Citizen Ruth
“Life, liberty, money and the pursuit of happiness. She's gotta have it.”
"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.
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Cast
55 people
Laura Dern
Ruth Stoops
Known for
Jurassic Park
Big Little Lies
Swoosie Kurtz
Diane Siegler
Known for
Pushing Daisies
Liar Liar
Kurtwood Smith
Norm Stoney
Known for
That '70s Show
Marvel's Agent Carter
Mary Kay Place
Gail Stoney
Known for
Being John Malkovich
Sweet Home Alabama
Kelly Preston
Rachel
Known for
Jerry Maguire
Twins
M.C. Gainey
Harlan
Known for
Tangled
Lost
Kenneth Mars
Dr. Charlie Rollins
Known for
The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid
David Graf
Judge Richter
Known for
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
Guarding Tess
Kathleen Noone
Nurse Pat
Also in
Sunset Beach
All My Children
Tippi Hedren
Jessica Weiss
Known for
The Birds
Marnie
Burt Reynolds
Blaine Gibbons
Known for
Boogie Nights
The Longest Yard
Lance Rome
Ruth's Lover
No other roles listed
Alexander Payne Director · Jim Taylor Screenplay Rolfe Kent Composer
Worldwide gross $285K · Budget $3M · United States release December 13, 1996
Box office
Budget
$3,000,000
Worldwide gross
$285,112
Gross vs. budget
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Production
Miramax
Production · Studio
Independent Pictures
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 17, 1996
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
United States · December 13, 1996
Limited theatrical
Germany
May 15, 1997 · Theatrical
Greece
November 9, 1996 · Premiere · 37th Thessaloniki International Film Festival
November 21, 1996 · Theatrical
Spain
December 1, 1997 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 21, 1996 · Physical
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