Betty Broderick 30 years later: Meredith Baxter on portraying the once San Diego socialite in 1991

[@ednaalvarez3485]

I saw this movie two month before my husband left me and my girls for the same reason. I think if I did not see this movie I might of done the same thing.This movie saved my life.

[@debbiejones4935]

I usually I

[@46foryounger]

Wow

[@MJLOVEnow]

So sorry you went through that! Hope you’re all doing okay.

[@michaelconner1771]

Wow. That's frightening. Understandable, but frightening.

[@nancyovereem5328]

Thank God you saw this movie. I wish you and your Girls the best ❤

[@lavoixdevelours]

I think what Meredith said about Betty was so true. She had no life outside of her marriage. Dan was her king. She supported him through medical school and then law school despite being pregnant so many times. She did everything to keep their house running despite his struggles, and then what did he do... he traded her in for a younger and more fit woman. 🤦🏼‍♀️ A tale as old as time.

[@WhatFC]

How was the stay at home mother of four supposed to find time to build a life outside of marriage? Sure, things would have been better if she had done that, but how and when? There are countless stories like this one, but in those the woman simply capitulates, takes her settlement and goes away. Betty Broderick went crazy. The killing is 100% wrong because she destroyed her children in the process.

[@TheBarryKim]

And in a lot of marriages back in that era, this type of marriage partnership worked. Unfortunate when it didn't.

[@ritagomes9186]

@@WhatFC she had plenty of money to do so

[@ritagomes9186]

@J Moore no that's the mistake that woman make that's what makes women loses she had no identity outside of her husband that was a big mistake on her part she needs her own identity

[@patricias5122]

@@TheBarryKim A lot of "this type of marriage" worked? You mean, where the woman was ruthlessly exploited? How would you know whether they worked.

[@markwhitman72]

Meredith was excellent in the movie and should have won an Emmy!

[@blessedmslady7016]

I TOTALLY AGREE ❗❗❗

[@Mira-ou5nw]

What is the movie called

[@blessedmslady7016]

@@Mira-ou5nw A woman scorned❗

[@Mira-ou5nw]

BLESSED Ms Lady thank you

[@blessedmslady7016]

@@Mira-ou5nw You're quite welcome🙋

[@traceylennon1204]

She played the hell out of that role!!

[@florencedebear1576]

Loved it!

[@angiy8381]

Tracey Lennon, YESSSSS, she did

[@DeeVolpe1]

Tracey Lennon Absolutely!

[@April-201]

Facts! She was excellent in this movie

[@sugarbaby547]

Yes..she did. They tried to do a remake but I didn't watch it. She is a hard act to follow.

[@timdecker1764]

Meredith did a great job portraying Betty. Dan was a liar and an adulterer. Linda knew Dan was married so that in itself reveals her true lack of character and decency.

[@daisygrace1058]

And, that is what caused Linda’s demise...unfortunately.

[@geslinam9703]

Daisy Grace a cautionary tale, for sure, for all parties involved

[@timdecker1764]

Terri King I hope Betty come to the knowledge of God’s saving grace and accepts Christ as savior, and releases her hate of Dan to Him. Dan is undoubtably getting his punishment in Hell now.

[@geslinam9703]

Terri King the one account I saw about this was the movie, and in the movie, they made him out to be a nice guy. Even so, I don’t think there are too many women who couldn’t on some level feel a small amount of sympathy for Betty. I remember I was young when this happened, not married, not worn out or negative about bad experiences with men - yet still could emphasize with her. It wasn’t hard to understand how this happened.

[@daisymaefrench4041]

@@geslinam9703 I've always felt that way too. Unfortunately the choice she made ruined the rest of her life. People get divorced every day. It's a fact of life, but if he wanted to end the marriage he should have gotten divorced first and then started seeing his trashy girlfriend instead of flaunting her in Betty's face. They were both evil.

[@deannamabry6272]

Meredith Baxter was the most perfect actress to play Betty Broderick! She nailed that part! No one could have done it better than her!!!

[@AMurphySharp]

She killed that role

[@shelleyb9848]

@Deanna Mabry I agree with you 💯, even though you said this 11 months ago, lol. Meredith Baxter was brilliant in this role. I've watched several interviews with the Real Betty Broderick since she's been in prison, and Meredith Baxter became the Real Betty Broderick in this movie. Meredith was just incredible!! ❤❤

[@TSD438]

@@shelleyb9848 Yes, she was..

[@Piggy648]

I don’t think you can say some one who cheated on his wife was a “fine human being” Betty obviously gave her whole self and life to her husband and had it thrown back in her face.

[@haintedhouse2990]

they were both nasty people. that doesn't warrant murder but there were no angels here. i feel bad for the kids.

[@susanreid797]

@@haintedhouse2990 they full of shit if those were black people it wouldn't have been no movie no big deal no nothing so who gives a damn about them

[@brandyyolidio4213]

A lot of people have very loose views on adultery, just depends on what some people think is right and what what some people say oh well to

[@AtheneHolder]

they know only one aspect of him...

[@annetteelliott1494]

I lost 2 husbands, one to another woman and one died of a heart attack....losing one to another woman was the hardest.......

[@glennamcdonald2819]

Me too. I could have played that part

[@Libra_Strings]

Annette Elliott wow! I’m so sorry

[@S2daUZ]

Yup, betrayals are agonizing

[@georginab1126]

lmao!’ yess

[@escarlit]

Kirk Moore you lost your wife to a lesbian? or your husband?

