Dangerous Intentions (1995) | Full Movie | Donna Mills | Corbin Bernsen | Allison Hossack

Beth Williamson must battle disbelieving parents and an unsympathetic legal system in order to protect herself and her daughter from an abusive husband.
Stars: Donna Mills, Corbin Bernsen, Allison Hossack, Sheila Larken, Ken Pogue, Robin Givens, Roger Cross, Tom Cavanagh
Directed by: Michael Toshiyuki Uno
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[@leanderrowe2800]

Teach our daughters on zero tolerance in domestic abuse, including verbal, emotional and financial abuse.

[@errr5863]

Also our sons

[@sdarling6518]

Better yet, teach your sons to respect women as equals in value/worth. Male entitlement, lack of accountability, rigid beliefs about gender, and valoration of male violence is responsible for a huge portion of the violence in our world.

[@mp-xe7ky]

Don't forget your sons as well. It is not just women who experience this abuse. My cousin had a very abusive wife and it took him a long time to get out of the situation and get away from the lies.

[@sandrarice4197]

Also, mental and physical abuse.

[@keithorr6878]

Verbal and mental abuse are equal opportunity situations and often so is physical abuse.

[@meimeikitty8981]

I curled up with my poor dog. We went through so much. I thanked him for taking us through the bad things. We now sleep safely, have lots of money for treats and most of all peace of mind. We are safe now.

[@allieaudio9965]

Same here.

[@meimeikitty8981]

@@allieaudio9965 🙂🩷🩷🩷🩷

[@angelicaromero8529]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶👏👏👏👏👏💪🤛👊

[@lynnmwalters7456]

Me too😮

[@Jessica-fw4lm]

😍😍😍🤗🤗🤗🇹🇹

[@shortperson781]

You can't know what it's like unless you've been there. Why don't we leave? Because he will find you and beat you again. These monsters are relentless. They will find you and beg you to come home. They promise to change, but they never do. They make you believe you won't be able to find a job or live without them. It's very hard for a woman to break free from an abusive husband. Don't judge the poor victim. Don't say, "If it happened to me, I would leave immediately." No, you would not. The battered wife is cowed and afraid to leave. Been there. By the way, I fought back.

[@olgadunson2940]

PRAISE GOD!!!!

[@nickiliabernard2769]

Good that you fought back

[@spinrash6000]

Thanks for sharing this. Every case is different.

[@georgettethomas2540]

Yes facts smh

[@oregoncoastbeachcomber2060]

My (now ex) husband told me no one would ever want me because I was damaged goods, used up, and I'd be a single mother but not for long because he would do whatever it took to get my son away from me. I learned to stand up to him and my toddler and I got away. I had to work 2 and sometimes 3 jobs to take care of us, but we made it. My ex never did get sober and has beaten every partner he's had since me. He's sick now from his alcoholism and in jail for beating his soon-to-be ex wife #4. I'm not sure how much longer he will survive. In a way, I feel sorry for him (along with the people he has hurt of course.) No way in h3ll I'd ever go back though. Now my 'baby' is 36 years old with a family of his own. He is kind, gentle, thoughtful, and protective of his family. He is the best dad. He helps the kids with homework, teaches the boys to do 'guy stuff' as a way of bonding with them, and is fair with discipline. I'm so proud of him!

[@jodeeps2287]

It has been 44 years since I left my abusive husband, watching this brings back the fear like it was yesterday.

[@carolinakallio2013]

Oh honey I'm so happy you left your abusive husband. Sending you love

[@sunnystormy4973]

-i can relate- -but still there-

[@marianordstrom3348]

Yes, me too. I don’t know if I can watch this….

[@marianordstrom3348]

But this is my story!

[@nataliepinkston4868]

God bless you keep on being strong

[@cathyray3861]

A restraining order does not stop these monsters ! They won't stop until your dead . God give these women strength courage and protection!

[@maryabela2016]

You are right ,they won t leave you

[@debbietrethewey8958]

And even today the police in Queensland Australia believe the abuser over the victim

[@Disneyfan82]

​@@debbietrethewey8958 There really is no justice for victims is there?

[@Verharri]

Restraining orders make them worse smh

[@joannegibson-lucas3791]

Was on the run for a few years after leaving an abusive marriage. Had some close calls but managed to evade him. No children so it was easier to move from one location to another. I am a survivor.

[@sanr6816]

I'm so sorry you went through that but I wudda made his ass move from one location to another...like from upright to under my dam car tires

[@thinkforyourselfjohn3167]

​@@sanr6816lol love it 👍 my sentiments exactly

[@sunnystormy4973]

-my kids have paws- 🐾

[@sunnystormy4973]

​@@thinkforyourselfjohn3167 -xD !-

[@georgiaisom6347]

😂 💯‼️​@@sanr6816

[@AnastasiaIsabella]

If an abuser hit you once. They are going to do it again and again and again.

