5/5 CLASSIC FARRAH!!!!
  by A. R SCOTT (Houston, Texas)
THIS IS A GOOD MOVIE . I REALLY DID LIKE THIS MOVIE. I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS MOVIE TO ANY FARRAH FAWCETT FAN. THIS IS A GREAT MOVIE. FARRAH DID AN EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE.

5/5 A Cautionary Tale
  by booknerd (Washington)
"The Burning Bed" is a made for tv movie based on the life of Francine Hughes while she was married to, divorced from, and after killing Mickey Hughes. The movie displays the story by starting with the burning bed incident. We see Francine coming out of the garage and into the house with a gas can in her hands. The kids are already in the car when she sets fire to the bed. They drive off after the fire is going and Francine turns herself in at the police station. After that the story progresses through a series of flashbacks while undergoing preparation for trial. Francine is found not guilty by reason of temporary insanity.

It feels like you are on the journey with Francine as she tries to get help from local law enforcement and social services offices. Her efforts are fruitless not due to her lack of pursuit, but due to the negative responses from those who should have helped her.

What I don't think some people realize is how true this situation can be for others. I have heard people dismiss the film as a piece of "feminist tripe," which is too bad. The film does not vilify men (which it should not do since men and women can experience abuse), but shines a light on the reality of domestic violence.

5/5 The Burning Bed
  by Sharon J. Hummel (54665)
As always, Farrah does an excellent job (she will be missed dearly). The story hits home to many people and is presented in a manner that is as truthful as you will find. Excellent!!

4/5 Claustrophobic
  by retrowrestling (Pasadena, California)
This DVD runs about 95 minutes and along with English also contains a Spanish audio track as well as subtitles in English, Spanish, and French. I felt claustrophobic while watching this movie, but obviously that was the intent of this story. A wife who could not escape the death-grip of her controlling and violent husband.

While the husband is a sick-bastard, Francine(Fawcett) does make some bad choices that help continue her trauma. Since this movie was made in the mid-80's, there are some familiar faces that you usually see popping up in made-for-tv movies from the late-70's till the mid-80's. Good but depressing movie.

5/5 FARRAH'S CATALYST AS A CREATIVE FORCE !!!!!
  by DAVID G. MCHALE IV
1984's THE BURNING BED was the movie that literally shocked America for two main reasons. It brought out of the closet the hideous reality of domestic abuse, as well as made people realize that FARRAH FAWCETT has amazing depth as a dramatic actress. This bit of cinema so helped the situation for so many struggling women, and made the general public see that FARRAH was so much more than a pretty face. Her perfomance was Emmy nominated and deservable so; and for the next twenty years MISS FAWCETT churned out many stellar performances mostly in television features. This piece holds up well twenty-five years later, and I higly recommend it, despite its often intense and uncomfortable subject matter. FARRAH FAWCETT recently died, and I found that sad as I thought she was a kind woman who was a much underated creative force. Other excellent performances worth noting are SMALL SACRIFICES, JEWEL, POOR LITTTLE RICH GIRL: THE BARBRA HUTTON STORY, DOUBLE EXPOSURE: THE STORY OF MARGARET BOURKE WHITE, THE SUBSTITUTE WIFE, and EXTREMITIES. Less well known, is the fact she was a wonderful painter and sculpture. Rest in peace FARRAH as you will be much missed.........