[@scottlabossiere1866]

Love how dans friends say he was a quality human being and a good person. He was not a good person doesn’t leave their wife abd kids for another woman and doesn’t verbally abuse her

[@Caleb_Mandrake872]

Good people leave their wives for another woman all the time. Marriages breakdown & you move on. He was a dick for other reasons.

[@silvershadow7655]

@@Caleb_Mandrake872 The marriage didn't "break down", he CHEATED ON HER and lied to her and gaslighted her for years. That's not a good person.

[@Caleb_Mandrake872]

@@silvershadow7655 - Correct... he cheated on her because the marriage broke down.

[@deownlee1]

On the outside looking jn he portrayed that image so they are telling from their experiences with him that he was great.

[@timdecker1764]

scott labossiere I wonder what people Dan mistreated at the law office would say about him. I doubt they thought he was such a quality human being. He was NOT.

[@mrsBurchett22]

Meredith Baxter is an underrated actress.

[@HWY66]

Dan was a clever, manipulative person who took advantage of everyone he could while keeping up his "good guy" image. He got what he gave....

[@elgrigorio1]

True. And after all of what he put her through, betty had every right to go insane. Because while getting her teaching degree, working loads of jobs, 5 miscarriages and 4 kids, she was supporting Dan thru medical and law school.

[@Nicoletta13]

🤬 no no no . LM. He did not deserve to be murdered.

[@Nicoletta13]

@KM Stevens if he was as awful as she claims . Why didn't she just let him go? Why destroy everyone's lives including hers but especially her children. With rage, revenge,and murder ? She is rich entitled remorseless narcassistic , socio/psychopath.

[@AleConner]

@Summer Rose, wow! Glorifying this murderer is beyond pathetic! Condoning his murder is even worse! By your logic, George Floyd committed crimes, used narcotics, and pointed a weapon at the belly of a pregnant woman to rob her, so maybe he got what he deserved?? One was lied to ( Broderick), the other preyed upon people for personal gain... tell me again who had it coming!

[@annadembowska1160]

Its not right to kill she is in jail cant enjoy her life

[@mlgaming511]

I always wondered what took her so long. Just the way I felt. He used her for 20 years. She worked 3 jobs, took care of her family, cooked, cleaned. ...went through 9 pregnancies,.5 miscarriages. He got rid of her like that. Heartless .

[@loralieisa]

He was gaslighting her as well, and cheating on her with Kolkena, The movie left that part out and depicted him and "his new wife" as honorable.

[@nickykeightley9355]

He was a narcissistic pig. Good riddance to him and bless Betty.

[@derikshopinski5651]

She’s just as guilty. He left her and was paying her quite well. She just couldn’t let go.

[@ritamckinney9169]

I watch the trial, and what that lawyer did to that woman was Unthinkable and I cannot believe that she is still in prison. What a shameful way her children have treated her may they pay in hell for their mistake

[@ritamckinney9169]

@@derikshopinski5651 no he did not treat her well and give her money you are Ludacris I watched the trial I watched the story they slowly drove her crazy

[@f9mike]

my ex wife and I divorced in 2001 maybe 02. she accused me of cheating on her, truth be told, she was cheating on me, married the man who she cheated on me with, she is now on her third marriage or so I heard, I haven't remarried at all, and I reviewed my inheritance from my dad (may he Rest In Peace) my ex wife wants to be friends with me. NOT GOING TO HAPPEN

[@CodyCole80]

Reviewed or received?

[@alicebrown2007]

Good for you !!!! I hate being 10 feet from my X ! My idea of heaven on earth : "Please don't let me have to look at him ever again !

[@louiscaruso4167]

This is my favorite Lifetime Movie...when Betty drove her suburban into Dan's house was the best...Meredith Baxter killed it.

[@TheBarryKim]

I just re-watched it. It really is quite good.

[@Ash_Monique]

I like anything Meredith Baxter played in. Those 80 & 90's Lifetime movies were the best

[@louiscaruso4167]

@Patriarchy cult Is the beast system That was also after Dan gained full custody of the children and when Dan sold the home in La Jolla right out from under her....that was the straw for Betty...

[@florencedebear1576]

This is one of my favorite "throwback" tv movies. Meredith Baxter was terrific! If you haven't seen it - get some popcorn and have at it! Also check the real Betty Brodrick's testimony. If she had treated her depression, which she could certainly afford to do, there would have been a better outcome.

[@lindafurr2404]

I feel sorry for Betty Broderick. She lived for this cheating man and lost her own self worth. I don’t think she wants out of prison because she wouldn’t know how to live.

[@janetleight8788]

Praying for Betty

[@nickprice7657]

She's just institutionalized!

[@gypseenomad3956]

Meredith was phenomenal!!

[@ercieberwick1513]

In my opinion, Meredith Baxter is one of the finest actresses of our time!

[@fashiondiva6972]

“He was a quality human being” spoken like someone who’s either just like his dead friend or someone who never knew him at all.

[@redsloane879]

EXACTLY!!! Quality human beings don't abuse their partners and have affairs. Old Boys Entitled Club!😡

[@stevenrichards3699]

"Quality "human beings don't have a 6 year affair with a secretary almost young enough to be their daughter. And then take everything from their wife, throw some money at her and say "Here, take this, be satisfied, now go away"

[@helenal.7881]

@@stevenrichards3699 stfu!!! You absolutely know NOTHING! You must be overweight and dull.

