A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story

A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story
Written by Joe Cacaci
Directed by Dick Lowry
Starring Meredith Baxter
Stephen Collins
Michelle Johnson
Kelli Williams
Stephen Root
Lori Hallier
Composer Mark Snow
Country of origin United States
Original language English
Production
Producers Ann Kindberg
Dick Lowry
Cinematography Frank Beascoechea
Editor Anita Brandt Burgoyne
Running time 96 minutes
Production companies Lowry-Rawls Productions
Patchett Kaufman Entertainment
World International Network
Original release
Network CBS
Release
  • March 1, 1992

A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story is a 1992 American drama TV movie directed by Dick Lowry and written by Joe Cacaci. It chronicles the events of the True Crime case of Betty Broderick murdering her ex-husband, Daniel, and his second wife Linda on November 5, 1989.

The film stars Meredith Baxter, Stephen Collins, Michelle Johnson, Kelli Williams, Stephen Root, and Lori Hallier. The film premiered on CBS on March 1, 1992.

Baxter was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Miniseries or a Movie for her performance.

Plot

Betty Broderick is a happy Homemaker and mother of four, happily married to her husband Dan for 16 years. But when her husband suddenly leaves her for a younger woman named Linda, Betty feels betrayed and deceived. Her anger and grief skyrocket when Dan marries "the other woman" after a short time. In her madness and rage, Betty begins to insult, harass, and stalk her ex-husband, soon escalating to violence that eventually leads Broderick to kill both her ex-husband and the woman he left Betty for.

Cast