The Burning Bed
7.2
“He didn't know how to stop it... she did.”
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.
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Cast
32 people
Farrah Fawcett
Francine Hughes
Known for
The Cannonball Run
Saturn 3
Paul Le Mat
Mickey Hughes
Known for
American Graffiti
Puppetmaster
Richard Masur
Aryon Greydanus
Known for
It
The Thing
Grace Zabriskie
Flossie Hughes
Known for
Twin Peaks
Big Love
Penelope Milford
Gaby
Known for
Coming Home
Endless Love
Christa Denton
Christy, Age 12
Known for
The Gate
8 Million Ways to Die
James T. Callahan
Berlin Hughes
Known for
Return of the Living Dead III
Charles in Charge
Gary Grubbs
District Attorney
Known for
Project Almanac
Left Behind
David Andrews
Wimpy Hughes
Known for
The Boys
Fight Club
James Hampton
Police Witness
Known for
Teen Wolf
Sling Blade
Virgil Frye
Virg
Known for
Revenge of the Ninja
The Hot Spot
Dixie K. Wade
Hazel Moran
Also in
Forever and Beyond
Sins of the Mother
Robert Greenwald Director · Faith McNulty Author Charles Gross Composer
United States release October 8, 1984 · Produced in United States
Production
Tisch/Avnet Productions Inc.
Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 8, 1984
Theatrical
France
July 30, 1996 · TV · France 3
Netherlands
May 19, 2013 · TV · Net 5
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