Swing Vote (1999 film)
Swing Vote is a 1999 American television film directed by David Anspaugh. 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.
| Swing Vote | |
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| Directed by | David Anspaugh |
| Starring | Andy Garcia |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Release | |
| Original release | April 19, 1999 |
Story
Joseph Kirkland (Andy García) has recently been appointed to the United States Supreme Court and is faced with an emotional issue: abortion. Virginia Mapes (Lisa Gay Hamilton) 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 pro-life and pro-choice arguments 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 García ... Joseph Michael Kirkland
- Harry Belafonte ... Justice Will Dunn
- Robert Prosky ... Chief Justice of the United States
- Ray Walston ... Justice Clore Cawley
- James Whitmore ... Justice Daniel Morissey
- Kate Nelligan ... Justice Sara Marie Brandwynne
- Milo O'Shea ... retired Justice Harlan Greene
- Albert Hall ... Justice Hank Banks
- Bob Balaban ... Justice Eli MacCorckle
- John Aylward ... Justice Benjamin "Rip" Ripley
- LisaGay Hamilton ... Virginia Mapes
- Margaret Colin ... Linda Kirkland
- Tracey Ellis ... Marley Terrell
- Hedy Burress ... Calley McFearson