Meredith Baxter pretty much summed up the essence of made for TV movies on the Lifetime channel with her portrayal of Betty Broderick in two productions: "A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story" and its sequel, "Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, The Last Chapter". I think those films may have even been the spark for such TV movies to have more than one title.
Here's the plot summary for the first movie from the IMDb.com:
"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."
I still don't know why the audience was supposed to feel sorry for her - she was getting 16,000 bucks a month to live on, and she got the mansion that overlooked the Pacific. And despite that, she harrassed and terrorized her ex-husband and his mistress until finally she killed them both.
But apparently, Meredith Baxter pulled it off, so kudos to her talents.
This first picture is from "A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story":
And the next one is from the sequel:
BCnU!
Toby O'B
Here's the plot summary for the first movie from the IMDb.com:
"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."
I still don't know why the audience was supposed to feel sorry for her - she was getting 16,000 bucks a month to live on, and she got the mansion that overlooked the Pacific. And despite that, she harrassed and terrorized her ex-husband and his mistress until finally she killed them both.
But apparently, Meredith Baxter pulled it off, so kudos to her talents.
This first picture is from "A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story":
And the next one is from the sequel:BCnU!Toby O'B
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