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The Burning Bed  (1984)
He didn't know how to stop it... she did.


6.9|8 Oct, 1984|100 min
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An abused battered wife has had enough of husband beating up on her. Everywhere she turns for help, there's not much anyone will do. After he rapes her one night, she sets the bed on fire with him in it asleep.
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Keywords
domestic violence
killer
biting
angry
detached
aggressive
grim
malicious
anxious
dramatic
authoritarian
callous
enraged
mean spirited

Casts

Farrah Fawcett
Farrah Fawcett
Francine Hughes
Paul Le Mat
Paul Le Mat
Mickey Hughes
Richard Masur
Richard Masur
Aryon Greydanus
Grace Zabriskie
Grace Zabriskie
Flossie Hughes
Penelope Milford
Penelope Milford
Gaby
Christa Denton
Christa Denton
Christy, Age 12
James T. Callahan
James T. Callahan
Berlin Hughes
Gary Grubbs
Gary Grubbs
District Attorney
David Andrews
David Andrews
Wimpy Hughes
James Hampton
James Hampton
Police Witness
Virgil Frye
Virgil Frye
Virg
Dixie K. Wade
Hazel Moran
Heather Rich
Christy, Age 6
Justin Gocke
Justin Gocke
Jimmy, Age 4
Elizabeth Lyn Fraser
Nicole
Ben Fuhrman
Henry Eckworth
Kimberley Dashiell
Ann
Fred D. Scott
Mr. Barlow
Patricia George
Female Deputy
Hoolihand Burke
Matron
Sherry McFarland
Sherry McFarland
Ellen
Gilmer McCormick
Gilmer McCormick
Salesperson
Anna Pagan
Clair
Sonny Carl Davis
Sonny Carl Davis
Asst. Prosecutor
Delana Michaels
Delana Michaels
Miss Connor
Greg Norberg
Ernest
Jeremy Ross
Judge Hotchkiss
Jeffrey Lampert
Jeffrey Lampert
Wayne Knight
Wayne Knight
Juror (uncredited)
David Ward
Courtroom Security Officer (uncredited)
David Friedman
Jimmy, Age 10
Freddie Dawson

Crews

Steve Tisch
Steve Tisch
Executive Producer
Rose Leiman Goldemberg
Co-Producer
Charles Gross
Charles Gross
Original Music Composer
Mary Ann Good
Set Decoration
Carol Schreder
Producer
Isidore Mankofsky
Isidore Mankofsky
Director of Photography
Richard Fetterman
Editor
Michael A. Stevenson
Editor
Jon Avnet
Jon Avnet
Executive Producer
Herman F. Zimmerman
Art Direction
Robert Greenwald
Robert Greenwald
Director
Faith McNulty
Novel
Rose Leiman Goldemberg
Teleplay
Richard Johnson
Special Effects
Mary West
Casting
Michael Hancock
Makeup Artist
Robert J. Doherty
Second Assistant Director
Chris Howell
Stunt Double
David E. Campbell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ross Brown
Casting
Gregg Rudloff
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Fred C. Blau Jr.
Makeup Artist
Jack Clements
Unit Production Manager
Stephen Robinette
Hairstylist
John T. Reitz
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Alan Bernard
Production Sound Mixer
Karen McLarty
Stunt Double
Michael Daves
First Assistant Director

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