[@suzie8536]

Exactly

[@joysynmonds9082]

Sadly it's true. After 2nd time - please get out. I wasted my best years, for a man who saw me as a meal ticket. And I do still, truly love him. I meant my vows, and God knows, I cannot go there again.

[@noriwilliams4637]

leave asap

[@kermodecarver2103]

If they insult or belittle you once, they will do it again and again and again. They do not and cannot change.

[@AS-yz2iz]

​@@joysynmonds9082 Nope. Get out after the 1st time. Why would you stick around for a second time.

[@JaneK6557]

They NEVER change. NEVER!

[@satinbeesade1654]

Agreed

[@lorettasearcy1471]

And they never will.

[@KatLadyNWFL]

So very true

[@terridemaio2926]

No They Dont

[@Josephinekhalaf]

I know THESE MEN ARE MONSTERS !!!!

[@vhagerty]

He reminds me of my aunt's ex-husband. I was spending Christmas break with her and my cousin. This was the first time I was meeting her new husband "John". She made a nice dinner from scratch. We sat down, and out of the blue, he flipped the table and punched her in the face. He yelled at my cousin and I to get out of there. We had to listen to him yell, beat and berate her. Why? Because the piece of fried chicken he wanted was on the bottom of the tray! She eventually left him and he began stalking her. Her brother, my uncle, just graduated the police academy and "paid him a visit". We never heard from him again. 😊

[@meaganmoznette306]

Grateful for your brother. I'm sorry you had to go through that.

[@irenemorley75]

These guys only beat on women, they can not stand up to another man.🙄

[@maxinef6654]

So glad your aunt is safe. Kudos to son, police officer. 😊

[@dfletcher7803]

Happy for your aunt! My mother told me a story of her sister facing abuse from her husband, my grandma and her sister took care of him, he ran out of the house to never to be heard from again. This happened when there were wood stoves 🤔

[@Jolers63]

@@dfletcher7803 I wonder what "grandma and her sister" did? I would love to know! LOL! Sadly, I went through the same hell. He once told me that if I was on fire, he wouldn't walk across the street to spit on me. Years later he was working on a vehicle out at his step-dad's quonset and a fire started out in the field. He jumped on a tractor attempting to make a fire break and the tractor got stuck. A crowd of people witnessed him jump out of the tractor attempting to run, but the fire surrounded him and consumed him. The flames were about 20 feet high. I bet he was praying for spit at that moment. This movie brings back so many parallel's even many people saying I look like Donna Mills. The abuse and stalking memories give me "goose bumps" watching the movie. ❤‍🩹

[@DrineThePoet]

Sadly, this movie is a true depiction of what happens daily to many. So hard to watch😢

[@tabathia7633]

Yes, I agree, but not TP1201, says we're full of it. Yeh, let's gang on that him. r her.😍😍

[@susiearviso3032]

Mills' character says "it just happens in stages" ... REALLY? Why does there have to be any stage at all? It's not too hard to recognize signs of impending violence. Moodiness, irritable, scared ... unbelief. It really bears no excuse, either.

[@tabathia7633]

@@susiearviso3032 Basically, I do agree with you. In my circumstances, since he was diagnosed a clinical manic depressive & no med, he would just turn around and backhand me in the face. I really didn't know what was going to set him off. I had to learn to not be caught or cornered in certain areas, bathroom, the car, bedroom sitting on the bed. One time, he wanted a certain spice in the home-made meal/family recipe instantly mad. It's not always a cut and dry, especially when they are sick. This movie has gotten so many responses, it really has struck a cord with many people, me included. thks for reading ❤❤

[@staceykersting705]

Record and report! Don't let your kids become pawns in the custody battle. This is NOT love! Prioritize your schooling and career. Stay independent. Don't take no wooden nickels!

[@staceykersting705]

Yup, don't accept any disrespect. If A partner never accepts accountability for his actions, get clear of them!@@susiearviso3032

[@MzGumby02]

Nothing beats the older classics.

[@hollyh314]

You got that right!!

[@differenttakethanmost]

Nice play on words 🤦🏻‍♀️😳

[@Humgin1234]

No pun intended!!! Hahah

[@thinkforyourselfjohn3167]

How I agree with you.

[@villanelle8888]

1995 is classed as an older classic? Wow, I must be getting ancient. Either that or you are all extremely young.

[@jadedixon2348]

Having her daughter to see her mother abused is so heartbreaking 💔

[@taracollins5597]

It really is. I am floored by how Tim doesn't even care about his daughter. The guy has everything, what is wrong with him? I saw a comment up here that said maybe Tim was gay, that he was enraged because he was living a lie. I'd never considered that possibility.....but I still think he is only a malignant narcissist. Everything in his life is his property.

[@kermodecarver2103]

It is heartbreaking. I was 6 or 7 when I stepped between my fighting parents and yelled at the top of my lungs. I was afraid that my father was about to attack my mother -- he was drunk and grimly menacing.

