Francine hughes and her family planned monday night to. The following year, her role as battered wife francine hughes in the factbased television movie the burning bed 1984 earned her the first of her four emmy award nominations. Overview of burning bed, the, 1984, directed by robert greenwald, with farrah fawcett, paul le mat, richard masur, at turner classic movies. Fawcett rocketed to fame as a costar on abcs charlies angels, which she left after only one season 19761977. For the first three weeks of the new tv season, nbc leads with an 18. The burning bed dvd 1984 for sale farrah fawcett made for tv movie. Monday, doused her with gasoline and set her afire. That evening, nbc aired the burning bed, a madefortv movie based on the true story of an abused wife who killed her husband.
Ive loved this movie for a long time, but i couldnt buy it in any stores. The burning bed is both a 1980 nonfiction book by faith mcnulty about battered housewife francine hughes, and a 1984 tvmovie adaptation. Promo for nbcs october 8, 1984 madefortv movie the burning bed starring farrah fawcett. The burning bed tv movie 1984 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Fawcett, 62, was best known for her portrayal of jill munroe on charlies angels, though she only remained with the show its first season, 197677. But she truly moved beyond fan adoration to critical success with her starring role in the burning bed, an nbc movie 1984 which earned her emmy and golden globe nominations and helped change domestic abuse laws. Her acting nominations were for roles in the burning bed 1984, small sacrifices 1989 and the guardian 2004.
After he rapes her one night, she sets the bed on fire with him in it. The burning bed tv movie on dvd 1984 with farrah fawcett dvd created on demand using a top quality dvd r disc no artwork or dvd case included 100% 1. Ten years after the burning bed premiered on tv, president bill clinton signed the violence against women act into law on september. The mother of a man killed in an incident dramatized in the television movie the burning bed, about an abused housewife, said today she refused to watch the program. The burning bed pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released the burning bed pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes movie pictures archive. This is farrah fawcett documentary airs tonight on abc. The burning bed 1984 posters the movie database tmdb. The burning bed is clearly this season s major exercise in social concern for nbc, in the manner of the television movie adam and. The burning bed 1984 farrah fawcett and paul le mat in the burning bed. Scenes from the burning bed 1984 video dailymotion. Farrah fawcett earned emmy and golden globe nominations for her portrayal of francine hughes in the television movie the burning bed. Francine hughes and her family planned monday night to watch the burning bed, a televised dramatization of her ordeal as an abused housewife. On the evening of october 8, 1984, over onethird of all american television sets were turned to nbc for the premiere of the burning bed, starring farrah fawcett and. Francine hughes wilson, who inspired the burning bed.
Celine dion this time clip to movie the burning bed 1984 domestic violence duration. An abused battered wife has had enough of husband beating up on her. For more than 12 years, francine hughes endured physical abuse at the hands of her husband james mickey hughes. Francine hughes farrah fawcett suffers the abuse of her husband, mickey paul le mat, for almost a decade because she cannot find any help. The burning bed the 1984 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. A 1984 madefortv movie starring the late farrah fawcett as a battered wife who kills her husband, played by paul le mat. The burning bed is both a 1980 nonfiction book by faith mcnulty about battered housewife francine hughes, and a 1984 tvmovie adaptation written by rose leiman goldemberg. The plot follows hughes trial for the murder of her husband, james berlin mickey hughes, following her setting fire to the bed he was sleeping in at their dansville, michigan home on march 9, 1977, and thirteen years of. On march 9, 1977, in her home in lansing, michigan, francine hughes poured gas around her exhusbands bed. After he rapes her one night, she sets the bed on fire with him in it asleep. Hughes not guilty, it correctly shows it consisted of 10 women and two men.
October 10, 1984 domestic violence awareness week began on monday. Woman burned after husband views burning bed upi archives. The project is noted as being the first television movie to provide a nationwide 800 number that offered help for others in the situation, in this case victims of. The film is structured as a series of flashbacks while francines character endures a murder trial after she poured gasoline. The burning bed is an effective film because it is not afraid to show you the pain the protagonist has gone through no matter how disturbing it is. If youre new to unsolved mysteries, this is the birth of true crime reenactment tv shows, covering murders, wanted fugitives, missing persons, alternate historical theories, paranormal, and scientific anomaliesmiracles. Genres drama director robert greenwald starring farrah fawcett, paul le mat, richard masur. Vhs sales trailer for the 1984 tv movie the burning bed, directed by rob. Overview an abused battered wife has had enough of husband beating up on her.
A man who set his estranged wife on fire after seeing the television movie the burning bed was charged with second degree murder today by the milwaukee county district attorneys office. Watch the burning bed online stream full movie directv. Rent the burning bed 1984 starring farrah fawcett and paul le mat on dvd and bluray. Everywhere she turns for help, theres not much anyone will do. The burning bed 1984 nbc monday night movie intro youtube. Francine hughes wilson, who was found not guilty by reason of insanity after setting her abusive exhusband on fire as he slept in 1977, a homicide dramatized in the tv movie the burning bed. The most disturbing thing of all is the knowledge that this is based on a true story. Watch scenes from the burning bed 1984 fzeemusic on dailymotion. Burning bed evokes strong response the washington post. Rent the burning bed 1984 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. The film is an adaptation of the book by the same name, written by faith mcnulty. Watch the burning bed starring farrah fawcett in this drama on directv.
The burning bed is clearly this seasons major exercise in social concern for nbc. With farrah fawcett, paul le mat, richard masur, grace zabriskie. Season 16 in my opinion are the highest quality true crime programming out there. The burning bed 1984 tv movie plot summary 2 an abused battered wife has had enough of husband beating up on her. In real life, the socalled burning bed defense has been successfully used by women who killed their abusive husbands and boyfriends. The burning bed full movie 1984 english hd robert greenwald, farrah fawcett. Intro for the world television premiere of the burning bed tv movie nbc monday night movie oct. Many abused men who suffered physical, mental, and psychological abuse just as terrible and damaging as the women suffered have tried to use this same defense after killing.
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