The Burning Bed (1984)
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
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Farrah Fawcett as Francine Hughes |
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Paul Le Mat as Mickey Hughes |
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Richard Masur as Aryon Greydanus |
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Grace Zabriskie as Flossie Hughes |
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Penelope Milford as Gaby |
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Christa Denton as Christy, Age 12 |
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James T. Callahan as Berlin Hughes |
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Gary Grubbs as District Attorney |
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David Andrews as Wimpy Hughes |
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James Hampton as Police Witness |
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Virgil Frye as Virg |
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Dixie K. Wade as Hazel Moran |
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Heather Rich as Christy, Age 6 |
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Justin Gocke as Jimmy, Age 4 |
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Elizabeth Lyn Fraser as Nicole |
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Ben Fuhrman as Henry Eckworth |
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Kimberley Dashiell as Ann |
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Fred D. Scott as Mr. Barlow |
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Patricia George as Female Deputy |
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Hoolihand Burke as Matron |
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Sherry McFarland as Ellen |
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Gilmer McCormick as Salesperson |
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Anna Pagan as Clair |
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Sonny Carl Davis as Asst. Prosecutor |
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Delana Michaels as Miss Connor |
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Greg Norberg as Ernest |
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Jeremy Ross as Judge Hotchkiss |
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Jeffrey Lampert as |
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Wayne Knight as Juror (uncredited) |
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David Ward as Courtroom Security Officer (uncredited) |
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David Friedman as Jimmy, Age 10 |
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Freddie Dawson as |
| Production | Jon Avnet | Executive Producer |
| Production | Rose Leiman Goldemberg | Co-Producer |
| Production | Carol Schreder | Producer |
| Production | Steve Tisch | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Charles Gross | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Isidore Mankofsky | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Richard Fetterman | Editor |
| Editing | Michael A. Stevenson | Editor |
| Art | Herman F. Zimmerman | Art Direction |
| Art | Mary Ann Good | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Robert Greenwald | Director |
| Writing | Rose Leiman Goldemberg | Teleplay |
| Writing | Faith McNulty | Novel |
| Crew | Richard Johnson | Special Effects |
| Production | Mary West | Casting |
| Production | Ross Brown | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michael Hancock | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fred C. Blau Jr. | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Jack Clements | Unit Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stephen Robinette | Hairstylist |
| Directing | Michael Daves | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Robert J. Doherty | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | John T. Reitz | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | David E. Campbell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Alan Bernard | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Gregg Rudloff | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Chris Howell | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Karen McLarty | Stunt Double |