Plot

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 Connecticut and several other states. Nancy McKeon, who plays Tracey Thurman in A Cry for Help, starred in the film in the hope that it would prevent Buck Thurman's early release from prison. A Cry For Help: The Tracy Thurman Story first aired on October 2, 1989; Thurman was scheduled for release in 1991. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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

Credit

Robert Markowitz - Director, Harvey Rosenstock - Editor, Gary New - Production Designer, Eric Van Haren Noman - Cinematographer

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