She Cried No
Encyclopedia
She Cried No is a 1996 television film drama directed by Bethany Rooney
, which starred Candace Cameron Bure
and Mark-Paul Gosselaar
, both pre-teen idols.
freshman
anxious to fit in with the popular crowd. After arriving, she immediately befriends her roommates Jordan and Kellie and attracts the attention of Scott, the member of the most popular fraternity
who has a history of date raping
fellow students. There, she becomes the latest victim of Scott, who drugs her. Before he takes her upstairs to a room to rape her, she notices a passed out Jordan being taken to a room by a guy as well. The next day, an upset Melissa returns to college and bumps into Scott several times, who pretends as if nothing has happened.
Melissa becomes depressed, ignoring her school work, estranging from her friends, not eating and not sleeping. Jordan takes it worse and drops out of college immediately. One night, while having dinner with her brother Michael, who is in the same fraternity as Scott, and his girlfriend Holly, Scott shows up. Melissa freaks out, runs away and causes a car accident
. She is taken into the hospital
, but is not severely injured. She admits to a docter about what happened, and she realizes she has been raped. She later admits this to her mother Denise, who wants to press charges. Her father Edward and Michael discourage her from doing this, explaining it could ruin her future.
Prosecuting Scott proves to be difficult, because she does not have any evidence
. She receives no support from her friends and fellow students either, who think she led him on and was asking for it. When Scott starts to threaten her and students start bullying her, she considers pulling back from prosecuting. Fed up with being scared, she decides not to give up, but Scott manipulates the jury and is found not guilty. Melissa attempts to move on with her life, wanting to put the rape behind her. Michael, however, is determined to help her out and finds photos proving Melissa was right all along. He gets into a fight with Scott and announces he will leave the fraternity.
Meanwhile, Melissa starts receiving support from other students. Courtney, a promicuous girl, admits to her that she was raped by Scott as well. Melissa starts to collect evidence against him and is successful in gaining a lot of video footage. She gives him one chance to come clean, and when he does not take it, she publicizes the footage. Afterwards, all the students turn their back against Scott, and Jordan finally trusts her rape story with Melissa.
Bethany Rooney
Bethany Rooney is an American television director and producer who has worked on over three dozen television series and made-for-television films....
, which starred Candace Cameron Bure
Candace Cameron Bure
Candace Helaine Cameron is an American actress and author best known for playing DJ Tanner on the television series Full House from ages 10 to 18. She is the sister of Kirk Cameron and the sister-in-law of Chelsea Noble...
and Mark-Paul Gosselaar
Mark-Paul Gosselaar
Mark-Paul Harry Gosselaar is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Zack Morris in NBC's Saved by the Bell, Good Morning, Miss Bliss, and Saved by the Bell: The College Years, Detective John Clark in NYPD Blue, Jerry Kellerman in TNT's Raising the Bar, and more recently Peter...
, both pre-teen idols.
Plot
She Cried No tells the story of Melissa, a collegeCollege
A college is an educational institution or a constituent part of an educational institution. Usage varies in English-speaking nations...
freshman
Freshman
A freshman or fresher is a first-year student in secondary school, high school, or college. The term first year can also be used as a noun, to describe the students themselves A freshman (US) or fresher (UK, India) (or sometimes fish, freshie, fresher; slang plural frosh or freshmeat) is a...
anxious to fit in with the popular crowd. After arriving, she immediately befriends her roommates Jordan and Kellie and attracts the attention of Scott, the member of the most popular fraternity
Fraternity
A fraternity is a brotherhood, though the term usually connotes a distinct or formal organization. An organization referred to as a fraternity may be a:*Secret society*Chivalric order*Benefit society*Friendly society*Social club*Trade union...
who has a history of date raping
Date rape
"Date rape", often referred to as acquaintance rape, is an assault or attempted assault usually committed by a new acquaintance involving sexual intercourse without mutual consent....
fellow students. There, she becomes the latest victim of Scott, who drugs her. Before he takes her upstairs to a room to rape her, she notices a passed out Jordan being taken to a room by a guy as well. The next day, an upset Melissa returns to college and bumps into Scott several times, who pretends as if nothing has happened.
