For Hope

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
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	Columbia TriStar Television Brillstein-Grey Entertainment
Release
Original network	ABC
Picture format	Color
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	November 17, 1996 (1996-11-17)

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.