[@eimearnighriofa1116]

I love these old movies - the acting, the storylines, the big hair - but what I love most about watching them here on KZbin is that it opens up discussion and a place to share for people who have experienced so many of the issues that make up the plotlines. Sending love out to anyone watching this who has been a victim of domestic abuse ❤

[@bydanap]

This was a true story.

[@lilym2432]

I've always loved Donna Mills; beautiful lady and a great actress

[@bonnytaylor7558]

I know me too. I think she is fab. She is stunning and a great actress in anything she does 😺😺

[@UWUSENPAICHAN]

😅😅

[@vhagerty]

She still looks amazing! I swear she took a youth potion. 😊

[@jeffcampbell2710]

I've never understood why she wasn't in major screen movies. Her talent is awesome. She can play a part like this or the evil witch. Both equally as well.

[@vhagerty]

@@jeffcampbell2710 She was in "Play Misty for Me" as Clint Eastwood's girlfriend. Everyone should see it. It was Fatal Attraction before "Fatal Attraction" came out. Great movie!

[@sawneybean8011]

I am a 77 year old widow who was married for 48 years. I have just sobbed my heart out because whilst watching this film I realised that I was married to an abusive, manipulating husband for all those years. He never left marks on me for anyone to see and everyone thought he was wonderful but a scene in this movie was exactly like a scene in my life and it was like a trigger that brought all the other incidents in my life to the front of my mind after I must have buried it.

[@user-hk2nj1hq7i]

O'm so sorry that you went through that horrendous abuse.

[@audreyh3357]

I’m so sorry to hear this. I’ve worked with abused women. God bless you. God has kept you strong. Please share your story with women who can learn from you.🙏❤️🙏

[@AliceWhite-yg9vn]

So sorry. I was married 52 yrs. Lost him 2 yrs. ago. He never ever hit me. I would have floored him! lol

[@weenajensen4670]

Bless you!

[@soulprosperitypioneers]

It always blows me away to see how many people still talk about them and do not address what they have done to their children by staying. The warped lives of innocent children. So glad to be recovered.

[@mbaratucci13]

It's so awful her stepmother is on his side instead of her stepdaughter's.

[@wendyelsey7765]

My eldest sister married a monster that beat her up and yet was a perfect gentleman to people he worked with and they couldn't believe he was guilty of such behaviour, in the finish she had to make a run for it. She finally got free from him but was a nervous wreck for the rest of her life.

[@debramoore6318]

I've lived in seclusion (deep in forested acreage) for 30 years. My ex stalked me for 10 years post divorce after nearly murdering me before spouse abuse laws were in place. This movie brought the fear back, but needs to be seen.

[@allieaudio9965]

So sorry to hear that, I hope things are better for you now.

[@AS-yz2iz]

Prayers for you.

[@SaucySammy]

*"DO YOU SEE WHAT YOU MADE ME DO"* ??! *_The words of a true narcissist_* 😡🤕

[@mollymuch2808]

Yes

[@heikemckelvey6863]

When he broke the coffee pot and ruined the birthday table, that's when I would have left and his lies were really something. Her friend made me cry. Never safe according to this movie. Sadly there are men just like him out there

[@cbarkwell1000]

" Bravo Zulu " - well SAID ! @heikemckelvey6863...The Breaking of Coffee Pot - the house Window & knocking ALL the Food off the Table was her " Que" to Leave that Sorry As _ Wipe for Life ! Vietnam Era Veteran

[@user-oh5uq8kg1l]

That IS when she left him for good.

[@kermodecarver2103]

Everything he said was a lie except for this: "I am nothing without you, Beth. Nothing." And he knew it.

[@Disneyfan82]

I know not all men are like him, but those who hurt women, but can't confront another man are real cowards who never change.

[@user-vm2sm4lc1g]

Abuse is not good at all I dealt with it for ten years I'm glad I got out of it

[@bonnytaylor7558]

Bless u. I’m so sorry. Thankfully your alive. You don’t deserve abuse from anyone. ❤

[@lynncoop4022]

Amen🙏🏼🙌🏼

[@luispulido5173]

👍

[@sunnystormy4973]

-lucky you !-

[@irenemorley75]

Ten years ?

[@celestemanjarrez3740]

My mom didn’t let my abuser in the house. If I had a daughter I would NOT allow him in the house. That’s crazy

[@shaleajenkins3778]

The stepmother was getting on my nerves taking his side and they let him in the house that was crazy

[@cassidydunn3218]

Ikr!! Alice needs to mind her business

[@metakoerner-vollrath9879]

Sometimes the abuser use someone to get your Adresse. I can remember as a guy call my Mom and say it is urgent this is a medical insurance. And my Mom have the Adresse. To be honest you have to hide your whole life.

