Thx for the upload. I prefer this to the recent Netflix miniseries, primarily because the actors more closely resemble their real life counterparts. Meredith Baxter's uncanny portrayal deserved an Emmy.
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Meredith Baxter performance in this movie was the absolute best she nailed it she deserves so much respect and credit and award the best acting by far.
@@skygazer6898 Yes she is. However, in the real story, Betty was only about 35 when Dan started out with Linda. Meredith was about 50 or at least looks 50 in this movie. Linda was about 19 or 20 when Dan hired her. The actress that plays her is about 30.
@@kate2661 This scene in both movies is one of those many details that get passed on via the dreaded '"Chinese whispers" & now is diagnosed by the even more dreaded "armchair experts" who, along with others who don't know the facts of what really happened or whether that scene even really occurred - which is a further reason NOT to make these frivolous "off the cuff" diagnoses. Comments like "this proves he was a narcissist" is beyond ridiculous - people listen to a few UA-cam programmes or read some articles in a magazine & think they're experts - they're not. Narcissism now gets tossed around by these "armchair diagnosticians"" who have no formal learning other than the UA-cam programs they watch That scene in both movies is nothing that points to narcissism - especially when one is the boss & employer & the other a long term employee. The boss/ employer is going to say & decide on matters & may appear harsh - that's not "narcissism" by a long shot, not even close. Bosses are in charge & decide on matters bc that's part of their job as boss/ owner & employer & rightly so. So were this situation real it shows " Dan" acting as the boss &, putting some boundaries around the matter. Further, in one movie the employee quits instantly & the other doesn't! So saying "he was a "Narcissist" is beyond ridiculous.
Dr Melvin Goldzband had diagnosed Betty Broderick as "severely narcissistic" and "histrionic," and clinical psychologist Katherine DiFrancesca, testifying for the defense, concluded Broderick was "histrionic" with "narcissistic features". Her husband was a real piece of work but let’s be honest she was the true narcissistic nutcase.
Ummm you weren't there to witness what was said let alone use that one scene to " diagnose Narcissism"' am assuming you're an " arm chair expert" you've no formal training? Correct? smh
Meredith Baxter is brilliant in everything she does ,but she absolutely stole this movie here!! I`ve seen this film before and it never disappoints.Thankyou for sharing.
Linda got what she deserved just like the narcissist that used his wife and then throw her to garbage..like she never matter! Betty she deserved so much better!
He took everything from her , including her kids , further more , he stole her support system 😢 , her dignity and rubbed her face all over it , and expected her not to go insane 😮 And i cannot believe another woman can just walk in a family and destroyed it and reap what she didn't sow or toiled for
I've watched this movie on lifetime over and over and over and I must say she suffered a lot especially when Dan hit it BIG and no longer wanted her. As usual they always want a younger Woman. She should've moved on a let Karma get him 🤷🏾♀️
When you decide to have 4 children you should not let yourself get bitter. Even without children you should never allow yourself to get eaten up with hate and bitterness. It is a downward spiral not only for you but everyone around you.
Meredith Baxter playing Betty Broderick in this true life crime story and her performance was amazing and she deserves a Oscar. I like watching true crime stories based on real life.
@MechPhoenixIMO , she destroyed herself. She drove him and her children away , an out of control maniac. No man should have to tolerate such sustained behaviour and conduct - no wonder he was exhausted and found happiness elsewhere . Watch the Court TV trial - her sociopathic narcissism is through the roof .
Betty Broderick spoke for every women that has ever been used, abused, neglected, put down, spit upon, ignored, insulted, humiliated, lied to and wrongfully divorced only to be replaced by a better, stronger, younger, less tired model of them! Albeit she chose the most terrible method, but women like me understand.
This film portrays Betty as the bad person and in only one perspective. Dan is portrayed like an innocent angel, I feel it's not the whole and truthfull story.
@@williamf4544 I think they were both selfish behaving like they were in Jr High when they had children to prioritize above all else and not be screaming & yelling and fighting and setting fires and plowing into homes and on & on...poor children!
This woman is no victim. She had a choice! She should have moved on and think about what her actions would do to her kids but she didn't. I felt really sad when she started hurling insults on her little son because he told her to stop sending vulgar messages😢
Being a divorced woman, I understand Betty rage, but she did wrong by her children, she could have had everything still and the children, but she wanted the impossible. He moved on and she couldn't accept that fact. She sat in rage until it devoured her soul
Patricia Cook are you aware of all the facts? She couldn’t have had everything still as you put it. Her husband screwed her over in secret using his legal knowledge to continuously reduce her financial entitlement to a pittance and after years of bringing up their children almost single handedly he removed even visitation rights. I don’t agree with what she did but he also gaslighted the hell out of her and drove her to this temporary insanity where his own appalling behaviour backfired in a terrible way for all the family. There were no winners.
