Goos

News Anchor

James Devney

Officer Iverson

Tim Driscoll

Officer Bundy

David Hirsch

Man in Motel Lobby

Gail Erwin

Woman in Motel Lobby

Tony Wike

Anecdote-telling Man

Sherry Josand Fletcher

Helpful Registration Woman

Jim Delmont

Press Conference Reporter

Dennis Grant

Don Mattox

Will Jamieson

Surveillance Guy

Delaney Driscoll

Ruth's "Sister"

Judith Hart

Sarah Schneider

Joan Pirkle

Dr. Cary Milton

Lorie Obradovich

Receptionist

Michael Tourek

Guy Hit by Toilet Lid

John Bell

Ruth's Kid

Jeffery Thomas Johnson

Harlan's Biker Friend

Fred Lovelace

Harlan's Biker Friend

Ed Morehouse

Harlan's Biker Friend

Jim Reinken

Harlan's Biker Friend

Wm. J. Billy Bob Muddle III

Harlan's Biker Friend

Diane Ladd

Ruth's Mother (uncredited)

Art

Jane Ann Stewart

Production Design

Lisa Denker

Set Decoration

Tracy Thies

Art Department Coordinator

Camera

James Glennon

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Tom McKinley

Costume Design

Brian McManus

Hairstylist

Angela Moos

Makeup Artist

Robyn Munger

Set Costumer

Directing

Randa Rai Slack

Script Supervisor

Basti Van Der Woude

Second Assistant Director

Editing

Kevin Tent

Editor

Production

Cathy Konrad

Producer

Cary Woods

Producer

Lisa Beach

Casting

Sound

Rolfe Kent

Original Music Composer

Writing

Alexander Payne

Screenplay

Jim Taylor

Screenplay

Art

Jane Ann Stewart

Production Design

Lisa Denker

Set Decoration

Tracy Thies

Art Department Coordinator

Camera

James Glennon

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Tom McKinley

Costume Design

Brian McManus

Hairstylist

Angela Moos

Makeup Artist

Robyn Munger

Set Costumer

Directing

Randa Rai Slack

Script Supervisor

Basti Van Der Woude

Second Assistant Director

Editing

Kevin Tent

Editor

Production

Cathy Konrad

Producer

Cary Woods

Producer

Lisa Beach

Casting

Sound

Rolfe Kent

Original Music Composer

Writing

Alexander Payne

Screenplay

Jim Taylor

Screenplay