{{Short description|1993 television movie}} {{Italic title}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2025}} '''''For Their Own Good''''' is an American [[television movie]] of 1993, directed by Ed Kaplan and starring [[Elizabeth Perkins]], [[Laura San Giacomo]], and [[Charles Haid]].
It was first broadcast on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] on April 5, 1993.<ref name=NYM>"For Their Own Good (Monday April 5, 9–11 pm, ABC)", ''[[New York Magazine]]'', Vol. 26, No. 14, April 5, 1993, p. 63</ref> ==Story== A Texas corporation makes an aggressive demand of its female employees: they must choose between keeping their jobs and ever having children. They have handled toxic materials which can cause defects in unborn children, so they will be fired if they do not agree to be [[Sterilization (medicine)|sterilized]].<ref name=NYM/>
After public humiliation by the company, Sally Wheeler (Elizabeth Perkins) fights for justice.<ref name=NYM/> Wheeler also has to fight poverty and an abusive husband, then face divorce.<ref name=Variety>Todd Everett, [https://variety.com/1993/tv/reviews/abc-monday-night-movie-for-their-own-good-1200432093/ "Abc Monday Night Movie for Their Own Good"], April 5, 1993, variety.com, accessed August 24, 2025</ref>
The film is based on a true story.<ref name=Variety/>
==Awards and nominations== For the film the director, Ed Kaplan, was nominated for a 1994 [[Humanitas Prize]] in the 90 minutes and longer category.<ref>[https://www.humanitasprize.org/prize-nominees "HUMANITAS PRIZE NOMINEES"], humanitasprize.org, accessed August 24, 2025</ref>
==Cast== *[[Elizabeth Perkins]] as Sally Wheeler<ref name=NYM/> *[[Charles Haid]] as Hank<ref name=NYM/> *[[Laura San Giacomo]] as Jo Mandell<ref name=NYM/> *[[Gary Basaraba]] as Roy Wheeler *[[CCH Pounder]] as Naomi Brinker *[[Garette Ratliff Henson]] as Younger Jody *Trey Ames as Older Jody *[[Hansford Rowe]] as Dr Gordon Barnes *[[Thomas Kopache]] as Dr Mason *[[Kelli Williams]] as Erma *[[Michael O'Neill (actor)|Michael O'Neill]] as Clark Thompson *[[David Graf]] as Miles *[[Colleen Camp]] as Chris *Lawrence Gamble as McCade Lawyer *[[Glenn Morshower]] *[[David Purdham]] as Jim Davis *[[Richard Riehle]] as Dave Butler *[[William G. Schilling]] as George Buelton *Jessie Jones as Mrs Gates *[[Matthew Glave]] as Mike Yates *Hannah Eckstein as Georgia *Jana Arnold as Marjorie *John Lehne as Eugene Hansen * Peggy Doyle as Leona *Lorna Scott as Young Woman
==Notes== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{IMDb title|0106942|For Their Own Good}} *[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7jC53XX0XvI For Their Own Good] full movie on [[YouTube]] {{DEFAULTSORT:For Their Own Good}} [[Category:1993 American films]] [[Category:1993 English-language films]] [[Category:1990s exploitation films]] [[Category:1993 films]] [[Category:American exploitation films]] [[Category:Films about families]] [[Category:Films about psychopaths and sociopaths]] [[Category:Films about violence against women]] [[Category:Films set in Texas]] [[Category:Films shot in Texas]]