Dan (R.I.P.) drove her insane. The series really show both Dan (R.I.P.) & Betty’s characters pretty well. She’d lived all her life for her husband & children; Dan (R.I.P.) ripped her of everything she valued. The devaluing, rejection, abandonment etc…can really drive you insanely off your supposed personality. They both needed help however, stubbornness leads to no one winning. May their souls (Dan & Linda) continue to R.I.P. & I hope Betty found her peace plus the children too.
I appreciate any comments 🙂, he was terrible, but I'd just think putting the kids on his doorstep without any discussion was careless and reckless, I do see her point though, what she was trying to accomplish, she did not go about it right.
Yeah that was so off. Boys that young wouldnt talk like that. And even a little older it would be so inappropriate to call their stepmom hot while she AND their dad can hear it. After all she is co-parenting
It's funny how back in 90-ties Betty was portrayed as a lunatic and Dan here looks just an ordinary man, almost too goody shoes! The current version is a lot more pro-Betty. Time has changed perceptions and standards too! I don't know Dan exactly but I bet today he would be called a narcissist!!!
Very true. Question if it was the ex husband shooting and killing his ex wife and younger new husband would we still have sympathy for the husband? It seems like society has double standards.
@@terryrollins1973 I don't think nobody is justifying murder. She is in prison for it after all. It's true though, Dan in this movie was NOT Dan who he really was and this version is not correct.
This movie didn’t show how Dan gaslighted his wife for a couple of years while lying to her about his affair with Linda. There are two sides to every story.
@@zt1053 But he was having affair with Linda at that time. He was lying. He started sleeping with Linda very shortly after he hire her. It was a well known fact in San Diego legal circles and yes they were seen together everywhere and yes Linda could not keep her mouth shut about them.
stop with that gaslighting shyt! lol it's making excuses! control yaself! not everything is going to go as planned... just lmk when it's ok for a man to b "gaslighted" and can kill his wife? what if she cheats? or lies to him or fuks his best friend... is that ok for them to kill then... bcuz men go thru this everyday and I don't see any1 making any excuses for them smh
@@shoptalk7415 Amen. Dan shouldn't have cheated, but Betty had NO right to kill him. And really, what's the sense of rotting in prison for the rest of your life, not to mention destroying your own children in the process, just to murder a man whom you hated for leaving you? The only one for whom I feel NO pity is that farming tool Linda. She should've butt out and minded her own business.
I agree with that her best friend told her to move on with her life and let him go, Betty should of listened to her she even told her to stop her hateful and vitriolic behaviour towards Dan and Linda because she was destroying herself and losing friends she was ready to snap.
I know Betty was nuts, but he was such a narcissistic sh*t of a husband and human being, he did drive her to do all she did. I feel so sorry for their children. I hope they have had a chance to find peace somehow.
So sad for them, they didn't stop to think of the children and you should NEVER involve the children in adult situations, it's incredibly selfish & wrong!
@@JosieCotrona Oh, I know! The minute these two adults started fighting in front of their children instead of putting them first, they were equally responsible for whatever happened after that! Shame on parents who burden their children w/such emotionally, traumatizing events that they cannot possibly understand that scar them for the rest of their life. Children love both their parents! Their childhoods are suppose to be about going to school and having fun w/their friends and coming home to their safe place!
He isn't great that's for sure, but she is crazy! I wd have dumped her when she burned the clothes... who does that? If the role were reversed and it was him acting like that, everyone would be against him, but because it's a woman , people find her excuses...
@@curoseba5363 People who unfortunately marry these criminally minded 'human defects' that these monsters lack all capacity for empathy. Empathy wasn't present in the marriage and therefore does not exist in seperation/divorce. They are sadistic sociopaths. Any children of these unions are always the pawns and it is a standard outcome for the children to turn against the 'normal' parent. She wasn't mad Betty Broderick. She was victimised legally, subject to perjury in court of law and violated and denied rights to her children who were being abused, neglected and forced to demonize her. Dan Broderick should have been jailed not her. He also should have been denied access to his children until they were age appropriate to curtail his mental/emotional assault on their mother.