[@helenal.7881]

@@stevenrichards3699 only low IQ people side w evil, vengeful, bitter, angry, jealous Betty.

[@deniellebyrd5503]

Don't feel sorry for him one bit. Didn't care about any one but his damn self!

[@brendakabanda2181]

Me too.

[@keisharaye3304]

That Part👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿He used her and then when he got super successful he get with his secretary. I can’t 💯

[@nienkefrederique]

Exactly. He emotionally abused her for years. He made her go crazy. I don’t blame her!!

[@miszjackson7957]

You sound abused

[@deniellebyrd5503]

@@miszjackson7957 whatever the case may be.. he deserved it!

[@kathrynoneill5862]

I see that lawyers stick together.

[@jujubee8950]

The friend of Dan's is upset that the movie is not accurate because they high fived each other. Okay.....

[@vickyvaughan5013]

Linda should have left a married man alone.Wait until he is divorced .

[@dawn_k]

And Dan shouldn't have been looking at other women while he was married.

[@louiscaruso4167]

@@mariagraf437 She was nasty.

[@TheLovliestbrown]

And, at least, to wait a considerable amount of time, both of them, to go out and be known as officially together. In most places, the "side piece" would be deserving of an ass-whoopin'. Especially when she's out by herself lol...

[@TheLovliestbrown]

@Redeemed and Forgiven Just a shame smh...

[@dila4834]

@Redeemed and Forgiven When people get money sometimes they forget the church. Then again the oldest daughter said they didn't show their real lives.

[@lauraroberts6533]

You can watch this free!!The best acting!The time when TV movies were so good and had great actors!

[@melindaunknown6411]

I miss those good tv movies! I believe when I was a teen they came on Monday nights. I think one was called The secret of harvest home. It was a 2 or 3 part show and had Burgess Meredith in it.

[@Shelly6969]

It was a sad story but the actors and actresses did a phenomenal job and u can't hate them for that I have to support Betty Broderick

[@jeannewantsjustice]

Michelle fox, your a psychopath too.

[@TheElena1951]

@@jeannewantsjustice are you a homewrecker too?!?

[@jeannewantsjustice]

@@TheElena1951 No, I have never been in that situation, where i fell in love with someone, but they are with someone else, thank god. That's never happened to me, but I feel for someone for people in those situations. Linda and Dan were obviously in love. They should of waited until after the divorce, but Betty would of killed them

[@jeannewantsjustice]

@@TheElena1951 anyway. I think if a person, is in that situation, they should wait until the divorce is finalized to get together. I'm glad Betty and Dan didn't do that, because the only had 2 years together before they got shot to death, by a psychopath.

[@mspinchey]

A quality human being doesn’t cheat on his wife and four children.

[@cassondralynch6342]

I mean, life's complicated. I don't think everyone who has an affair is an automatic waste of space. Especially after decades of marriage when people grow apart. It's certainly a hurtful betrayal though. No doubt.

[@lindaburnette195]

Just think if she went school for herself wow she would had had everything

[@georgialee6755]

Linda Burnette Betty had a college degree. She chose to be married and have kids and support the family while Dan furthered his education. Bottom line marriage and kids is a top thing for most women - even the very educated ones.

[@melissagarza2376]

@@georgialee6755Elisabeth (Betty )Broderick

[@memem8530]

What really blows my mind in this case is how some people are saying HE GAVE her a house and 9k a month (which was about 10% of what he makes monthly) and she should’ve been happy with that and moved on! When she was working her eyes out to put him in Cornell then Harvard and surviving rough times while he took loans to get all the wealth and fame he wanted, she basically gave him 100% of everything! Her salary, her time, her body etc. which means what that narcissist made- before Betty shot him and his new shiny toy- was Betty’s too! He didn’t give it to her, just because he was manipulative enough to make her trust him doesn’t mean she didn’t deserve half of what he owned/made! It is her right, she earned it over 16 years exactly like he did! So again he did not give it to her, he actually took away her rights from her then chose to give her a fraction of what he made!

[@pandemicpodcastcoronavirus53]

Well said.

[@cindyshields9685]

I was thinking this same thing.

[@lostinnevermore5354]

Marriage is not ownership no one human, male or female, has the right to own another. Shame on anyone justifying double murder!

[@memem8530]

@@lostinnevermore5354 no one said marriage is an ownership and we‘re not condoning murder. What I‘m saying is that psychological manipulation and mental pressure are real, and what that narcissist did to her just because he became fascinated with a new shiny toy explains why she did it! He pushed her off the cliff and the result was his ending! He brought that upon himself.

[@marcathens2951]

@@memem8530 yes 👍...and in lindas case - when u play with fire sometimes you get burned. Sadly for her it took her life. And his.

[@Libra_Strings]

Dan was the exact opposite of “quality”.

[@MsLuvmusic81]

well where are betty's friends or family??? No one has spoken out for her lol because shes a malignant narcissist

[@FaithandNova]

@@MsLuvmusic81 she was crazy until he started cheating. She snapped

[@MsLuvmusic81]

@@FaithandNova men cheat all the tie, and a lot of those women have sense enough to know that mnurder is not the answer plus they know who they are and will be fine without a man - Betty completely lost it, she's a sociopath

[@deborahhoffer2745]

I agree no good news in him my husband did the same thing to me and my 4 sons I was the crazy so after one year I ended up on Coke cancer and hiv! And I caught myself and I'm alive still it's been 15 years he was r[trying to get rid me and I was the one who got a bound over his lying ass and I got my sons and just week my baby turned 20 and I filed for divorce that was 3 years ago and today I got my divorce but with covid I'm right now on the other side of the house and just waiting to move out w]once we open up the our businesses and country so my heart goes out to Betty

[@brendakabanda2181]

Ikr. They say it with a straight face like it is true.