[@theresalabron2617]

Good to see for me because I have moved on after same experience as her, I forgot how confusing and embarrassing and terrifying it really literally is. I still suffer from PTSD, and other illnesses. This situation is so realistic and very underrated in our society, still quiet about women at home suffering..💜💜

[@professionaltrollgirl2682]

Oh please, no one put a gun to your head and you don't live in Pakistan. Why do you choose these men

[@bertharuiz1225]

Bernstein really looks n acts like a real abuser. To the T. He makes me sick. ( Abused wives should own a gun for self defense. Bc men are super strong). They won’t hit twice. Be out seeing St. Peter.

[@cinderella23queen37]

I'm sorry, but I can't tolerate abuse from no man period! They will regret putting their hands on me

[@aliciacarstensen7904]

I'll never forget

[@Lauren-vd4qe]

take niacin (nonflush version) and magnesium before bedtime, very healing for trauma

[@susansmolen9741]

The male protagonist was very believable. The movie had me very tense, sympathetic and extremely angry at the ignorance portrayed by the woman’s parents. By the Justice System, including the police. There is very little a victim can do to be safe. When he gets released she and the little girl will die! Scary! He’s a Bully and a Coward who should never get out of prison.

[@meyeuSingleMum99]

Me there

[@patsywhitten4739]

Much more than bully. Man is very very ill and dangerous.

[@patsywhitten4739]

And this is exactly how it plays out. But no way hed be free after stalking beating her upso many times..

[@betha8566]

@@patsywhitten4739 The end of the movie said he'd be released in 1995. Not a very long time in prison.

[@keithorr6878]

They always get out to do it all over again.

[@emilinebelle7811]

The ending made me cry. Thank god got those little old neighbors.

[@coralynrojas8934]

These type of psychopaths (abusers) need to stay by themselves as they can’t control themselves.

[@heatherfulmore3412]

I prefer to live in a shack , effeciency than live with a husband like that. Run like crazy. I left a nice house years ago just to get some peace and quiet . I never went back there not even to retrieve anything nice which I forgot. I was invited back but I didn't go .

[@tabathia7633]

Mine went back to mommie. They both deserve each other. My X-hus, died facing four years of prison; time. In another state, still with Mommie, and 33 yrs. later. Yeck!

[@peacheswilliams4539]

You know the husband is CRAZY when he will beat his wife up in her own father's house. This is when grandpa's shot gun would have come in real handy. The husband is an abusive lying coward. I would have went straight to the police department, divorce lawyer and a gun shop.

[@jamesprior2496]

A shotgun blast to the face would be neutralizing the threat. In other words - self defense!

[@staceykersting705]

Record the abuse so he doesn't wind up with custody!

[@maryhuckabaa6972]

I was unfortunate to have married an abusive man when very young. I was so BLESSED to have a family that, when I left and told them, were ABSOLUTELY 100% supportive. Without question.

[@hollyfran51317]

This is my ex husband to a T. Sadly he kept his promise and I haven’t seen my son in 13 years. Hopefully one day my son will see what his father is. I got out alive barely, and my life has never been the same. They start out charming you and putting you on a pedestal that they create in their heads. Set expectations you can never meet. Then they blame you for not meeting them. Then they yell, then shove, then hit. They put you down, degrade you. Steal your self esteem and confidence.

[@aislingirish4503]

So sorry you went through that hope you see your son one day blessing to you ❤

[@ConcettaSpiteri]

I grew up in an abusive household and it went on into my adulthood w/my father until I stopped him one day by taking control of the situation and told him no more. he died a year later and I'm not sorry. situations like this make you stronger. ladies don't give up hope. just be strong and don't allow it to happen again. when you notice changes in your relationship, be sure to do whats right for you!!

[@LakeshiaMcGee]

Amen 🙏

[@qaddafimohammed5776]

and also my-father is the worst father in the world and treated me like the way of your father and that's why i dont like him at all

[@ConcettaSpiteri]

@qaddafimohammed5776 I know that feeling cause when my daughter came up to me and asked me why I wasn't crying, and I said, I've cried my whole life. I've got nothing left. She didn't understand. she said it was being mean. Obviously, she didn't understand. And I wasn't about to explain to her why.

[@AS-yz2iz]

I'm so sorry that you had to grow up in fear. I hope your life is happy now.

[@Loumains]

Men who are fathers to daughters,treat your wife/partner with the same love and respect that you want for your own daughters in a partner 😢

[@marythomas3982]

The first time he hit her should have been the last. Get out, take him to court and get a divorce. Some people need medical help, but their spouse doesn't need to go through hell and be physically and mentally abused by them. I feel so sorry for women who have an abusive husband. Stay strong and move on.

[@JustJen263]

Very scary to try to leave! I tried 5 times and he hunted me down! It took a year with officers helping me to get out safely, even then he hunted me down again! He finally died- now I am safe! Trust me, it is NOT easy to leave an abuser- they are like the Devil! Very terrifying!