I understand what it’s like to go through this and go crazy from the gaslighting. Being replaced with a younger version then purposely being drove crazy
That secretary was first one ever hired by Dan when he started his own practice. She not only did not like the way him and Linda were open about their affair, but was put down by learning Linda with no experience got her own office and was making way more then her and everyone. When she told Dan, she got his "revenge" by not getting a dime as Xmas bonus and everyone else did. She quit.
I have no sympathy for Linda. By all accounts she knew that Dan was a married man and actively went out to nab him once she knew he had a crush on her. She was fired from a previous job for being unprofessional - sitting on people’s laps and calling the mother of her boyfriends children fat etc in front of them. I would imagine she did send her nasty messages through the post.
Exactly. I would pity Linda if she had thought that Dan was single and stayed with him, but she knew he was married with children and that he hadn't divorced Betty yet. They were having an affair before Betty was even separated from him. She was a homewrecker. She didn't deserve to die but she never should have walked into that relationship in the first place. The minute she aged and a younger girl came in, she'd be kicked to the curb just like Betty was. There will always be someone younger, prettier, different, and men who only care about physical looks will trade up and out whenever they can.
It seems very clear that this movie was produced with bias towards Dan Buderick. Its very different to the 2020 rendition that shows a much more sympathetic version towards Betty's state of mind and the events that drove her to do what she did on that tragic night.
@@zt1053 Betty wanted Dan back , no matter what. That is why she stupidly drove their kids to him after he left, hoping it will make him come back. Huge mistake. Dan knew that. After Dan "kept" the kids, she went nuts. As a mother I feel for her. Imagine having house full of kids, husband and than in no time house is empty. She is simply had no identity beyond Dan and that is sad.
Exactly same thing happened here I made him successful. He had nothing before I made him successful. I gave him my heart, soul and money for 25 years He destroyed me, my youth and my life Skank secretary got her claws into him and he threw me out like a piece of garbage You cannot imagine how devastating this was And how it blew me apart and changed me I fought him hard in court but did not communicate with him or his skank directly I often pray to the karma gods that they will suffer a long, painful, lingering fatal illness for destroying my life. He was very sick when the divorce was granted. The skank got my poor droopy leftovers, him. His business took a big hit. Lawyers got it all. Sometimes there is no need to lift a finger, the cheating husband a d the skank end up destroying themselves!
Idk, I like Netflix version better.. I feel like it showed their story from the beginning and captured the gaslighting and the desperation better. Amanda Peet was absolutely brilliant! ❤
so a man can control a woman? it's 2021.... wat happen to all that women are equal shyt? ooo only when it's convenient ... stop whining! You can't have it both ways... either women r strong and strong enuff to get thru watever or they r weak and we have to handle with kid gloves
I mean there's no actual way to portray someone as the victim when she smashed a car into the home where her kids are in and then murdered her ex husband and his new wife in their sleep.
The movie describes the facts of Betty's long term obsession with her ex husband, - try & get your facts straight.Theres plenty of records available Incidentally, Dan & Linda's bodies are also buried bc Betty wouldn't allow them. to live - I suppose you think all of that was making Betty " look bad" too? She did it, all of the tapes, burned all of his clothes, broke in & vandalised his home many many times - get your facts straight!! Look up the fact so at least you may learn the facts
I understand it hurts to watch another woman enjoy the fruits of your labour. She could have made it with counselling and maybe a break somewhere. She was early 40s with her eldest kids already college age. She had plenty of time to recover and even find love again. And in my culture family would have moved in with you for support. It really helps. Anyway I feel sorry for the kids but its in the past now. I hope theyve made their peace.
@@zt1053he made 140k a mth and she was getting 17k i think. Not much compared if she would have remained married to him… Also he cut her checks and brought her back to courts on the slightest reason
I can't feel sorry for these 2. He was a low life cheating b.... (lawyers = liars) and the receptionist, knew that he was a married man when she started a years long affair with him. They took everything from her, and typical of many successful man, he let his wife give up her life to make him successful, then dumps her for a young kid and leaves her with nothing, not even her kids.
I had a very similar marriage for 31years 5 daughters and grandchildren when my ex traded me in on a younger model with one difference I didn't kill them they are both still very much alive
Disgusting how the writing, production, and direction of this movie is entirely against Betty and sympathetic to the troll husband!!! Making her out to be a monster adn the totally narcissistic abusive husband out to be so innocent and "oh the poor man". While this tart female crawls into the office and beds him down ASAP. Never mind she was FIRED from an airline for sexing pilots ON THE JOB!! Never mind she had a reputation for snarking people over behind their backs unethically in previous jobs. Never mind that one boss PAID her to go away and keep things quiet. She was a home wrecker and he was an abusive narc.
