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Burning Bed [VHS] | ![Burning Bed [VHS]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/71403FNPPGL._SL500_.gif) | Director: Robert Greenwald
Actors: Farrah Fawcett, Paul Le Mat, Richard Masur, Grace Zabriskie, Penelope Milford
Studio: Starmaker Entertainment
Category: Video
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Rating:  50 reviews
Sales Rank: 11214
Format: Color, EP, Original recording reissued, NTSC
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 97 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 6303581307
UPC: 009209116055
EAN: 9786304521373
ASIN: 6303581307
Theatrical Release Date: October 8, 1984
Release Date: May 28, 1997
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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This controversial, 1984 made-for-television movie gave Farrah Fawcett her first true showcase as an actress. Playing an abused wife who kills her monstrous husband (Paul Le Mat), Fawcett demonstrates a facility with the moral ambiguities of the story, which concerns the painful but fascinating questions of where justice lies. Fine support from Richard Masur and Grace Zabriskie, and the assured direction is by Robert Greenwald (Xanadu. --Tom Keogh
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 The Burning Bed February 28, 2010
Cali (Florida, USA)
Seen this movie years ago, glad to see it is on DVD, Farrah Fawcett gives a riveting performance in this movie.
The Burning Bed February 22, 2010
Arnita D. Brown (USA)
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 one night, she sets the bed on fire with him in it while asleep. Farrah Fawcett at her best playing a woman savagely battered by her husband for 13 years. Even if you don't enjoy the wonderful performances, the truth of this movie should rock you into some sort of reality. A very powerful and chilling movie.
Loving Farrah! February 8, 2010
Heather Robinson (Texas)
I'm not really fond of Farrah Fawcett. But when I seen this movie I had a new respect for her as an actress. I'm 23 and I loved this movie, it focuses on spousal abuse. It lets you know what can happen when you are in one. And why you need to get out and not go back. I didn't read the book but this movie is great!
 Monique January 30, 2010
M. Brooks
Great movie and excellent acting by Farrah Fawcett! Love the ending although not sure if a verdict like that one would be possible today. I would definitely recommend this movie, worth to watch.
"Outstanding Film" January 6, 2010
Terry Richard (Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada)
One of the greatest TV movies ever made, Farrah Fawcett proved she was an excellent actress that could do more than just be a pretty face from her days on "Charlie's Anegels". I remember vividly when this movie made its debut on NBC in the fall of 1984. The network spent thousands promoting the film both in print and on the airwaves as the film became a must see event. "The Burning Bed" was based on a nonfiction novel written by Faith McNulty about a Michigan housewife and mother who is battered both physically and mentally by her husband for years. Finally one night after having too many beatings she sends her children to the car and sets her husband ablaze while he is sleeping. She eventually goes to the police and confesses what she did. The film is heartbreaking, well-acted, emotional, and most of all extremely graphic in its depiction of family violence. Farrah Fawcett actually suffered bruises from filming the physical abuse scenes. Paul LeMat plays the husband superbly and as a viewer you want his character to pay for the harm he has inflicted upon his wife. "The Burning Bed" went on to enjoy the highest ratings for any TV movie of the 1980's and is widely used in college classrooms as a tool in educating students on domestic abuse. Farrah Fawcett also recieved an Emmy Award nomination for Best Actress in a movie made for TV, but unfortunately lost.
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