[@msabrina3]

I hear though the legal grapevine Dan and his young sweetheart were very cruel to her throughout the years. He lied about having an affair with Linda. You know, the usual thing when a guy is caught and says, “Your paranoids, your crazy, you need help, it’s your imagination!

[@kerprice]

@simone5239 Read Bella Stumbo's "Until the Twelfth of Never", very detailed on the Broderick marriage/divorce/murder. It's available on Kindle too. The movie took a lot of liberties

[@loralieisa]

@Mrs T Betty looked great when he started cheating on her. Only later did she put on a great deal of weight.

[@aprilmay1061]

Well, Linda would participate with Dan in tormenting Betty and would mail her ads for weight loss and wrinkle cream. She would sign the checks that Dan had to give to Betty for spousal support with her signature on it and write in the memo spot "maintenance of cow". She also sent Betty a picture of her and Dan attending a social function with friends in Dan and Betty's social circle and wrote on the bottom on the picture " Eat your heart out bitch". She attended their daughters graduation with Dan knowing it would make Betty mad. She was throwing it up in Betty's face that she took her man. Dan had put her in a financial position to not be able to stay in their home and had his brother hide money. He got custody (or split custody) of the kids so he wouldn't have to pay her child support. He would fine her for stupid things like her emotional outbursts, harassment of him and Linda, hostile phone calls, cursing at him and/or Linda and would try to deduct those fines from her spousal support payments putting her in positions to have to go back and forth to court to rectify it meaning she would have to keep spending her own money to do that. They definitely played a role in their demise. They played with fire not paying attention to or taking seriously the firecracker in the middle of the flames.

[@yolandecloete2186]

@@aprilmay1061 I'm happy they got their just deserts,I hope they both in hell

[@alicebrown2007]

@@aprilmay1061 well said !1

[@dinavienna]

The strong passionate woman Linda - I just read she was fired as a Flight attendant for sitting on a male passenger‘s lap and for using obscenity with a colleague. She went on to become a receptionist and a mistress for 3years. Real class act wasn’t she - and the man who would leave a Family with 4 children for such a classless woman is classless himself.

[@michillene]

The best actress for the role..she was amazing..

[@xobontlane5931]

This woman was driven over the edge. Never loose yourself in a relationship...fill your cup. So sad it ended so tragic. As for that evil guy he deserved to die screaming like a pig he was. A lesson for all women who date married men....Karma will always catch up with you. What goes around comes around.!

[@roseflowers7641]

Frightening you claim anyone deserved to die, and 21 likes for your comments are chilling.

[@redsloane879]

Agreed!!!

[@skygazer6898]

Xoliswa Nkonki YOur comment says a lot about your character. u nasty mare

[@xobontlane5931]

@@skygazer6898 👌👌👌👌👌👌👌

[@winniejohnson5559]

Rose Flowers I know right.. if karma was true Betty would be dead as well. sad generation of women and men thinking this good.. cheering it on.. I am not saying Dan was a sweetheart because love can turn into hate but I would be leery about cheering on another human being for murdering two people like this.. this woman had mental issues before this happened.. driving her car into his house.. too bad she didn’t get some therapy..she felt entitled to do what she did to him no doubt because of the dirty fighting he was heaping upon her.. she gave her undying love obviously but when she saw it being taken away , she wasn’t having it.. but what she did was so wrong .. so very scary and wrong and the women out here that think this is good scares me more..

[@taneshamontoya9917]

She did the most amazing job 💯. Nobody can fill Meredith Baxter birney period!!!

[@desertsky4211]

Fascinating story. I watched it when it came out and I would watch it today. My father did this to my mother and she destroyed his house too. She stopped short of killing anybody but after several suicide attempts died of alcoholism. Women invest all of themselves into their family and don't invest anything into their own happiness. Actually doing so is what gives them happiness, it's just the family doesn't seem to respect that. Ever. Anyway, I do feel sorry for Betty...not for Dan. Just me. But excellent movie. I think I'll see if I can find it on my firestick.

[@countessratzass5408]

My father did the same thing. Being a pilot he had groupies. Wife #2 was a gypsy who took him to the cleaners.

[@redsloane879]

Agree completely with you. Very sorry about your mom.

[@redsloane879]

@@countessratzass5408 good for Wife #2!!

[@Makamaes1]

Yes, cheaters know they can get away with it. That's why they are in their 40s, 50s, 60s, etc still doing it. They got away with it their whole lives and now people in society give them the pat on the back not understanding that they are quite dangerous underneath it all.

[@tavionbarlow9670]

I just watched it

[@jayelbee777]

Dan was a covert narcissist, that's why his friends don't get it. He fooled them, that's what narcs do. They make their victims look crazy.

[@jovanalmen8660]

And Betty's not a complete narrsist?!! I think YOU don't get it. She lied about the money, the kids and the marriage.

[@jayelbee777]

@@jovanalmen8660 Oh, are you one of Dan’s friends?