IMO: *Betty* had no right to kill Dan. Yes, she gave him the best years of her life only for him to leave her for a younger woman, and I get that frustration, but she was a mother and should've prioritized her children's needs. They'll suffer forever for this. *Dan* was the lesser of 2 evils. He shouldn't have cheated, and the problems he and Betty had could've been handled better if they were both simply more mature. Still, he didn't deserve to die. *Linda* is the only one for whom I feel NO sympathy. She should've minded her own business. Instead, she messed with a married man and fanned the flames to an already problematic family. I once had a married man try to get with me, but I told him I wanted NONE of that trouble and then blocked him. I have enough problems in my life, lol. P.S.- However you feel about the story in real life, I think we can all agree Meredith Baxter is a PHENOMENAL actress!
When i first saw this in my thirtys I felt so bad for this woman, many years later - I understand dans pov much more, however I think its too complicated to tease it apart. So true or false, fair or unfair, it belongs to the observer
I saw the American Justice episode on this case and have zero sympathy for Betty, despicable woman. So glad she's rotting in prison. @@tonysangster7383
It’s not all Linda fault the husband choose to cheated on his wife with her! It’s the husband fault too he cheated on his wife with Linda! Why just blamed it on the another woman
Seems like Betty Needs to B sorry for her actions Before they allow her to get outta Prison. A few more yrs n she will have another opportunity. But until she has remorse for her Actions than she's spending more time locked up.
Interesting that Betty had a boyfriend when she decided to murder the father of her children. So all this was about revenge . Her poor kids . She deserves to stay in prison for good .
I believe Betty Broderick was a very sick woman Narcissistic behaviour is a real illness. In her mind she was entitled, she was in control, and she was always right.I have had first experience of that and the moment you decide to pull away that's when hell is unleashed. When seeing that control dimensioning it tipped her over the edge. I feel empathy for all parties especially the children.
I can understand Betty's anger.She stood by him when he had nothing.When he made it big he replaced her with a younger beautiful secretary.The second wife literally took over her life, everything she ever was.Betty wanted some sort of control that she started harassing the new couple.A lot of couple put their kids on crossfire when they seperate.But seriously, driving car into the house,leaving vulgar messages , endangering both physical and mental well being of her own kids can't be tolerated.Anger management and therapy should be mandatory in 'restraining order' cases.She should have just moved on,no matter how painful and hatful the situation was. Like they said in the movie,she is not the first wife who was replaced by a young secretary and she won't be the last.Its not pretty, it's not fair,but heck that's life.
AN INTELLIGENT WOMAN WHO HAS EMOTIONAL BALANCE DOESN'T FIGHT, DOESN'T GET DOWN, DOES NOT GO CRAZY, BUT KEEP QUIET, ENTER A GOOD DIVORCE AGREEMENT AND LET HER CHEATING HUSBAND GO! MOST MEN/HUSBANDS DO NOT VALUE A WIFE HOUSE WIFE, THEY JUST DON'T, THAT IS IT THE SAD TRUTH!
I’m sorry for Linda, it’s true she got involved with a married man, but it’s also true that said man was the one who had made vows. Also, she was extremely young. I’m sure Betty has no regrets. My only problem is seeing Stephen Collins in this role and knowing he was molesting children at the time. Repulsive.
@@zt1053 well obviously, normal people dont go around killing people...but in her mindsight ? What he put her through...see how much you can take before you go off the deep end too
@@riseevolution I think you might be missing the point of my comment. I meant that irrespective of the real outcome of sale, and the television show, the property is NOW (30+ years later) worth twice* what she thought was fair, etc. The comment had not bearing on her judgement, but I believe, by coincidence, my comment was complementary with her judgement of property values--including her Coral Reef house. Perhaps she was able to see that real estate would become the new gold rush, I don't know. SET BETTY FREE!
I don’t ever agree with Betty killing both Linda and her ex husband but Dan was a jerk to Betty lying and cheating on her when he denied it all and she did almost everything for him he did not appreciate what all she done for him this will drive a wife absolutely crazy and bring out the worst so I do feel so bad for Betty she not perfect but didn’t deserve to be taken advantage of like this.
You don’t do something for someone u supposedly love for payback, you do it unconditionally. I understand how she must’ve felt I been there, but I put my kids first and wouldn’t put them thru that. Add the fact I’m not capable of murder.