[@sunnystormy4973]

-easier said than done !-

[@elviracapistrano3657]

This movie made me nervous and scared but,good movie☺️

[@irenemorley75]

@@JustJen263 If officers did their job properly then it would never take that long🙄

[@AS-yz2iz]

Yes. They need to get out right at the beginning. There need to be more resources for abused women to get away.

[@joycemariepacheco9362]

The movie with farra the burning bed was scary . is got both and mental abuse. Trying to heal and loosing my son gave me stroke. Today I told myself to heal. I have long road

[@hollyh314]

I ❤ the older movies like this!! Thanks for the upload 😊

[@purpledream1045]

So many women in real life are dealing with their crazy husband , so sad.

[@vondaellis2733]

Now the issue is PTSD!! This issue has been going on the verbal, emotional, physical and financial it's just sad.

[@sunnystormy4973]

-ikr !-

[@astra-rb6sz]

More fool them .

[@irenemorley75]

@@astra-rb6sz Yes..... just weak women who stand for crap like that.

[@astra-rb6sz]

@@irenemorley75 Too right.

[@uriburstein4187]

Extremely well acted , Donna Mills , wonderful as is Bernson . I feel for all victims of abuse !

[@tammy2839]

Nothing like ole school movies ❤

[@dfletcher7803]

Good movie, I hope that people who find themselves in such situations learn from this portrayal.

[@annettewieselquist8186]

Saw this great movie before but definitely worth seeing again!

[@valentina6429]

Very, very triggering….😢 It’s men like him who end up killing the mother or the child or both… It happens all the time, ALL over the world. Sadly

[@marciajones2993]

Our job as mothers is to raise strong children. Not fix broken men. 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@SaucySammy]

*_Well said, Marcia_* and *so true*

[@mbaratucci13]

Wow thank God the laws have changed. They treated women like they didn't matter.😢

[@tinamorder8291]

Very good movie!!! Sad but well scripting & so realistic. Heartbreaking with a good ending.

[@sunnystormy4973]

-definetly !-

[@bydanap]

Its a true story. Not ‘scripted’. He came out of prison in 1995.

[@Savedandsmiley95]

The mother was pissing me off! I love when the dad cut the phone when talking to that monster

[@lisajackson1476]

This dude would be moving to a permanent address. That's not on earth....😢😢😢😢

[@ginamitembe8935]

WOW!! He's repeating the doctor's words😳 such people are beyond changing!!!😢😢😢

[@laraoneal7284]

I can’t imagine living with someone like him.

[@amidemanila816]

It made me talk to my daughter if they are being abused. A family needs to be aware of these things

[@SamiLo2]

The dad should’ve told Alice to shut up. She’s acting like what happened was no big deal when she has bruises all over her

[@psychodelicrock12]

Alice just wanted her Andrew to herself.

[@darrendoyle568]

In some ways Joe was scarier and more dangerous than Tim cause Joe did his work without yelling and screaming

[@user-vu1yo4dk1m]

Has anybody noticed how in these life time movies all the victims leave their window blinds open while undressing, or the window wide open?

[@tabathia7633]

I've seen this movie several times, the actors are amazing, and whoever wrote this, its in the critics, just feels as if they gone through it for real. For real, several times I'm yelling and jumping out of my skin, kitchen scene. Great movie TG!

[@5GreenAcres]

It's a true story. Didn't you watch till the end. He was due to be released in 1995

[@payladybarbie]

All lifetime movies are true story

[@bonnytaylor7558]

@@5GreenAcresomg I didn’t know it was a true story. Thank u for sharing. 😺

[@bonnytaylor7558]

@@5GreenAcresI did watch till the end but must have forgot because I’m rewatching

[@CVenza]

Donna Mills; such a lovely leading lady. Loved her role in Knotts Landing never a boring episode. Sporting an auburn hair color like a natural beauty would. 👱‍♀👩❣

[@sunnystormy4973]

-knots landing !-

[@CVenza]

@@sunnystormy4973; ok if you say so lol! I am back to re-watch this movie. Love Donna Mills.

[@irenemorley75]

Play Misty For Me with Clint Eastwood💯👌👍

[@meaganmoznette306]

I can't watch this, it makes me so sick. I've watched the first 20 minutes and it makes me sick. I pray for everyone who has been through this.

[@betha8566]

I hear you! I felt the same way, but watched it. I was waiting to see his "sweet" side, but it never came. I've heard that abusers cycle through phases, like after the abuse they're all apologetic and sweet and "it'll never happen again." But they just cycle uncontrollably.

[@bayshonmoore6320]

Donna Mills looks so beautiful & gorgeous in dis movie.

[@psychodelicrock12]

I like her In My Daughter’s Name 1992.

