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.
Directed by Robert Greenwald
domestic violence
killer
biting
angry
detached
aggressive
grim
malicious
anxious
dramatic
authoritarian
callous
enraged
mean spirited
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.4 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Farrah Fawcett
Francine Hughes
Paul Le Mat
Mickey Hughes
Richard Masur
Aryon Greydanus
Grace Zabriskie
Flossie Hughes
Penelope Milford
Gaby
Christa Denton
Christy, Age 12
James T. Callahan
Berlin Hughes
Gary Grubbs
District Attorney
James Hampton
Police Witness
Virgil Frye
Virg
Justin Gocke
Jimmy, Age 4
Sherry McFarland
Ellen
Crew
Robert Greenwald
Director
Charles Gross
Original Music Composer
Isidore Mankofsky
Director of Photography
Jon Avnet
Executive Producer
Steve Tisch
Executive Producer
Popular Reviews
4 reviews
Douglas Lancaster
6.5★ · 03/01/24
Saw this 35 years ago. It’s a little slow for my brain but still yet another role where she plays an avowed woman. I wonder if #FarrahFawcett was a victim of abuse IRL or if Hollywood just typecasted her as one. She was in so many made for tv movies playing an abuse survivor.
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Saw this 35 years ago. It’s a little slow for my brain but still yet another role where she plays an avowed woman. I wonder if #FarrahFawcett was a victim of abuse IRL or if Hollywood just typecasted her as one. She was in so many made for tv movies playing an abuse survivor.
