For Hope (1996)

The life and death of a young woman who suffered from scleroderma, and how she and her family coped.

Director:

Bob Saget

Writer:

Susan Rice

Stars:

Dana Delany, Polly Bergen, Harold Gould

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dana Delany	...	Hope Altman
Polly Bergen	...	Molly Altman
Harold Gould	...	David 'Dave' Altman
Tracy Nelson	...	Annie Altman
Chris Demetral	...	Alan Altman
Henry Czerny	...	Ken Altman
Carly McKillip	...	Laura Altman
Alexandra Purvis	...	Audrey Altman
Lesley Ewen	...	Jennifer
Babs Chula	...	Doctor (as Babz Chula)
Sharon Monsky	...	Herself
Christine Willes	...	Nurse Stark
Peter Kelamis	...	Writer One
Mandy McKeen	...	Writer Two
David Hurtubise	...	Executive Producer

Storyline

The life and death of a young woman who suffered from scleroderma, and how she and her family coped.

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Plot Keywords:

scleroderma | fictional biography | medical

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 November 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

Au-delà des maux

Filming Locations:

1419 Pendrell Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Brillstein-Grey Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min 92 min (Encore-True Stories Library print)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In real life, Bob Saget has three daughters named: Aubrey, Lara and Jenny; in this film their names are: Audrey, Laura, Penny.

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Soundtracks

"Fake Plastic Trees"
Written and Performed by Radiohead

User Reviews

After watching FOR HOPE, I wonder more about some of the crap

I see on the movie screens. How could movie have ignored by the awards people? Absolutely fantastic performances throughout. So believable. So candid. So tragic. Congratulations to Bob Saget. Now I know what he's good at! Dana was magnificent, once again. The next time I see a film coming out that is directed by Saget, I'll give it a shot because this was Grade A. I was turned on to this film by a woman I'm dating. We watched the film and then she informed me that she has this disease. In the ten years since this film was released, some advances have been made and she's confident she will not have to go through what this woman did in the film but you can't be sure. The movie is powerful with a capital P.