If These Walls Could Talk

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If These Walls Could Talk (1996) is a Golden Globe and Emmy nominated made for television movie, broadcast on HBO. It follows the plights of three different women and their experiences with abortion. Each of the three stories takes place in the same house in three different years, 1952, 1974, and 1996. The womens' experiences in each vignette are designed to demonstrate the popular views of society on the issue in each of the given decades.

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Demi Moore- Claire Donnelly (1952)
Sissy Spacek- Barbara Barrows (1974)
Hedy Burress- Linda Barrows (1974)
Anne Heche- Christine Cullen (1996)
Jada Pinkett Smith (as Jada Pinkett) - Patti (1996)
Cher- Dr. Beth Thompson (1996)

[edit] Miscellanea

The movie also spawned a sequel, If These Walls Could Talk 2.
It is the highest rated HBO movie ever.
The films Common Ground (2000) and The Hours (2002) would use a similar format to address the issue of homophobia.