[@jovanalmen8660]

@@jayelbee777 I believe Dan was a narrsist also. And I'll never believe that he wasn't already seeing Linda when he left Betty. None of that changes what Betty was and is to this day.

[@Prieze868]

Dan Broderick bought his friends and was a covert narcissist to meet his wife look crazy and quite mad

[@mintpastill]

Yea i think betty was the actual narcissist here tho..coz she wont feel regret even today for her kids what they lost, she cant see it! And if a person lived with a narcissist and felt abused by the person you dont dare firsthand to leave threatening phonecalls to him. And during the phonecall with her lil son when she heard he was sad and cried she didnt tried to calm him it was all about her and her feelings. And when a narcissist loose the cake, no one will have that cake not even her kids!

[@authenticityinstitute9923]

The comments of the actress who plays Linda lack understanding, empathy and also a sense of responsibility. Anger is so unnecessary, when life is so short...really? Your life is shattered in pieces und you just get on with it chewing your chewing gum like she does? Because emotions dont matter and have no value right? We are all machines. And her Charakter is all good and " just got caught up in a bad Situation " sorry , but when you date a married man with 5 kids you create a bad Situation you dont stumble in on it...

[@Coco-to5jj]

Because this Linda or the actress that played Linda didnt think that they were in Betty’s shoes. Role reversed please? Probably Linda would be .... 1st class lunatic ! By the way, Betty was stunning in her younger days ! More so than that Linda. It was just that as we grow older and busy looking after our families, some of us women, we forget to takecare of ourselves. This reminds me i have to take care of myself and make myself happy first. Sounds selfish. But happy mum, happy wife, happy life.

[@racheldee751]

Well said.

[@alicebrown2007]

Exactly spot on ! She probably said that cause she's guilty of it herself !

[@Satine_Moisant]

Linda made a choice to become involved with a married man with a strong wife who decided to fight for her husband...and paid the ultimate price. Murder is not OK, but I see how it could come to that here.

[@MissMariQueen]

No, the married man made the choice of going with another woman. Husbands never get blamed, it's always the other woman. He knew he had a wife, Linda didn't put a knife to his throat and forced him to be with her. He chose to cheat.

[@alicebrown2007]

She truly got what she deserved !

[@bebuchinapenelope]

The friend said he was a quality human being...ok, he destroyed his wife.

[@daisymaefrench4041]

That was probably one of his low life trashy lawyer friends.

[@sallyford6861]

Destiny tran agree.

[@redsloane879]

The old entitled boy's club....😡

[@Makamaes1]

He was a covert narcissist. His image was so perfect and air tight that none of his friends could even imagine he was abusing his wife at home. Cheating shows his character was really bad. It doesn't matter how common cheating is or how much some people accept it. It is a dead give away of a really bad character. And cheaters cheat in every area of their lives. They are not safe people.

[@candyc313]

He deserved it and so did she. So yeah I'd much rather rot in prison than to see you live your best life off my sacrifice and years of devotion. The kids were an unfortunate casualty.

[@Phenomenal8448]

Meredith rocked her part in this movie.

[@valeriewhite3189]

Yes Meredith Baxter played Betty Broderick so well The role was her twin..It was her kindred spirit!Meredith Baxter caused me to stop and listen to her what she was portraying.....She should have won an emmy!I mean outstanding acting by Meredith Baxter...so untouchable ...so unreachable!it was acting at the height of The Statue of Liberty....The only thing about this movie nobody was free!

[@MrTitan225]

Ms. Baxter was simply awesome in this role ! Top notch actress .. God bless Ms. Baxter

[@davidpar2]

Betty Broderick and Meredith Baxter Birney were virtually identical when they were young

[@nancydrew1965]

Interesting isn't it. Some men are literally trading in the old for a newer model it's so obvious. I just don't understand the mindset. I guess I understand wanting to get the most out of life I just don't understand why some men go a certain way about it. If Dan had been truly smart he would've put his extramarital relationship on the back burner for a year and just gotten a divorce and spent a year with his kids and tried to have a normal life as a divorced man for a year. I honestly think it was the other woman aspect that drove her mad.

[@TheElena1951]

@Khalifa's Koffee Good one! :)

[@beverlyallison4768]

@@nancydrew1965 I don’t think it was the other woman . It was him lying for a year saying there was no other woman and she was crazy . It was the gaslighting that was done to her on purpose

[@smedleyforprez8682]

The husband used her for 20 years after she had many miscarriages and PUT HIM THROUGH BOTH MED AND LAW SCHOOL -. She was brutalized by his buddies and judges. I think she should be let out.

[@rajs7876]

All.she had to do was show remorse to the parole board and she has chosen not to. I think she should have been shown some compassion as she was clearly mentally abused by thag man but she is her own worst enemy

[@Leilani_Michelle]

She did a hell of a job really capturing Betty’s personality

[@dawnscott8164]

Nobody could ever beat Meredith Baxter on playing Betty Broderick . I have watched this movie so many times .

[@jagss]

She was superb.

[@vevomaxx5779]

Meredith really blew this out the water.

[@lolawie3736]

Betty and Meredith even looked alike when they were younger. She was born to play that role. Best lifetime movie ever.

[@audreylewis56]

I always thought that Betty Broderick got bamboozled. First by her husband then by the system. Dan was a beast to her which drove her over the edge of reason.

