For Hope is a 1996 American made-for-television drama film starring Dana Delany and directed by Bob Saget. Based on Saget's sister Gay, the movie showed the experience of a young woman fatally afflicted with the disease scleroderma. Other cast members included Tracy Nelson and Chris Demetral. The film premiered on November 17, 1996 on ABC.
For Hope | |
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Genre | Drama |
Written by | Susan Rice |
Directed by | Bob Saget |
Starring | Dana Delany Chris Demetral Henry Czerny Polly Bergen Sharon Monsky Harold Gould |
Theme music composer | Peter Rodgers Melnick |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producers | Bernie Brillstein Brad Grey Bob Saget |
Producer | Karen Moore |
Production locations | 1419 Pendrell Street, Vancouver, British Columbia English Bay Beach, Vancouver, British Columbia |
Cinematography | Ron Orieux |
Editor | Michael S. Murphy |
Running time | 100 min. |
Production companies | Brillstein-Grey Entertainment Columbia Pictures Television |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | November 17, 1996 |
Dana Delany had to have some significant prosthetic makeup applied to simulate the various degrees of disfigurement the main character, Hope, experienced as a result of the disease.[1]
The original airing achieved the top Nielsen ratings for the time slot. The movie has periodically been rerun on various TV networks and is available on DVD and VHS for a $20 donation at the Scleroderma Research Foundation.
An extra feature of the movie was that it included a cameo appearance by Scleroderma Research Foundation founder Sharon Monsky.
References
edit- ^ "Dana Delany in 'For Hope'". themakeupgallery.info. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
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