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Plot. On March 9, 1977, Francine Hughes and her three children arrive at the Dansville, MI, police station, where she turns herself in, after setting her husband, James Berlin “Mickey” Hughes, on fire in their home. Public defender Aryon Greydanus is appointed as Francine’s attorney and tries to gain insight into her motive.
- Faith McNulty
- Crime Drama
- 1980
Oct 8, 1984 · Based on a true story, this 1984 drama stars Farrah Fawcett as a woman who sets fire to her husband's bed while he sleeps. The movie explores the cycle of violence, the legal system, and the public reaction to her crime.
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- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Robert Greenwald
- 1984-10-08
Mar 21, 2019 · Francine Hughes killed her abusive husband in 1977 and became a symbol of the fight against domestic violence. Learn how her case inspired a national movement that created shelters, laws and awareness for women like her.
Hughes was the subject of a book titled The Burning Bed, which was the basis of a 1984 made-for-television movie with the same name, starring Farrah Fawcett. According to National Public Radio as broadcast on April 3, 2017, the song "Independence Day" written by Gretchen Peters and made popular by Martina McBride is about this event.
The Burning Bed. 1984 · 1 hr 36 min. TV-MA. Drama · Crime. A battered wife sets her husband on fire one night after living with his beatings and humiliations for years. Subtitles: English. Starring: James Callahan Farrah Fawcett Paul Le Mat. Directed by: Robert Greenwald.
- Robert Greenwald
- January 1, 1984
- 96 min
Brief Synopsis. Farrah Fawcett astounded critics with the heretofore unplumbed depths of her performing abilities, playing a battered wife charged with her husband's murder after setting his bed afire following years of beatings and humiliations.
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Jul 9, 2020 · Hughes’s story has been told before—the new “Burning Bed” documentary borrows its title from the journalist Faith McNulty’s 1980 book about the Hugheses and from the 1984 TV-movie adaptation,...