[@nicolataylor6011]

What ever you think she shot them down in cold blood..her childrens father, she drove a car through the front of the house when her kids where in there.. She is a double murderer who not only killed her childrens father she took herself away from her child as well. Lots of people get left, lots of people are in domestic violence situations they dont kill their ex partner in cold blood..

[@sheilapatterson746]

So they made a remake sometimes ita better to leave the original and replay it now

[@BrandyTexas214]

Yeah, it’s not as good

[@midtownkitten483]

I like the new one better but I only saw the original after. Betty isn’t portrayed as deserving of sympathy in the 90s version but instead as a narcissistic psycho. The new one shows their courtship, early marriage where she worked so Dan could go to school and even her difficult pregnancies, thus giving more background on why she behaved how she did when Dan left her.

[@sunabhachatterjee9508]

Funny how each actor/actress seems to be subtly defending the character he/she is playing.

[@reneebraxton1032]

Let that man go. Focus on your children and yourself!

[@nicolataylor6011]

Exactly!

[@angelalaskodi3459]

It was forgotten that Betty was assessed by two psychologist and diagnosed with narcissistic borderline personality disorder. As painful as her divorce was, I wished she would have moved on.

[@marlaynaglynn8359]

oh really? i wondered about her diagnosis.

[@Coco-to5jj]

@ angela - if we go through what Betty had gone through- we might get labelled as well.u know. If a sweet and kind soul like Betty in the past, could be like this, what left us? We might be labelled lunatics !

[@haintedhouse3052]

@@Coco-to5jj sweet and kind soul - !!!??? she was a violent foul-mouthed pain-in-the-ass YEARS before Linda came along - the kids were witnesses to a loveless marriage where they understood why Dan didn't want to come home after work. so over B.Broderick and this Joan of Arc bullshit image.

[@bavros1998]

@@haintedhouse3052 So good to know there’s somebody else out there to share my opinion. You don‘t change your behavior in such an extreme way if you were a decent, loving person once. And you don‘t use your children as a weapon nor kill their father. To listen to her crying little boy begging her to stop her terrible actions on his dad is heartbreaking. She didn’t care about anybody but herself - like nobody here seems to care what she put her kids through for no other reason but revenge.

[@BigLou49]

@@marlaynaglynn8359 I believe that they were both narcissistic but her husband was the real narcissist. As diagnosed, they said she was borderline narcissistic and had other emotional issues not discussed, but he, he was the real deal.

[@rachelwise9085]

Her husband was acting just like my ex husband.. my ex left me with so much financial debts but he killed my soul and my life. I feel for her so much . My ex husband who's Muslim he had damage my daughter's life now there's nothing I can do apart from dying slowly but surely Unfortunately the family courts are so corrupted they only wanna make money ,they see your case as business although my child was refusing to see her dad but still he won the case because I had car accident I wasn't well At the end I sold everything my family home my car my gold's to pay for lawyers and barrister's and courts then end up with no child no money and brainwashed child with mental issues. Is so sad , I have a heart problems with so many other health issues Is like punishment with out committing a crime , nightmare that I can't get out of it , I really don't know what to do anymore. Wait for miracle 🙏🙏🙏

[@Coco-to5jj]

Im so so sorry to hear about this Rachel. I really hope that there are people closest to you who help you with emotional supports and stuff. Inknow its hard because i am not in your shoe to say these things but a hug for you and you can go through these ordeals and light at the end of the tunnel. Loge yourself. Love your daughter.

[@rachelwise9085]

@@Coco-to5jj Thanks Dear I love my daughter , but he brainwashed her much against me When I had head injury accident I couldn't walk or move my head or talk or read for few months My ex told my daughter, I gave her up to soical services, Is really hard Thanks for your kindness I am ever so grateful . 🌹🌹🌹

[@alicebrown2007]

Rachel, I see you wrote this comment a year ago. I pray things are better for you !

[@Amanda-t5p6c]

Hi Rachel, How are you now?

[@rosallumetta2864]

Betty did not change her husband changed and destroyed the family!

[@Justice-ef9sk]

@1:49.....ummm, no hon, sorry. Linda Kolkena was NOT a....(in your words) "Strong, loving, giving, and passionate person that got caught up in the wrong circumstance...." NOPE. Linda Kolkena was a home-wrecking, gold digging, SELFISH woman. PERIOD.

[@nakitapalmer656]

I dont think this chic believed what she was saying while she was saying it. She sounded just as dumb as the real person she was playing.

[@Justice-ef9sk]

@@nakitapalmer656 yep. This actress, playing Linda .... Was probably as blind as Linda Kolkena herself... And no matter what, Linda Kolkena was nothing more than a home-wrecking bitch.... and I don't feel sorry for her, sorry but I don't.

[@LisaHerman1963]

I had a friend and we were close at one time but drifted apart, as sometimes happens with life. He was fun, outgoing, happy go lucky. So imagine my surprise when I find out he found his b/f cheating on him and shot his boyfriend, the other guy and then himself. It still stuns me some 15 years later. Cheating is such a terrible thing. Unless you have been cheated on, I don't think you can understand that deep hurt and betrayal. It is an awful, horrible feeling that no one should ever have to endure from someone who is supposed to love you. You cannot love someone and cheat on them. It's impossible. I never feel sorry for the cheater when they bite it. You play, you pay. And Dan was a narcissistic bastard. I had another friend who killed herself because she found out she was cheated on. That broke my heart. Never ever kill yourself over anyone. They are not worth it.

