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
“He didn't know how to stop it... she did.”
Overview
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.
Director
Robert Greenwald
Status
Released
Production
Tisch/Avnet Productions Inc.
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
David Andrews
Wimpy Hughes
James Hampton
Police Witness
Virgil Frye
Virg
Dixie K. Wade
Hazel Moran
Heather Rich
Christy, Age 6
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
Ellen
Gilmer McCormick
Salesperson
Anna Pagan
Clair
Sonny Carl Davis
Asst. Prosecutor
Delana Michaels
Miss Connor
Greg Norberg
Ernest
Jeremy Ross
Judge Hotchkiss
Jeffrey Lampert
Wayne Knight
Juror (uncredited)
David Ward
Courtroom Security Officer (uncredited)
David Friedman
Jimmy, Age 10
Freddie Dawson
