A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story (1992)

A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story (1992)

Release Date: 1992, March 1
Directors: Dick Lowry
Countries: United States of America
Production: Lowry-Rawls Productions, Lowry-Rawls Productions, Patchett Kaufman Entertainment, Patchett Kaufman Entertainment, World International Network (WIN), World International Network (WIN), CBS, CBS
Cast: Stephen Root, Stephen Collins, Clayton Landey, Debra Jo Rupp, Michelle Johnson, Meredith Baxter, Ralph Bruneau, Tricia O'Neil, Lori Hallier, Kelli Williams, Christine Jansen

Overview:

After sixteen years of marriage and four children, Betty Broderick's high-powered attorney husband decides to leave her for a younger woman with whom he's been having an affair. Hurt by his betrayal and feeling helpless against his legal expertise, Betty begins a campaign of vandalism and verbal assault. Her rage consumes her and ultimately leads to a terrible and violent act.