The Burning Bed

The Burning Bed

100 mins | Drama, Crime, TV Movie | Oct. 8, 1984

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.

The Burning Bed

100 mins | Drama, Crime, TV Movie | Oct. 8, 1984

The Burning Bed
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.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Tisch/Avnet Productions Inc.
Original title The Burning Bed
Directors Robert Greenwald
Writers Faith McNulty, Rose Leiman Goldemberg

Cast

Farrah Fawcett

as Francine Hughes

Paul Le Mat

as Mickey Hughes

Richard Masur

as Aryon Greydanus

Grace Zabriskie

as Flossie Hughes

Christa Denton

as Christy, Age 12

James T. Callahan

as Berlin Hughes

Gary Grubbs

as District Attorney

David Andrews

as Wimpy Hughes

James Hampton

as Police Witness

Virgil Frye

as Virg

Dixie K. Wade

as Hazel Moran

Heather Rich

as Christy, Age 6

Justin Gocke

as Jimmy, Age 4

Ben Fuhrman

as Henry Eckworth

Fred D. Scott

as Mr. Barlow

Patricia George

as Female Deputy

Hoolihand Burke

as Matron

Sherry McFarland

as Ellen

Gilmer McCormick

as Salesperson

Anna Pagan

as Clair

Sonny Carl Davis

as Asst. Prosecutor

Delana Michaels

as Miss Connor

Greg Norberg

as Ernest

Jeremy Ross

as Judge Hotchkiss

Wayne Knight

as Juror (uncredited)

David Ward

as Courtroom Security Officer (uncredited)

David Friedman

as Jimmy, Age 10