History Film / NoOneWouldTell

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Based on a 1991 incident in Beverly, Massachusetts, ''No One Would Tell'' is a 1996 Creator/{{NBC}} MadeForTVMovie film that tells the story of a teen couple's troubled relationship.

Shy 16-year-old Stacy Collins (Creator/CandaceCameronBure) can't believe that the most popular guy in school, an attractive athlete named Bobby Tennison (Creator/FredSavage), is interested in her. At first, she is flattered by his constant attention, but then he becomes possessive and jealous - telling her who she can speak to, where she can go, and what she can wear.

* AffablyEvil: Bobby. Everyone seems to think he's a great guy, until the school dance, when his true behavior around Stacy begins to show.
* AlphaBitch: Downplayed. Carla doesn't outright bully Stacy or friends but she shown to be jealous of Stacy's relationship with Bobby. She tries to steal him away several times and even attempts to defend him during his trial all while blaming Stacy for his behavior.

* BigDamnHero: Just when all hope is lost during the search for Stacy, Vince suddenly steps in with a hint of her location and what happened to her.

* DarkerAndEdgier: The 2018 remake. [[AdaptationNameChange Rob]] is even more abusive to [[AdaptationNameChange Sarah]]; there are far more scenes of him hitting her or verbally attacking her.
* DomesticAbuse / JerkJock: Bobby Tennison.

* HighSchool
* IfICantHaveYou: What ultimately leads to [[spoiler:Stacy's murder. Even quoted verbatim by Bobby after he does the deed.]]
* MadeForTVMovie

-->'''Bobby:''' [[spoiler:[[IfICantHaveYou If I can't have her, no one's gonna]].]]

* ShowerScene: There is one scene of Stacy showering that isn't played for much titillation, and is actually quite disturbing since it mainly focuses on showing all of the bruises on her.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: The judge hands this out, [[spoiler:after Bobby is convicted of murdering Stacy.]]

* AdultFear: Laura fears on what Bobby was able to do to her daughter, Stacy. [[spoiler: She was right.]]

Shy, sixteen-year-old, Stacy Collins (Creator/CandaceCameronBure) can't believe that the most popular guy in school, an attractive athlete named Bobby Tennison (Creator/FredSavage), is interested in her. At first she is flattered by his constant attention, but then he becomes possessive and jealous - telling her who she can speak to, where she can go, and what she can wear. Threats escalate into violence when Bobby thinks Stacy has stepped out of line. Both Stacy's friends and her mother, Laura (Creator/MichellePhillips), try to convince her to break up with Bobby after seeing her bruises and how he treats her. Stacy claims that he only acts that way because she is being stupid, and that Bobby really does love her. Soon, however, she is walking on egg shells and living in fear of him.

* BittersweetEnding: Very, ''very'' bitter, though. [[spoiler:Stacy is killed by Bobby, and there's a very prominent feeling that it could've been prevented]]. However, the one thing that doesn't make this a full-on DownerEnding is the fact that [[spoiler:Bobby does get his comeuppance by getting sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole]].

* DarkerAndEdgier: The 2018 remake. [[AdaptationNameChange Rob]] is even more abusive to [[AdaptationNameChange Sarah]]--there are far more scenes of him hitting her or verbally attacking her.

* NotGoodWithRejection: After Stacy breaks up with Bobby, he gets enraged and later, [[MoralEventHorizon kills her by slitting her throat]].
-->'''Bobby:''' [[IfICantHaveYou If I can't have her, no one's gonna!]].

* VillainProtagonist: In case you haven't already guessed, Bobby.