[@truthhurtsohwell05]

also robin givens

[@gladysfisher7499]

My Daddy would have started shooting and asked questions later 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@lynncoop4022]

Right On💯💪🏽🙌🏼👍🏼💯💯💯

[@Cat_herders]

As he should. I could never let my daughter endure this. I will sacrifice myself first.

[@babytash1369]

I've never been physically abused so I won't comment too deeply, however I pray God gives the women who wants to get out the strength just to fight back to protect yourselves. If he dies he dies. But try to keep yourself alive. God bless y'all.

[@nopcshere6097]

I remember this one. Very different seeing Corbin Bernsen ('L.A. Law's 'Arnold Becker') as an abusive garbage husband and father. Abusers NEVER, EVER change. Little did I know that a few years later my brother would find himself in an abusive relationship, and I would experience my own abusive first marriage about 14 years after this was made. Men (and women) who abuse their spouses will change for nothing and no one. They have NO insight into their shit behavior and actually don't think they're doing anything wrong. Yes, it's often a learned behavior, but the abuser often chooses not to change because they can't stand losing control, which is often what their behavior is really about.

[@cinderella23queen37]

Fool crying because he can't beat on her because he's behind bars

[@lashandadasher7346]

Exactly what a jerk 😤

[@Disneyfan82]

​@lashandadasher7346 what a coward!

[@betha8566]

Like an addict w/o his fix

[@karendeihimi4301]

Don’t even know if I can watch this. So many triggers of when I was married. 😢

[@nillers531]

I hope you didn't watch it. It's very brutal. I'm so sorry that happened to you. 😢

[@tarawehry7105]

Thank God my husband was wonderful and would NEVER hurt me

[@QuePasaUSA]

This is so hard to watch. My mom suffered at the hands of an abusive husband for years.

[@dianapickett3793]

Is your mom still here ?

[@QuePasaUSA]

@@dianapickett3793 No,she passed twenty years ago. She had Alzheimer's and Dementia.

[@dianapickett3793]

Awe so sad . My mom gone too.

[@Vixinaful]

Ive been in abusive relationships for 31 years. Leaving one, walking right into the arms of the next. All because I grew up hearing my father beating up my mother and controlling her life. I am 46 today, soon 47, alone, no children and have searched for help to break this cycle since 1998...the psychiatry didnt help me. Almost died back in 2019 bc of the stress of the abuse causing heartfailiure. I have been lucky I see now, only having been through emotional and verbal abuse and oncy once or twice did any of them lay a had on me. Very lucky..

[@lindabradley6185]

Tapping the healer within by Roger Callahan will help you

[@karrynemoron67]

I can change...heard this one too often...sad

[@B.Crystal]

Assholes! Its always the same song😒 just sad that love holds on to hope..

[@patriciagray531]

Or I'll never lay a hand on you again. You made me do that to you . I love you, let me come home. They never change, so if a man hits you, get away from him sooner than later. Leaving might just save your life.

[@joycebarker1488]

Great movie everyone should get away and stay away from abusive relationships as much as possible! Love is all there is ! Life is short!

[@LadySunflower1224]

Nonthing i cancelled Netflix Hulu and Peacoke , alway's on here watching free fantastic movies 🍿🎥🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😂

[@Pheonixrising24]

Corbin bernsen acting is superb..no one can play this role better

[@jaypayton8690]

Corbin Bernsen did a bunch of movies in the 90s playing woman beaters and stalkers and psychopaths. He's quite good at it 🤣

[@jenniferfowler2899]

The Dentist 1&2

[@tabathia7633]

Yeh, how good was he? Just like M. Douglas has played rich stock brokers for umteen movies, we as audiences, wonder!

[@tp1201]

@@tabathia7633 what?? Make sense when you speak. Its just a movie! Lol

[@tabathia7633]

@@tp1201 You sound like my X-hus, Mr. Manic depressive, and abuser. You're right, no man has ever thrown a skillet thru a window, no just a person. Look whose got their head buried in the dirt, It's only a movie, maybe so, comments show many, many viewers has gotten the same treatment IN, JUst a movie!!

[@psychodelicrock12]

How about the fist fight in Major League with Charlie Sheen?

[@JaneK6557]

I was once married to a man just like this, as was one of my friends. I was lucky enough to get out. My friend’s husband drove up next to her at a stop light and blew her brains out. He got life in prison, but was let out early for “good behavior.”

[@professionaltrollgirl2682]

Why do y'all CHOOSE these men. It says alot about you

[@texastea5686]

​@@professionaltrollgirl2682 lol you really chose to live up to the name!

[@juliesprik9479]

I’m so glad I got divorced.

[@feenarvaez65]

Perfect example of a system that fails, and then, when Life no longer means life

[@errr5863]

@@professionaltrollgirl2682 Less you are a Nun

[@cinderella23queen37]

This type of abuse is something that is not tolerated, and I will definitely make sure a man like him pay

[@loisaustin6200]

Lorena Babbitt found an excellent way if I may recall her story.

