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MADem

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3. That film was "Must See TV" for its era.

Tue Sep 9, 2014, 08:46 AM

Sep 2014

It reinvigorated the career of Farrah Fawcett, who had been viewed as a difficult lightweight for "demanding too much money" for her Charlie's Angels role. It was a serious, heavy part and it highlighted the issue of domestic violence in a way that hadn't been seen before. It also introduced to the wider world a new defense strategy to the court system. It was based on a true story.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087010/

Based on the true story of Francine Hughes, who was accused of murdering her husband on March 9, 1977 in Dansville, Michigan. She was found not guilty by reason of temporary insanity, and her case created a legal precedent for how domestic violence cases were to be handled in the future.

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The Burning Bed: One of the most horrifying movies I've ever seen. [View all] trumad Sep 2014 OP

It was a great movie and demonstrated that Farrah was much more than a beauty queen Happyhippychick Sep 2014 #1

Sometimes you have to pull a Popeye. hobbit709 Sep 2014 #2

That film was "Must See TV" for its era. MADem Sep 2014 #3

That case was one of the first to start changing the concept of self-defense. Geoff R. Casavant Sep 2014 #4

and wasn't she with the abusing fuckwad, Ryan O Neal? Maybe even when she filmed it. bettyellen Sep 2014 #5

I was in the service then. MrScorpio Sep 2014 #6