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If These Walls Could Talk
If These Walls Could Talk, 1996
Directed by	Cher Nancy Savoca
Written by	Susan Nanus I. Marlene King Nancy Savoca Earl W. Wallace Pamela Wallace
Starring	Cher Demi Moore Hedy Burress Anne Heche Jada Pinkett Smith Sissy Spacek
Distributed by	Home Box Office Home Video
Release date(s)	1996
Running time	95 min
Country	USA
Language	English
Followed by	If These Walls Could Talk 2, 2000
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If These Walls Could Talk (1996) is a Golden Globe and Emmy Award-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.

Contents 1 Cast 2 Awards and nominations 3 Trivia 4 External links

1952 segment:

• Demi Moore - Claire Donnelly
• Catherine Keener - Becky
• Shirley Knight - Mary Donnelly
• Jason London - Kevin Donnelly
• CCH Pounder - Jenny Ford

1974 segment:

• Sissy Spacek - Barbara Barrows
• Hedy Burress - Linda Barrows
• Xander Berkeley - John Barrows
• Ian Bohen - Scott Barrows
• Joanna Gleason - Julia

1996 segment:

• Anne Heche - Christine Cullen
• Jada Pinkett Smith - Patti
• Cher - Dr. Beth Thompson
• Craig T. Nelson - Jim Harris
• Rita Wilson - Leslie

• Emmy Awards
  • Outstanding Made for Television Movie (nomination)
  • Outstanding Editing for a Miniseries or a Special - Single Camera Production (nomination)
  • Outstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries or a Special (nomination)

• Golden Globe Awards
  • Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV (nomination)
  • Best Lead Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV – Demi Moore (nomination)
  • Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV – Cher (nomination)

• NAACP Image Awards
  • Outstanding Lead Actress in a Television Movie or Mini-Series – Jada Pinkett Smith (nomination)

• National Educational Media Network, USA
  • Gold Apple (won)

• Satellite Awards
  • Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV (nomination)
  • Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV – Cher (nomination)

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

• If These Walls Could Talk at The Internet Movie Database
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