and, during the actual abortion, an anti-abortion protester walks in and shoots Dr. Thompson immediately after she completes the procedure. Christine comforts Dr. Thompson as the doctor slowly bleeds out. Cast 1952 segment Demi Moore as Claire Donnelly Shirley Knight as Mary Donnelly Catherine Keener as Becky Donnelly Jason London as Kevin Donnelly CCH Pounder as Jenny Ford 1974 segment Hedy Burress as Linda Barrows Sissy Spacek as Barbara Barrows Joanna Gleason as Julia Xander Berkeley as John Barrows Janna Michaels as Sally Barrows Ian Bohen as Scott Barrows Zack Eginton as Ryan Barrows 1996 segment Anne Heche as Christine Cullen Cher as Dr. Beth Thompson Jada Pinkett as Patti Eileen Brennan as Tessie Lindsay Crouse as Frances White Craig T. Nelson as Jim Harris Matthew Lillard as protester Rita Wilson as Leslie Diana Scarwid as Marcia Schulman Lorraine Toussaint as Shameeka Webb Development As executive producer, Moore spent seven years trying to get the film made, until the project was eventually greenlit by HBO. HBO vice president Colin Callender said "I don't believe there's a studio in the world that would finance this picture" and praised Moore and Cher for having the courage to use their celebrity to address the issue of abortion. Cher commented "It took someone with Demi's power and fortitude to have something like this made. Without that power, you couldn't do it. These topics are not on everybody's top 10 list of things to do." Reception The film received mostly positive reviews from critics. If These Walls Could Talk holds an 88% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on eight reviews. Among the positive reviews were Siskel & Ebert, who both gave the film "Two Thumbs Up." Sequel A sequel anthology, If These Walls Could Talk 2, aired in 2000. The subject addressed in it was lesbianism. Awards and nominations 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