I had a friend back in the day that was so ungrateful towards her husband. He threatened he was going to divorce her at one stage. Shortly afterwards died of heart attack. We met and became friends. She tried her stunts with me then her son told me how she used to manipulate and how ungrateful she was to his dad. Always complaining and never satisfied regardless of what he did for her. So happy I moved too far away for her to bother me now. They don't see or acknowledge their flaws, really sad.
This version doesn't quite go in depth as the latest Netflix version so I feel safe to say this is more of dan's version whereas netflix's version shows how mean and disgusted dan was with betty after hooking up with Linda. He totally gaslighted betty and even though I wish she'd been stronger and loved herself more than him, her esteem wouldn't allow her to move on. Murder wasn't the answer but I could see how she got there. Linda also should've refrained from being with a man who was still very much married when they begun to sneak around!
I think both versions just showed he wanted to be left alone. he was willing to pay alimony and pay for a house for Betty. The things he did like deducting her alimony checks were in retaliation to vandalizing his home driving a car into his home and the obscene phone messages
@@zt1053 yes, betty went over the top with the constant harassment and the total disregard for dan and linda's privacy. Betty felt that Dan was hers and no youngster was going to just snatch her husband from her but let's be real, both men and women alike become very territorial in relationships especially when children are involved. According to the latest version, betty spent 6 years wanting dan back and when she couldn't win, murdering dan and Linda was inevitable! She couldn't lose dan to a 19 year old period! May have had a different ending IF the female was younger and IF they were already separated before dating another woman.
@@ramonayoung4836 I’m unsympathetic to Betty Broderick because my sister was in a far worse situation. She was married to a total loser that refused to work. She had to get a job to make sure her children had health insurance and was expected to be the homemaker and the breadwinner. She wouldn’t leave the creep because of religious reasons and partially out of fear. She finally became such a fragile mess he asked my parents to take her in. When a priest finally suggested that they marriage be annulled he was trying to get her to pay him child support every month. That’s why I don’t feel the least bit sorry about Betty Broderick getting almost half a million a year in alimony and a house paid for by her ex. Dan Broderick was an adulterer and could be a jerk but at least he went to work every day provided for his family and was willing to pay his ex-wife more than enough to live on
@@zt1053 same here with 2 sisters and they're both great now. But the point I was making was the comparison of the 2 versions of this story of which the Netflix version makes betty less aggressive than the first and like most cases, there's 3 sides to every story. dan and Linda didn't deserve the death that betty imposed on them. Hope your sister is now a strong and successful role model for her children and that they're all good now.💗
I left my husband, he was a dresser, lier, gambler, and had affairs with men and women, treated my children and i like scum., kept items my parents left me, i left with nothing. Hes remarried and living the high life. I will never trust anyone again.
The only thing that surprises me is that he stayed with her as long as he did - he didn't push her over the top - her crazy behavior and temper tantrums pushed him into leaving her. RIP Dan.
Why did this happen? It's because he opened the door to the devil with his adulteress affair. When you open the sin door, it's a tough one to close. Normally, all hell breaks loose because of it. He brought it on himself. 💯
I would never ruin my life for a man,the way she talked to her kids is disgusting,everybody only jutted her,she was extremely mean and a full blown narcissist.
Love these watchable older films.. the real good actresses, not some fish lipped perfect barbie doll classes as a Hollywood star who cant even shed a real tear . We had less choice of viewing back then, but what we did have was worth watching. Now i can scan through over 100 channels and its all rubbish ! i love Meredith Baxter, Mare Winningham, Swoosie kutz(?) thats not the name but something like that.. all the real actresses..
It’s a nice movie by beware that almost every detail is misrepresented, changed or altered. Real testimony showed different story of both sides and children.
After watching the Oprah interviews this just gives them life.. you can live and see what everyone went through!! It’s actually really cool to see.. I feel so bad for Betty up until she pulled that trigger which rarely happens..
