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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 Thur... read more read more...man 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

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PG, 1 hr. 36 min.

Directed by: Robert Markowitz

Release Date: October 2, 1989

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  • June 22, 2011
    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 fin... read moreally to pass laws to protect women from Abuse, Rape, & Stalking.This Woman made he Ultimate Sacrifices & had to Sue the Police Dept. & City to get Laws in Place.Bless Her Poor Battered Soul & Body !
  • August 17, 2008
    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 w... read morehat happened happened....this movie is not for the faint of heart.....

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