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The plot follows Hughes' trial for the murder of her husband, James Berlin "Mickey" Hughes, following her setting fire to the bed he was sleeping in at their Dansville, Michigan home on March 9, 1977, and thirteen years of physical domestic abuse at his hands.
- Faith McNulty
- Crime, Drama
- 1980
- English
8 ott 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.
- (3,3K)
- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Robert Greenwald
- 1984-10-08
9 lug 2020 · When Mickey fell asleep, drunk, that night, Hughes doused his bed in gasoline, lit it on fire, packed her four children into her car, and drove away as flames engulfed the house.
Francine Moran Hughes (later Wilson; August 17, 1947 – March 22, 2017) was an American woman who, after thirteen years of domestic abuse, set fire to the bed in which her live-in ex-husband Mickey Hughes was sleeping, on March 9, 1977, in Dansville, Michigan.
- March 22, 2017 (aged 69), Leighton, Alabama
- Nurse, LPN
- Killing her husband after years of abuse, and being found not guilty by reason of temporary insanity
The Burning Bed. A battered wife sets her husband on fire one night after living with his beatings and humiliations for years. IMDb 7.2 1 h 35 min 1984. X-Ray 7+. Drama · Eerie · Malicious · Powerful. Available to rent or buy. Rent. SD $5.89. Buy. SD $9.99. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started.
21 mar 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.
Francine Hughes (Farrah Fawcett) suffers the abuse of her husband, Mickey (Paul Le Mat), for almost a decade because she cannot find any help. When a drunken Mickey rapes her and then passes out ...
- Drama
