A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story is a 1992 American drama TV movie directed by Dick Lowry and written by Joe Cacaci. It chronicles the events of the true crime case of Betty Broderick murdering her ex-husband, Daniel, and his second wife, Linda, on November 5, 1989.
A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story | |
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Written by | Joe Cacaci |
Directed by | Dick Lowry |
Starring | Meredith Baxter Stephen Collins Michelle Johnson Kelli Williams Stephen Root Lori Hallier |
Composer | Mark Snow |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producers | Ann Kindberg Dick Lowry |
Cinematography | Frank Beascoechea |
Editor | Anita Brandt Burgoyne |
Running time | 96 minutes |
Production companies | Lowry-Rawls Productions Patchett Kaufman Entertainment World International Network |
Original release | |
Network | CBS |
Release | March 1, 1992 |
The film stars Meredith Baxter, Stephen Collins, Michelle Johnson, Kelli Williams, Stephen Root, and Lori Hallier. The film premiered on CBS on March 1, 1992.[1][2][3]
Baxter was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Miniseries or a Movie for her performance.
Plot
editBetty Broderick is a happy homemaker and mother of four, happily married to her husband Dan for 16 years. But when her husband suddenly leaves her for a younger woman named Linda, Betty feels betrayed and deceived. Her anger and grief skyrocket when Dan marries "the other woman" after a short time. In her madness and rage, Betty begins to insult, harass, and stalk her ex-husband, soon escalating to violence that eventually leads Broderick to kill both her ex-husband and the woman he left Betty for.
Cast
edit- Meredith Baxter as Betty Broderick
- Stephen Collins as Dan Broderick
- Michelle Johnson as Linda Kolkena Broderick
- Kelli Williams as Kate Broderick
- Stephen Root as Kevin McDonald
- Lori Hallier as Joan
- Christine Jansen as Susan McDonald
- Debra Jo Rupp as Alice
- Tricia O'Neil as Margaret Fitzpatrick
- Ralph Bruneau as Larry Broderick
- Clayton Landey as Jerry
- Jandi Swanson as Debbie Broderick
- Jordan Christopher Michael as Tommy Broderick
- Aaron Freeman as Grant Broderick
- Anne Gee Byrd as Lois Marcos
- Susanna Thompson as Receptionist
- Richard Zavaglia as Judge Tamerlane
- Norman Large as Betty's Lawyer
- Thomas Kopache as Carl Fitzpatrick
- Joanna Sanchez as Josephina
- Jeff Allin as Mark Gaines
- Jeff Hayenga as Judge
- Penelope Windust as Dr. Miller
- Tom Urich as M.C.
References
edit- ^ David Hiltbrand (1992-03-02). "Picks and Pans Review: A Woman Scorned: the Betty Broderick Story". People.com. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
- ^ Ray Loynd (1992-02-29). "TV REVIEW : Baxter Scorching in 'Scorned'". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
- ^ "A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story (1992) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2018-08-30.