For Their Own Good poster

For Their Own Good

"It's either their jobs or their own children. A shocking true story."

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1993 · 1h 58m
Drama, TV Movie
Starring Elizabeth Perkins · Laura San Giacomo · Charles Haid
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A factory worker gets an ultimatum from her employer that she agree to be sterilized or be fired.

Theatrical
Apr 5, 1993
DVD / Blu-ray
Nov 28, 2006
Director
Ed Kaplan
Writers
Clifford Campion, Ed Kaplan
Producers
Jordan Kerner, Martin Huberty, Jon Avnet
Music
J.A.C. Redford
Studio
The Avnet/Kerner Company
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Cast

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E
Elizabeth Perkins
Sally Wheeler
L
Laura San Giacomo
Jo Mandell
C
Charles Haid
Hank
C
CCH Pounder
Naomi Brinker
G
Gary Basaraba
Roy Wheeler
K
Kelli Williams
Erma
M
Michael O'Neill
Clark Thompson
D
David Graf
Miles
T
Thomas Kopache
Doctor Mason
D
David Purdham
Jim Davis
C
Colleen Camp
Chris
P
Peggy Doyle
Leona
R
Richard Riehle
Dave Butler

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