The Burning Bed

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.

Release date

Oct 8, 1984

Rating

6.969 / 10

Runtime

1 hours 40 minutes

Genres

Crime
Drama
TV Movie

Cast

Farrah Fawcett-Majors
As Francine Hughes
Paul Le Mat
As Mickey Hughes
Richard Masur
As Aryon Greydanus
Grace Zabriskie
As Flossie Hughes
Penelope Milford
As Gaby
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
No picture available
As Hazel Moran
Heather Rich
No picture available
As Christy, Age 6
Justin Gocke
As Jimmy, Age 4
Elizabeth Lyn Fraser
No picture available
As Nicole
Ben Fuhrman
No picture available
As Henry Eckworth
Kimberley Dashiell
No picture available
As Ann
Fred D. Scott
No picture available
As Mr. Barlow
Patricia George
No picture available
As Female Deputy
Hoolihand Burke
No picture available
As Matron
Sherry McFarland
As Ellen
Gilmer McCormick
As Salesperson
Anna Pagan
No picture available
As Clair
Sonny Carl Davis
As Asst. Prosecutor
Delana Michaels
As Miss Connor
Greg Norberg
No picture available
As Ernest
Jeremy Ross
No picture available
As Judge Hotchkiss
Jeffrey Lampert
As
Wayne Knight
As Juror (uncredited)
David Ward
No picture available
As Courtroom Security Officer (uncredited)
David Friedman
No picture available
As Jimmy, Age 10
Freddie Dawson
No picture available
As

Crew

Rose Leiman Goldemberg
No picture available
Role: Co-Producer
Charles Gross
Role: Original Music Composer
Herman F. Zimmerman
No picture available
Role: Art Direction
Jon Avnet
Role: Executive Producer
Richard Fetterman
No picture available
Role: Editor
Steve Tisch
Role: Executive Producer
Mary Ann Good
No picture available
Role: Set Decoration
Michael A. Stevenson
No picture available
Role: Editor
Carol Schreder
No picture available
Role: Producer
Isidore Mankofsky
Role: Director of Photography
Robert Greenwald
Role: Director
Faith McNulty
No picture available
Role: Novel
Rose Leiman Goldemberg
No picture available
Role: Teleplay
Richard Johnson
No picture available
Role: Special Effects
Fred C. Blau Jr.
No picture available
Role: Makeup Artist
Ross Brown
No picture available
Role: Casting
Michael Daves
No picture available
Role: First Assistant Director
Stephen Robinette
No picture available
Role: Hairstylist
David E. Campbell
No picture available
Role: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Michael Hancock
No picture available
Role: Makeup Artist
John T. Reitz
No picture available
Role: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Alan Bernard
No picture available
Role: Production Sound Mixer
Karen McLarty
No picture available
Role: Stunt Double
Mary West
No picture available
Role: Casting
Jack Clements
No picture available
Role: Unit Production Manager
Gregg Rudloff
No picture available
Role: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Chris Howell
No picture available
Role: Stunt Double
Robert J. Doherty
No picture available
Role: Second Assistant Director

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