[@thinkforyourselfjohn3167]

👍 How I agree with you.

[@robinstokes3602]

Never saw Corbin Bernsen in a roll like this. Scary!

[@psychodelicrock12]

That’s exactly what I thought when this movie first came out. Although I like Corbin Bernsen, but I don’t like him in this movie.

[@nopcshere6097]

Exactly, very different from his role in 'L.A. Law'.

[@teamcougars]

Corbin Bernstein plays a bad guy so creepily well 😢

[@lamontbills2842]

It always funny how the husband can always find the spouse and everytime seems the police can't do anything until there death

[@lynncoop4022]

Datz pityful,,Aint it tho?

[@nopcshere6097]

I think when this was made stalking laws were in their infancy, and there was still some gray areas when it came to enforcement depending on jurisdiction. Not making excuses, just that there were (and still are) a lot of law enforcement officials (police and DAs/prosecutors) who are very skittish about stepping on legal toes.

[@AS-yz2iz]

Funny?

[@verenamaharajah6082]

It’s not funny at all.

[@marcellaalloway487]

Never let anyone put their hands on you Make or female!

[@jvolgelstein6278]

Amen too that

[@philhamood7596]

Truth

[@bonnytaylor7558]

Excellent movie....worth the watch if anyone checking 😸😸

[@satinbeesade1654]

Thanks 😊

[@cassandraflannigan7489]

GASLIGHTER!!!!!! That man is a GASLIGHTER an abuser he never takes responsibility for his actions or words he should go to jail

[@cinderella23queen37]

Once a woman beater, always a woman beater

[@rambaamadi8256]

This movei makes me so emotional am tearing up like it's me who is going through it ,yet am not even married .I just hate seeing good people hurting like this caused of bad people in this world 😢

[@taracollins5597]

I remember when this film first debuted! I was floored by how someone like Tim, who seems to literally have it all, would treat his family this way. Its a shame Beth couldn't leave him sooner....as it clearly started with rage then verbal abuse long before he hit her. Maybe he wouldn't have pursued her, especially if she didn't have a child wth him....but Tim was a pretty good manipulator. But the topper is Kaye's husband.......wow. Now that is a psychopath! He stalks his family, seemingly with all the time & money in the world to do so....then acts STUNNED in court when Beth talks about how Kaye wore out. What did he think, she was running because she wanted to be with him?!!! WTH is wrong with these men?!!

[@kermodecarver2103]

Such people are never grateful for what they have. They take all good things for granted and find fault with the tiniest of imperfections. It is a miserable existence, and they take out their misery on whoever is around.

[@betha8566]

This movie sure makes the police department and the justice department look like a bunch of jerks. The system cares more about criminals than the victims.

[@phoenixrising914]

Because they are....

[@theoryofpersonality1420]

"I can change" " give me the child until he is seven and I'll show you the man" Aristotle

[@donnahuss1175]

This guy is not just a abuser he is sick killer

[@betha8566]

Yeah, he seemed over-the-top with rage. It never let up. I thought abusers cycled into a sweet, apologetic, phase, but his brief moment of repentance was revolting. He would've needed tranquilizers in prison.

[@NicoleKeith-Smith]

Alice was such a disgusting person entirely!! The father should have done more to stand up to her! His daughter got her ass whooped right in his home afyer she told him SHE WAS SCARED 😳 Robin givens was actually a battered women so strong of her to portray it in a movie

[@amidemanila816]

1. Always have money in youra own account. 2. Always know your rights. 3. Always research on who can help. 4. Always believe in yourself. 5. Plan ahead and never tell him that you plan to leave.

[@dolphinsandextraterrestria3839]

In New Zealand one woman was murdered on an average of every month by her husband or partner until the law decided to take domestic abuse seriously. 😢

[@donnellehall6093]

This is horrifying.

[@Bebedollie]

I'm a New Zealander and I never heard of those statistics before and my sister and sister inlaw are both social workers.

[@snehapunamlama2375]

Couldn’t go over this movie as I had been gone through… oh God .. please no human goes this way 😢😢😢😢

[@susanmilanez1040]

I Was a Victim of Domestic Abuse for 10 Years... Then I Finally Got Away... Became a Police Officer... & Rescue/Council Women Who Are Where I Once Was...! The Sad Thing About DA is We Can't Save Everyone... Because Many Die...! The Problem is Much Bigger Than We Will Ever Know...!!!

[@InstaBliss]

Everyone suggested her to run, escape but no one told her to be strong mentally and physically and fight back. Only you can save yourself woman, no-one else

[@michellerain8418]

I used to reward my abuser in the morning with fried breakfast so he wouldnt do it again. I had my own flat and he used to make me sleep in the communal hall. He tried to kill me twice. I eventually got the strength to leave after he conned me into paying for him and a friend to go to Cancun. I didn't know his friend was his girlfriend and was pregnant. He still begged me not to leave him. Lol. I now live with the most beautiful man. Celebrating our 22 wedding anniversary. But it still hurts. X

[@noreenryan7487]

Just a brilliant film and superb acting as usual by Donna Mills. Thank you .