So much gap in Law. Betty should never end up in jail. Still the law for NPD people is too soft. And NDP abusers knows how to play cool like nothing happened, and the victim lives in hell. This hell will drive victim to craziness. The victim have to so careful to not to end up in jail. His fsncy car, he sold the house, her jewlery, he find his new woman, he was evil and he lived without any consequences. Women has No power! And how can you blame thr mistress or his wife. Men are so so cruel. Like 80% of them
As always, there are two sides to every story! From the beginning, when confronted by Betty about his affair with Linda, Dan denied it.! When Dan told her he was leaving, Betty's behavior became erratic and agressive. Dan served her with divorce papers after she entered his home and smeared cake over his bed, walls, etc. She returned to his home and broke furniture, dishes, and pictures. In the divorce settlement she was awarded $16,000 per month, but this did not satisfy her, nothing seemed to satisfy her! she fought about the money, the house, etc., But it was really about the betrayal! She was jealous of Linda because she had taken over her life with Dan. I think, given her behavior, Dan tried to deal with Betty as best he could, The more outrageous her behavior, and the more out of control she became, the more he reacted! His was the cool head! With his high profile and legal expertise, he had the edge. He fined her for leaving vulgar messages on his answering machine, which by the way, the children heard, and he was awarded custody of the children because of her unstableness.During this long drawn out battle with Dan, was she thinking about what effect her behavior was having on the children? Betty was a smart, attractive, woman, who could have made a life for herself without Dan Broderick, but unfortunately, to her detriment, she could not let go! Every woman who has experienced a similar situation, can identify with Betty's anger and bitterness, but she carried things too far. I think she intentionally killed Dan and Linda, for which she shows no remorse, and the jury got it right the second time, and she is now paying the ultimate price.
being a jealous person and act all up over small things or act like a spoiled brat > does not make you a great person to be with. It's just a matter of time that your partner will leave silently or fall in someone elses arms..... etc. They were BOTH WRONG on so many levels!! Thanks for the upload!
So true, because the cheating husband is totally helpless…..poor lying, deceiving, lecherous husbands. People need to try and understand their difficulties a lot more. These wicked women! The only people who can destroy a marriage are the two people in the marriage. They have to let someone else in. No one can come between a strong, united, loving couple ….no one!
I love this movie Watched it about 10 times now I sympathize with Betty Dan was a total POS I just wish Betty could get out of jail Dan just USED Betty and treated her like a piece of trash Linda was a GOLD DIGGER FREE BETTY! Betty put that POS Dan through Med School and then Law School She deserved 1/2 of Dans money
I hate how this movie makes Dan and Linda look like innocent victims and Betty a complete bit@@
Thx for the upload. I prefer this to the recent Netflix miniseries, primarily because the actors more closely resemble their real life counterparts. Meredith Baxter's uncanny portrayal deserved an Emmy.
I totally agree! Meredith Baxter nailed Betty Broderick's character!
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Nah, the Netflix one is a piece of fuxking art!
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Meredith Baxter performance in this movie was the absolute best she nailed it she deserves so much respect and credit and award the best acting by far.
Merdith is an excellent actress
@@skygazer6898 yes she is!!!!!😊
@@skygazer6898 Yes she is. However, in the real story, Betty was only about 35 when Dan started out with Linda. Meredith was about 50 or at least looks 50 in this movie. Linda was about 19 or 20 when Dan hired her. The actress that plays her is about 30.
Meredith played this part to perfection.
Ikr 😊👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾❤️
To include her cheap bleached hair !
The Mature Secretary: " YOU need to think how you treat all people..not just the ones you think are special" - nailed Narcissism
This proves he was indeed, a narcissist!
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@@kate2661 This scene in both movies is one of those many details that get passed on via the dreaded '"Chinese whispers" & now is diagnosed by the even more dreaded "armchair experts" who, along with others who don't know the facts of what really happened or whether that scene even really occurred - which is a further reason NOT to make these frivolous "off the cuff" diagnoses.
Comments like "this proves he was a narcissist" is beyond ridiculous - people listen to a few UA-cam programmes or read some articles in a magazine & think they're experts - they're not.
Narcissism now gets tossed around by these "armchair diagnosticians"" who have no formal learning other than the UA-cam programs they watch That scene in both movies is nothing that points to narcissism - especially when one is the boss & employer & the other a long term employee.
The boss/ employer is going to say & decide on matters & may appear harsh - that's not "narcissism" by a long shot, not even close. Bosses are in charge & decide on matters bc that's part of their job as boss/ owner & employer & rightly so.
So were this situation real it shows " Dan" acting as the boss &, putting some boundaries around the matter. Further, in one movie the employee quits instantly & the other doesn't! So saying "he was a "Narcissist" is beyond ridiculous.
Dr Melvin Goldzband had diagnosed Betty Broderick as "severely narcissistic" and "histrionic," and clinical psychologist Katherine DiFrancesca, testifying for the defense, concluded Broderick was "histrionic" with "narcissistic features". Her husband was a real piece of work but let’s be honest she was the true narcissistic nutcase.
