"An abused battered wife has had enough of husband beating up on her. Everywhere she turns for help, there's not much anyone will do. After he rapes her one night, she sets the bed on fire with him in it asleep."
Farrah Fawcett
as Francine Hughes
Paul Le Mat
as Mickey Hughes
Richard Masur
as Aryon Greydanus
Grace Zabriskie
as Flossie Hughes
Penelope Milford
as Gaby
Christa Denton
as Christy, Age 12
James T. Callahan
as Berlin Hughes
Gary Grubbs
as District Attorney
David Andrews
as Wimpy Hughes
James Hampton
as Police Witness
Virgil Frye
as Virg
Dixie K. Wade
as Hazel Moran
Heather Rich
as Christy, Age 6
Justin Gocke
as Jimmy, Age 4
Elizabeth Lyn Fraser
as Nicole
Ben Fuhrman
as Henry Eckworth
Kimberley Dashiell
as Ann
Fred D. Scott
as Mr. Barlow
Patricia George
as Female Deputy
Hoolihand Burke
as Matron
Sherry McFarland
as Ellen
Gilmer McCormick
as Salesperson
Anna Pagan
as Clair
Sonny Carl Davis
as Asst. Prosecutor
Delana Michaels
as Miss Connor
Greg Norberg
as Ernest
Jeremy Ross
as Judge Hotchkiss
Jeffrey Lampert
as
Wayne Knight
as Juror (uncredited)
David Ward
as Courtroom Security Officer (uncredited)
David Friedman
as Jimmy, Age 10
Freddie Dawson
Steve Tisch
Executive Producer
Rose Leiman Goldemberg
Co-Producer
Charles Gross
Original Music Composer
Mary Ann Good
Set Decoration
Carol Schreder
Producer
Isidore Mankofsky
Director of Photography
Richard Fetterman
Editor
Michael A. Stevenson
Jon Avnet
Herman F. Zimmerman
Art Direction
Robert Greenwald
Director
Faith McNulty
Novel
Teleplay
Richard Johnson
Special Effects
Mary West
Casting
Michael Hancock
Makeup Artist
Robert J. Doherty
Second Assistant Director
Chris Howell
Stunt Double
David E. Campbell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ross Brown
Gregg Rudloff
Fred C. Blau Jr.
Jack Clements
Unit Production Manager
Stephen Robinette
Hairstylist
John T. Reitz
Alan Bernard
Production Sound Mixer
Karen McLarty
Michael Daves
First Assistant Director