[@user-rv1wf6sd4p]

I love these great big windows,where EVERYONE can see into!😂😂😂its unbelievable how "unaware" of danger they are..😅

[@verenamaharajah6082]

In films they do this but in real life I think most abused and frightened people close the curtains and lock everything.

[@cinderella23queen37]

I wouldn't answer the phone

[@patsywhitten4739]

My heart crying. Almost everyday u see where man kills his entire family and himself.

[@mariestolzenbach783]

I am single and I am glad that I’ve never been abuse like this poor lady oh I feel sorry so sorry for women who are abused I pray that they run and run and run free from there abusive relationships

[@katchanceuse1553]

Men like that are cowards in their nature, that’s why they abuse women. They don’t do it to a strong man, someone equal, they need a victim (a weak lady, a sheep) If women is weak and can’t stand up for herself then it’s very likely she will get a monster guy like that. I’d been in a marriage like that for 8 years until I got really mad at the whole situation. This horrible marriage made me very strong, so strong that I was able to defend myself and I had even attacked him one day. I was so mad so pissed like a furious tiger who is ready for revenge. I really scared him, I saw the fear in his eyes first time ever. He knew at that moment that I’ll do whatever it takes to get him out of my life. That was last time he abused me. After that we divorced and he never followed me, because he knew I can protect myself. I told him that day : “ from today, from now on YOU will be scared me!! Im not afraid you anymore! I’m not going to live in fear, But You will!! watch your back! And don’t f**ing even try to get close to me, because you will get in a big trouble!” I won!!! Guys like him are evil and you have to play with them by their rules in order to win. You can’t continue to be a nice sweet girl and expect them to leave you alone. You have to become a big time fighter, big time bitch, or even evil like them (temporarily of course) big time! You must be way stronger and tougher. Then they will leave you alone. They will start to look for a new victim. They need a victim not strong girl. They can’t get what they need from strong woman, only from a weak one.

[@cbarkwell1000]

Regret that you & other Women experienced this Demonic Behaviour. Ya'll need to buy a Gun for Idiots like this..." This Husband Pissed me off to the Highest of Pisstivity " ! Vietnam Era Veteran

[@tabathia7633]

That is exactly why my X- hus and I fought so much and all the time. I wasn't weak, he wanted me too be weak. My family raised me to be strong in my thoughts and actions. I'm 5'2", on the petite side, he was 5' 9" and became a raging alcoholic at 220 pd. Try to fight that one off. I see you are a beautiful woman, Miss K., I also, got tired of this bullying and sneaking around, lying S........O....... After 11 yrs. I had to plan that div., it took a while, but I got her done. Congrats to both of us and all the brave woman who overcame all of that, it's not easy. ❤❤

[@errr5863]

Ones that stand up get abused.Also all humans have weaknesses also strengths.

[@errr5863]

@@tabathia7633 Ty for being honest and experienced also know none are invisible to abuse.I also was in pretty much same boat w/my ex husband who was very big.Big or skinny it's bad.Regardless I stood up and luckily lived through abuse.I feel for any that gone and or go through it now.Not like we are fortune tellers as some assume.

[@errr5863]

@@tabathia7633 Also very glad that u got away.

[@ritaeichler2066]

Victims should take self defense courses & have registered gun at hand at all times. That step mom was so dumb!!

[@cbarkwell1000]

The Stupidest Step Mom I've witnessed on TV. She had ne Raising Up Off My Sofa SEVERAL Times !!!

[@sdarling6518]

The onus of public safety is on those who make the world unsafe. Men are the perpetrators of intimate partner violence in over 90% of cases (rainn). The responsibility for ending male violence is on men, not women; make the majority male predators take classes and change how they behave in the world.

[@susansmolen9741]

You think classes will help then? I doubt it!

[@sheilamclaughlin963]

It’s her son, not totally convinced

[@Humgin1234]

“Men” like this deserve the harshest penalty

[@laughingRain]

3 deaths per day. hard to believe. women must learn how to protect themselves or killers must not be allowed to get out of jail.

[@melindalicht6699]

Probably a lot more now. This was 28 yrs ago

[@lavenderdreamsboutique6084]

I went through the same thing , he went to every possible way to get me back to his abuse cycle, threatened me and even tried to take my kids to the child custody framing me of various accusations, finally I had to give in, and get back to the cycle..nobody believed me, not the authorities not my family 🙏

[@Disneyfan82]

Stupid so called loving family for not believing you. And stupid useless police for failing to do their job to protect the innocent.

[@vickiehardina8824]

Been there never ever tell him your leaving or threaten to call the police have a plan in place when he leaves or goes somewhere leave and quick as you can and tell no one