A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story (1992) (TV)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Dick Lowry

Writers (WGA):

Amy Wallace (article)
Joe Cacaci (written by)

Release Date:

1 March 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Plot:

After sixteen years of marriage and four children, Betty Broderick's high-powered attorney husband decides...

Plot Keywords:

Lawyer | Extramarital Affair | Murder | Based On Article | Adultery

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Meredith Baxter	...	Betty Broderick
Stephen Collins	...	Dan Broderick
Michelle Johnson	...	Linda Kolkena Broderick
Kelli Williams	...	Kate Broderick
Stephen Root	...	Kevin McDonald
Lori Hallier	...	Joan
Christine Jansen	...	Susan McDonald
Debra Jo Rupp	...	Alice
Tricia O'Neil	...	Margaret Fitzpatrick
Ralph Bruneau	...	Larry Broderick
Clayton Landey	...	Jerry
Katherine Cortez
Jandi Swanson	...	Debbie Broderick
Jordan Christopher Michael	...	Thomas(Tommy)Broderick
Aaron Freeman	...	Grant Broderick

Also Known As:

Till Murder Do Us Part

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:12 (parts 1 & 2) | Australia:M | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

San Diego, California, USA

Company:

Lowry-Rawls Productions

Quotes:

Linda Kolkena Broderick: [after Betty keeps taking snapshots of Linda behind Linda's back at Kate's high school graduation ceremony] I'm going to make this quick. I don't want to ruin Kate's day, as you seem to be intent on doing, but if you point that thing at me again, you're going to be photographing the inside of your own throat! Got it?
[Betty snaps the camera again]
Dan Broderick: [calmly] Hi, Bets.
Betty Broderick: [smiling] Hello, darling.
Dan Broderick: [chuckling, with mock sincerity] It's always lovely to see ya!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Gabriel Byrne/Alanis Morissette (#21.4)" (1995)

A beautiful socialite is driven to madness and eventually murder when her powerful attorney/husband abandons her for another woman.

Meredith Baxter(of FAMILY TIES fame) received a much deserved Emmy nomination for her rich, compelling portrayal of convicted murderess Betty Broderick who shot and killed her ex-husband(Stephen Collins) and his new bride(Michelle Johnson). Though the supporting cast is good(particularly Kelli Williams), this is Baxter's moment of triumph, effectively and completely sheading her nice TV sitcom mother image with a knock-out performance that makes this one of the most stylish and enjoyable TV movies ever, as well as one of the most frighteningly realistic. Be assured, even though she's playing a convicted killer, most of my sympathies rest with Baxter's character. She makes you feel her rage, and by the end of the film you can't help but feel that Betty was the true victim. This was such a big hit when it aired for the first time on network TV that it was followed by a sequel: HER FINAL FURY, with Baxter and most of the earlier film's supporting cast reprising their original roles.