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.
Acting
Meredith Baxter's unhinged descent is gloriously unhinged.
Direction
Dick Lowry treats 90s suburban hell like genuine tragedy.
Director
Dick Lowry
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Meredith Baxter won an Emmy for this role; the real Betty Broderick called it 'a portrayal of a madwoman' and hated it.
This 1992 TV movie predates the true crime podcast boom by decades — it helped invent the 'sympathetic female killer' genre that later exploded with shows like Dirty John.
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