[@lmfd7373]

Back when Lifetime movies used to be good good! Meredith killed this role one of her best movies !

[@amandalee1268]

2020, 😂😂it is about a woman who put everything, her life, faith, working to support the man to succeed. Once he is there, she wasn’t the one who he wants anymore and she cannot handle the rejection. I think one, whether man or woman should have something for oneself, outside of the marriage, to enjoy and have.

[@judiththoren6176]

My sister (doctor) did this to my bro in law (construction) from whom she has now alienated her children, (who are all about the Benjamins, imo )

[@Nigelsmom2136]

How self-righteous Stephen Collins was...especially considering how he was eventually exposed as a pervert having sex with underage girls.

[@piggy310]

I love the actress that played Betty.

[@juliemcclain1248]

The movie had so many fabulous actors. I had to get a copy of it!

[@patstokes3615]

2:08 this guy says he was one of the finest humans he'd every meat and quality person he had ever meat, other than he cheated on his wife, duped her for another women and made her feel powerless, and crazy. Ha what a great guy. That of course is coming from another lawyer which we all know don't know quality people.

[@redsloane879]

The old boys entitlement club!!

[@alicebrown2007]

Yes and his Brother that covered for him !

[@veronicamatchett8227]

I watched the movie tonight, didn't realize it's on here. Meredith Baxter's acting is incredible and if the woman she portrays is the "REAL" Betty Broderick, then she was bat shit crazy for a long time, and he was crazier for not recognizing what was looking him in the face. Linda knew - she should have run.

[@46foryounger]

Meredith was fantastic in this role love her

[@marthaabernathy8868]

Quality human being says his friend.... Sorry a quality person does not do this the mother of his children.

[@kylieknight2357]

Do what? Fall in love? It was a breakdown of marriage. Instead of moving on and being a mother she chose to kill and there is nothing that makes that acceptable. She was seething with hate and didn’t even think about her children.

[@ANGELSLVME]

Watching dirty John with Amanda Peet!, she’s doing awesome also!

[@gailwebb9619]

Peace and LOVE I wasn’t sure about her in this role as I really loved this one with Meredith Baxter...she was outstanding but I do like Amanda Peet too!

[@ANGELSLVME]

Gail Webb and I wanted to re-watch the original with Meredith, but Amazon Prime is saying it’s not available? Does anyone know where to watch the original ?

[@gailwebb9619]

@@ANGELSLVME there is one on KZbin...called A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story. I checked it out and it's full length (approx three hours) and appears to be free. Hope you are able to watch it!

[@annairwin8147]

I can TOTALLY relate to Betty Broderick and Linda was horrible to date a married man. HOWEVER, you can’t kill folks…I think Dan was a complete cad and Betty should have thought about her children..BUT he was beyond narcissistic and manipulative…I think she’s served enough time…say you’re sorry Betty so you can get out girl

[@lulubaniqued6883]

I feel so sad for Mrs Betty Broderick. I don't condone her action but I can understand her situation. She felt like a piece of clothing that got old and faded and was disposed just like that. She expected her marriage to be forever but apparently her husband did see it that way. The husband had lingering eyes and was unfaithful. Betty obviously was distraught of the reality that she lost the love of her life.

[@haintedhouse3052]

Dan was not the love of her life - he was her obsession. do some research.

[@bavros1998]

Dan was a good-looking, successful while hard-working man and nobody, not even Betty, ever said he had ‚lingering eyes‘ and had been used to cheating on her. He fell in love with somebody else after too many years with an aggressive, egoistic and cold-hearted woman. Happens a thousand times every day without exes being killed by their former wives/husbands!

[@floorfight]

Seeing Stephen around those kids made me cringe.

[@chastitylampkin4776]

Meredith Baxter, should have gotten a award or an Oscar for this movie !!!! This was a great 🎥 movie !!!!!.

[@vermajaeger3507]

People change and marriage changes with it , sometimes the other one does not like the way the other one changes , could be from mental illnesses, health problems or anything else , life never stays the same and things don’t last forever

[@botticellichick6393]

Gosh she was so excellent in this movie. I really liked how off camera they spoke with compassion for Betty. Sorry but a part of me feels for her. 🥺

[@s.j.johnson1961]

The woman who plays Linda…”she got caught up in a terrible circumstance”. No, she knowingly seduced a married man and inserted herself in that circumstance. Not to excuse the murders or Betty’s actions at all, but Dan and Linda were not the saints they’re portrayed as in this movie.

[@MD-pi8gs]

Cautionary tale to not live in “certainty” and “absolute”. It’s obvious Betty had this absolute picture of what would happen after she married and once that picture was shattered, she couldn’t handle it. Tomorrow isn’t promised, so you can’t expect things will never change. That said, I would never put a man through college. You should only get married once the guy is stable enough to be financially responsible and can go half in with you on bills, rent, etc. I would go crazy too if I worked my butt off to get someone his career and raised his kids and he left me for a 20 something.

[@CodyCole80]

💯✅💯 I dont agree with killing, but I definitely understand her plight. I think Linda got married back in the days when the divorce rate wasn’t so high, and women actually expected to stay married for life. I’m sure she thought that investing in him meant investing in both of them. BIG MISTAKE!