Melissa becomes depressed, ignoring her school work, estranging from her friends, not eating and not sleeping. Jordan takes it worse and drops out of college immediately. One night, while having dinner with her brother Michael, who is in the same fraternity as Scott, and his girlfriend Holly, Scott shows up. Melissa freaks out, runs away and causes a car accident
Car accident
A traffic collision, also known as a traffic accident, motor vehicle collision, motor vehicle accident, car accident, automobile accident, Road Traffic Collision or car crash, occurs when a vehicle collides with another vehicle, pedestrian, animal, road debris, or other stationary obstruction,...
. She is taken into the hospital
Hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....
, but is not severely injured. She admits to a docter about what happened, and she realizes she has been raped. She later admits this to her mother Denise, who wants to press charges. Her father Edward and Michael discourage her from doing this, explaining it could ruin her future.
Prosecuting Scott proves to be difficult, because she does not have any evidence
Evidence
Evidence in its broadest sense includes everything that is used to determine or demonstrate the truth of an assertion. Giving or procuring evidence is the process of using those things that are either presumed to be true, or were themselves proven via evidence, to demonstrate an assertion's truth...
. She receives no support from her friends and fellow students either, who think she led him on and was asking for it. When Scott starts to threaten her and students start bullying her, she considers pulling back from prosecuting. Fed up with being scared, she decides not to give up, but Scott manipulates the jury and is found not guilty. Melissa attempts to move on with her life, wanting to put the rape behind her. Michael, however, is determined to help her out and finds photos proving Melissa was right all along. He gets into a fight with Scott and announces he will leave the fraternity.
Meanwhile, Melissa starts receiving support from other students. Courtney, a promicuous girl, admits to her that she was raped by Scott as well. Melissa starts to collect evidence against him and is successful in gaining a lot of video footage. She gives him one chance to come clean, and when he does not take it, she publicizes the footage. Afterwards, all the students turn their back against Scott, and Jordan finally trusts her rape story with Melissa.
Cast
- Candace Cameron BureCandace Cameron BureCandace Helaine Cameron is an American actress and author best known for playing DJ Tanner on the television series Full House from ages 10 to 18. She is the sister of Kirk Cameron and the sister-in-law of Chelsea Noble...
as Melissa Connell - Mark-Paul GosselaarMark-Paul GosselaarMark-Paul Harry Gosselaar is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Zack Morris in NBC's Saved by the Bell, Good Morning, Miss Bliss, and Saved by the Bell: The College Years, Detective John Clark in NYPD Blue, Jerry Kellerman in TNT's Raising the Bar, and more recently Peter...
as Scott Baker - Lawrence PressmanLawrence PressmanDavid M. Pressman, Senior is an American actor, probably best known for roles on Doogie Howser, M.D., Ladies Man, a recurring role on Profiler, the titular character on Mulligan's Stew and as a fictional scientist in the 1971 film The Hellstrom Chronicle.His first role was on the soap opera The...
as Edward Connell - Bess ArmstrongBess ArmstrongElizabeth Key "Bess" Armstrong is an American film and television actress.-Life and career:Armstrong was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the daughter of Louise Allen , who taught at Bryn Mawr, and Alexander Armstrong, an English teacher at the Gilman School...
as Denise Connell - Jenna von OÿJenna von OÿJenna von Oÿ is an American actress and country music singer best known for her roles as Six LeMeure on the NBC series Blossom, and Stevie van Lowe on the UPN sitcom The Parkers.-Early life and career:...
as Jordan McCann - Brandon DouglasBrandon DouglasBrandon Douglas is an American actor. He first came to prominence in the television series Falcon Crest, in which he played Ben Agretti during the 1988-1989 season. He is well known for playing Dr. Andrew Cook in the popular CBS series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman...
as Michael Connell - Nikki CoxNikki CoxNicole Avery "Nikki" Cox is an American actress known mostly for her roles on the television series Unhappily Ever After, Las Vegas, and Nikki.-Early life:...
as Kellie Salter - Ray BakerRay Baker (actor)Ray Baker is an American theater, television and film actor. He is a long time character actor with over 100 credits on television and film alone. Baker is credited either as Ray or Raymond.-Selected filmography:...
as Mark Baker - Hillary Danner as Holly Essex
- Kristoffer Ryan Winters as Leland
- Jennifer Greenhut as Courtney