Ummm you weren't there to witness what was said let alone use that one scene to " diagnose Narcissism"' am assuming you're an " arm chair expert" you've no formal training? Correct? smh
Meredith Baxter is brilliant in everything she does ,but she absolutely stole this movie here!! I`ve seen this film before and it never disappoints.Thankyou for sharing.
Linda got what she deserved just like the narcissist that used his wife and then throw her to garbage..like she never matter! Betty she deserved so much better!
He took everything from her , including her kids , further more , he stole her support system 😢 , her dignity and rubbed her face all over it , and expected her not to go insane 😮
And i cannot believe another woman can just walk in a family and destroyed it and reap what she didn't sow or toiled for
Agree. She was pissed and rightly so. I dont blame her for anything she did to that cheating manwhore!
I've watched this movie on lifetime over and over and over and I must say she suffered a lot especially when Dan hit it BIG and no longer wanted her. As usual they always want a younger Woman. She should've moved on a let Karma get him 🤷🏾♀️
When you decide to have 4 children you should not let yourself get bitter. Even without children you should never allow yourself to get eaten up with hate and bitterness. It is a downward spiral not only for you but everyone around you.
What if you didnt want four children but your husband and the state forces you to have them?
Meredith Baxter playing Betty Broderick in this true life crime story and her performance was amazing and she deserves a Oscar. I like watching true crime stories based on real life.
Since when actors get an Oscar nomination for a TV movie? That's what Emmy is for.
@@evernitnobody likes a smart arse 🙄
@@catwomanh3603 They're not there to be liked, but true. You'd know that if you were smart enough yourself.
@@evernit what???🤔 you're the smart arse for correcting the person saying she deserves an Oscar instead of an Emmy!! Get over yourself!
@@catwomanh3603 I don't protect delusional people, much less from themselves. Get some help, kid, and then some friends
I know he hurt her but you gone spend your life in jail for a man that didn’t want you?
eish! truth.
@MechPhoenixIMO , she destroyed herself. She drove him and her children away , an out of control maniac. No man should have to tolerate such sustained behaviour and conduct - no wonder he was exhausted and found happiness elsewhere . Watch the Court TV trial - her sociopathic narcissism is through the roof .
@AsianBeautyRiptomybabybrother By the looks of it the wife was the instigator so she deserves all she got
@MechPhoenix 🤣
Life is not fear moste of the time alsow man or women she hot puched over the edge..
Betty Broderick spoke for every women that has ever been used, abused, neglected, put down, spit upon, ignored, insulted, humiliated, lied to and wrongfully divorced only to be replaced by a better, stronger, younger, less tired model of them! Albeit she chose the most terrible method, but women like me understand.
Wow I wish I could find ALL the good tv movies in this kinda quality. Thank you!
Me too! Can anybody recommend more like this?
@Silver Rawr Thanks!
Darkness before Dawn is another excellent one with Meredith in the lead role
@@astrangerhereThank you for the recommendation
another good one on here with the same actor as the man is the babysitters seduction
This film portrays Betty as the bad person and in only one perspective. Dan is portrayed like an innocent angel, I feel it's not the whole and truthfull story.
Dan was no angel and I never liked the 'mistress'. She should have walked away from a married man.
Exactly they should of show more what the husband was like too they only show what Betty was like more!
She lost the right to be played sympatheticaly when she comitted murder over not getting her own way
@@williamf4544 it's a Jordan Peterson lova
@@williamf4544 I think they were both selfish behaving like they were in Jr High when they had children to prioritize above all else and not be screaming & yelling and fighting and setting fires and plowing into homes and on & on...poor children!
This movie teaches us that who we struggle with or sacrifice everything for will not always be the person we grow old with smh , so sad 😞
This woman is no victim. She had a choice! She should have moved on and think about what her actions would do to her kids but she didn't. I felt really sad when she started hurling insults on her little son because he told her to stop sending vulgar messages😢
Right she’s not the victim she could’ve left him alone and move on
Being a divorced woman, I understand Betty rage, but she did wrong by her children, she could have had everything still and the children, but she wanted the impossible. He moved on and she couldn't accept that fact. She sat in rage until it devoured her soul
He took her kids away from her and turned them against her...
She dumped them at his doorstep
Patricia Cook are you aware of all the facts? She couldn’t have had everything still as you put it. Her husband screwed her over in secret using his legal knowledge to continuously reduce her financial entitlement to a pittance and after years of bringing up their children almost single handedly he removed even visitation rights. I don’t agree with what she did but he also gaslighted the hell out of her and drove her to this temporary insanity where his own appalling behaviour backfired in a terrible way for all the family. There were no winners.