[@rhettjanes1056]

A hell of an actress Meredith Baxter that's for sure love all her old movies

[@chloekit4861]

He looks like Harry Potter in the wedding photo

[@hartfeltopinion6178]

I find it interesting and telling that she ( Baxter) said she didn’t know the details of her ( Bettys ) life, them proceeded to give her opinion of how she should have lived it. Typical Hollywood. Oh and life’s so short by the other wife.... yea and even shorter if you screw around with the husband of a crazy woman and then try to drive her more crazy..... u might wake up dead to find you have succeeded.

[@biga36695]

Imagine CBS8 putting up this version of the Betty Broderick story as given by Dan’s crook brother and that shaggy DA from San Diego (yes, she was paid for her consultation. Talk about unethical). Shame!

[@Blaorcopycat]

Dan wanted to break her and he did ! She finally snapped ….so sad. And as far as the home wrecker she got what she deserved.

[@chrisierichards8271]

Meredith Baxter did her good,

[@ClaryPamela]

That wedding picture of Betty actually looks like Meredith Baxter in her younger days.

[@mm369]

Just watched both movies, Meredith was great she should’ve won an Emmy

[@selinaogorman8380]

I love Meredith her acting was outstanding over the top phenomenal her role was amazing I see why she got the part incredible she deserves a award seriously.

[@christopherscorner]

Meredith Baxter blew this one out of the water! What a fantastic movie!

[@perfectaura1004]

What was Dan Thinking ? Did he think that he could just broom away betty so easily after all she did for him ? Bullshit ...........not taking sides here but she put him through med school and law school ........had five kids with him.......did he really think that he could broom her away so easily and just leave her destitute like that..............not taking sides here but I really wonder what was going on in Dan's mind......

[@bettygraves2400]

Meredith nailed it

[@brandyyolidio4213]

Dan seemed a lot of genuine and wholesome when they married just like everyone else, the man he transformed into had no time for Betty's antics. I don't think Bettybwould have behaved like a brat if he had corrected her in the beginning.

[@laurelbozman6997]

Meredith did an awesome job playing Betty.

[@mayloo2137]

What may not be known is that Meredith Baxter had been abused by her first husband actor David Birney.

[@shadesofgray5476]

Betty needed to get away from all of them and get her head on straight. Dan and Linda were enjoying her suffering and getting her riled up. Of course, her personality disorder kept her there in the thick of it. If she could have moved far away and started over, she was bright and educated enough to carve out a new life for herself.

[@mayloo2137]

Easier to do now. Not so easy to back then.

[@diegoconnor1366]

I'm on Betty's side.

[@sue6943]

Very emotional. I honestly felt for Betty and I felt her pain. Men make wives do crazy things. But betty should have not pulledmthat trigger despite the pain.

[@lolaparajon4771]

I honestly don’t blame her at all

[@BrandyTexas214]

I was a little kid then, and I’m almost 40 now.. wow

[@simonbagel]

Best line in the movie: "I didn't want it so it's crap!"

[@patriciapadilla2022]

A lesbian who historically don't have children who are not married to men is going to betray a married woman who's married to a man with children and she's going to say this woman wouldn't have been like this excluded have outside interests she had four kids and a house there were no housekeepers she took her kids everywhere they had to go she did everything with her children . I don't think Meredith Baxter-Birney knows what it's like to be a mother . But she knows how to prefer someone she thinks is a monster interesting . she didn't have time for outside interest. They didn't have money the whole time. I personally don't think I'm lesbian woman can portray a hetrosexual woman with 4 children. She was not being realistic at all. How many women with four kids have time for outside interests besides having a drink with a girlfriend from time to time or chatting on the phone. and remember this was a time before cell phones and all the technology that we have today. Those things did not exist Facebook and everything at your fingertips did not exist. Women were very isolated in marriages

[@vietpir]

I remembered Meredith Baxter got an Emmy nomination for her role.

[@lisabradford8180]

did she? i wish she had won, she deserved it.

[@florencedebear1576]

She should have won the Emmy.

[@christinaguerrero7452]

I recall Meredith being on a tv show called Family or Family Tree back in the late 70's or early 80's she was great on that show also her mother was Whitney Blake from the show Hazel and co creator of One day at a time.

[@lisabradford8180]

@@christinaguerrero7452 it was called "family ties" and it was a good show, on in the 80's. i didn't know that about her mother.

[@christinaguerrero7452]

@@lisabradford8180 lisa not the show with michael j fox it was a family drama show with Sada Thomson Meredith played the lawyer student daughter kristy McNicole was also on the show

[@vonniedemers5683]

I'm sorry but I understand how this happened, I understand how Betty felt. We were together 18 yrs. When he meant Michelle our lives were turned upside down. My husband would take turns every other night with her and I. Michelle would flaunt their affair. She called me and would say " we had sex all night" or the most humiliating she posted a sign on my front door on my birthday that said "guess who's getting your birthday sex tonight?" She'd leave hickies all over him. She'd call just to tell me he was there. So it's a two way street. I'm sure her husband and his new wife did and said many humiliating things to Betty too. Unless you've been in her shoes you can't understand how it feels.

[@Coco-to5jj]

Im so sorry to hear this .. i hope you have emotional supports ... take care and ensure you look after yourself

[@jenjohnson-wagner6556]

She played this perfectly!

[@lovelyirish6624]

Meridith Baxter said the exact same thing I said in another video about this tradgedy......and that is that Betty Brodrick should have invested much more time making and having her own interest and passions outside of that marriage. We all need to do that or we do lose our own identity....that can & does happen. This was tragic 💔