The Burning Bed (1985)
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Farrah Fawcett earned Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for her portrayal of Francine Hughes in the television movie The Burning Bed. The film is structured as a series of flashbacks while Francine's character endures a murder trial after she poured gasoline on her sleeping spouse and burned him to death. Her husband Mickey (Paul Le Mat) drove her over the edge after years of physical and emotional abuse when he rapes her. Television regular Richard Masur has a prominent co-starring role. Fawcett parlayed her work in this film into a series of more serious movies, including Extremities and Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
- Director(s):
- Robert Greenwald
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of The Burning Bed
Farrah Fawcett earned Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for her portrayal of Francine Hughes in the television movie The Burning Bed. The film is structured as a series of flashbacks while Francine's character endures a murder trial after she poured gasoline on her sleeping spouse and burned him to death. Her husband Mickey (Paul Le Mat) drove her over the edge after years of physical and emotional abuse when he rapes her. Television regular Richard Masur has a prominent co-starring role. Fawcett parlayed her work in this film into a series of more serious movies, including Extremities and Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 95 mins
Complete Cast of The Burning Bed
- David Andrews - Wimpy Hughes
- James Callahan - Berlin Hughes
- Virgil Frye - Virg
- Gary Grubbs - District Attorney
- Jeffrey Lampert
- Richard Masur - Aryon Greydanus
- Delana Michaels - Miss Connor
- Grace Zabriskie - Flossie Hughes
- Freddie Dawson
- David Friedman - Jimmy age 10
- Farrah Fawcett - Francine Hughes
- Hoolihan Burke - Matron
- Christa Denton - Christy age 12
- Justin Gocke - Jimmy age 4
- James Hampton - Police Witness
- Paul Le Mat - Mickey Hughes
- Gilmer McCormick - Salesperson
- Penelope Milford - Gaby
- Greg Norberg - Ernest
- Fred D. Scott - Mr. Barlow
- Sonny Davis - Assistant Prosecutor
- Director(s):
- Robert Greenwald
- Writer(s):
- Rose Leiman Goldemberg
- Producer(s):
- Carol Schreder, Rose Leiman Goldemberg
- Categories:
- Television
- 1984 - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
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