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A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story (1989)

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Tracey Thurman was a real-life Connecticut housewife who, throughout her marriage, suffered horrendous abuse at the hands of her husband. The beatings culminate in a single bloody night when Buck Thurman stabs his estranged wife 13 times. She survives--barely--and Buck is arrested. Having failed to get proper protection from the local police force, Tracey successfully sued the officers in 1989. The long-range result was the Thurman Law, which called for mandatory arrests in wife-beating cases in

PG, 1 hr. 36 min.

Drama, Television

Directed By: Robert Markowitz

In Theaters: Oct 2, 1989 Wide

Cast

Nancy McKeon
Tracey Thurman
Bruce Weitz
Burton Weinstein
Dale Midkiff
Buck Thurman
Yvette Heyden
Judy Bentley
Terri Hanauer
Cheryl
David Ciminello
Walter Addison
Bailiff
Todd Bryant
Card
Paul Comi
Officer
Philip Baker Hall
Judge Blumenfeld
Seth Isler
Lewis
Graham Jarvis
Off. Danziger
Stu Levin
Jury Foreman
William Long Jr.
Sgt. Cherney
Madison Mason
Officer Jones
Raymond O'Keefe
Sgt. Smith
Al Pugliese
Sgt. Kangas
Don Stark
Officer Driscoll
David Wells
Minister
Hank Woessner
Joe
David Wohl
Nagel
David Hooks
Judge #1
Andrew Magarian
Bystander
Joe George
Capt. Kyker

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I just saw this True Story again recently.The Police didn't help her, she endured this abuse over & over.It took her being Stabbed 13 times, & her head stomped in in front of a Cop & her Child , & him telling them that he killed her(but he left her in a Wheel Chair) for them finally to pass laws to protect women from

June 22, 2011

Marilee Aschwanden

Oh my god.....this movie was so brutal.....and the fact that it was a true story.....just makes you sick to your stomach....you can always say what you would do if you were is certain situations....but this was just awful and the situation should have been taking care of before what happened happened....this movie is not for the faint of heart.....

August 17, 2008

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