For My Daughter's Honor
For My Daughter's Honor

For My Daughter's Honor

1996Movie88 minEnglish

Fourteen-year-old high school student, Amy Dustin, becomes an object of romantic affection to the school's biology teacher and football coach, Pete Nash. They take a sudden interest in each other, sending each other notes and talking on the telephone. Although Pete has a family, the two begin a secret relationship. People then begin to suspect that Pete and Amy are having an affair.

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IMDb5.5/10
Director: Steven L. H. BrownGenres: Drama, Thriller

Plot Summary

A successful attorney's life is thrown into chaos when her teenage daughter becomes involved with a charismatic but dangerous cult leader. As she tries to protect her daughter, she uncovers the dark secrets of the organization and the sinister motives of its charismatic leader. The mother must race against time to save her daughter from the cult's manipulative clutches before it's too late.

Critical Reception

This made-for-television drama received mixed to negative reviews. While some critics acknowledged the compelling premise and strong performances from its lead actors, many found the plot predictable and the execution heavy-handed. It was generally seen as a standard thriller that played on parental fears without offering significant originality.

What Reviewers Say

  • Competent, if uninspired, thriller that relies on familiar tropes.
  • Victoria Principal and James Woods deliver solid performances, but the script struggles to elevate the material.
  • Plays on parental anxieties with a somewhat predictable narrative arc.

Google audience: Audience reception is not widely documented for this made-for-television film, but available commentary suggests it was seen as a decent, albeit unremarkable, thriller that fulfilled basic genre expectations.

Fun Fact

Victoria Principal, who plays the concerned mother, was also a producer on the film, marking one of her later forays into television movies after her well-known role in 'Dallas'.

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