Dan (R.I.P.) drove her insane. The series really show both Dan (R.I.P.) & Betty’s characters pretty well. She’d lived all her life for her husband & children; Dan (R.I.P.) ripped her of everything she valued. The devaluing, rejection, abandonment etc…can really drive you insanely off your supposed personality. They both needed help however, stubbornness leads to no one winning. May their souls (Dan & Linda) continue to R.I.P. & I hope Betty found her peace plus the children too.
I appreciate any comments 🙂, he was terrible, but I'd just think putting the kids on his doorstep without any discussion was careless and reckless, I do see her point though, what she was trying to accomplish, she did not go about it right.
Thank you for this movie! As well as somehow adding much more detailed parts I hadn't seen before! Am grateful you're able to do this. xo
I'm pretty sure that neither one of the Broderick boys EVER panted "Man, is she hot!" in reference to Linda. Neither one of them even liked her.
I don't think so either. Boys were six and nine when Dan left Betty.
One of the daughters testified that Linda would call Betty "fat' at dinner in front of the boys and the boys would get upset. ☹️
@@Pippa-pw3qw thats messed
Omg
Yeah that was so off. Boys that young wouldnt talk like that. And even a little older it would be so inappropriate to call their stepmom hot while she AND their dad can hear it. After all she is co-parenting
It's funny how back in 90-ties Betty was portrayed as a lunatic and Dan here looks just an ordinary man, almost too goody shoes! The current version is a lot more pro-Betty. Time has changed perceptions and standards too! I don't know Dan exactly but I bet today he would be called a narcissist!!!
Very true. Question if it was the ex husband shooting and killing his ex wife and younger new husband would we still have sympathy for the husband? It seems like society has double standards.
Even the mini series that came out last year still has her doing her crazy stuff
Sounds like something a narcissist would say to condone murder
Dan's family oversaw this movie
@@terryrollins1973 I don't think nobody is justifying murder. She is in prison for it after all. It's true though, Dan in this movie was NOT Dan who he really was and this version is not correct.
This movie didn’t show how Dan gaslighted his wife for a couple of years while lying to her about his affair with Linda. There are two sides to every story.
The Netflix series called Dirty John: Betty Broderick tell a more detailed story.
This version shows him denying the affair before she set his clothes on fire
@@zt1053 But he was having affair with Linda at that time. He was lying. He started sleeping with Linda very shortly after he hire her. It was a well known fact in San Diego legal circles and yes they were seen together everywhere and yes Linda could not keep her mouth shut about them.
stop with that gaslighting shyt! lol it's making excuses! control yaself! not everything is going to go as planned... just lmk when it's ok for a man to b "gaslighted" and can kill his wife? what if she cheats? or lies to him or fuks his best friend... is that ok for them to kill then... bcuz men go thru this everyday and I don't see any1 making any excuses for them smh
@@shoptalk7415 Amen. Dan shouldn't have cheated, but Betty had NO right to kill him. And really, what's the sense of rotting in prison for the rest of your life, not to mention destroying your own children in the process, just to murder a man whom you hated for leaving you? The only one for whom I feel NO pity is that farming tool Linda. She should've butt out and minded her own business.
She should have listened to her friend who advised her to ‘move on’.
A true friend there Betty had a choice
Shes no victim .
I agree with that her best friend told her to move on with her life and let him go, Betty should of listened to her she even told her to stop her hateful and vitriolic behaviour towards Dan and Linda because she was destroying herself and losing friends she was ready to snap.
She didn’t move on with her life with the kids because she wanted revenge on her cheating husband
yes she was a friend. but she couldnt stop. she had all that in mind
@@riseevolution I know. That’s why I specifically commented that she SHOULD have listened to her friend.
Note to their selves: divorce the old wife before getting on with the new one.
I know Betty was nuts, but he was such a narcissistic sh*t of a husband and human being, he did drive her to do all she did. I feel so sorry for their children. I hope they have had a chance to find peace somehow.
My heart goes out to the children, they deserved loving parents, how sad when parents hate each other
So sad for them, they didn't stop to think of the children and you should NEVER involve the children in adult situations, it's incredibly selfish & wrong!
@@JosieCotrona Oh, I know! The minute these two adults started fighting in front of their children instead of putting them first, they were equally responsible for whatever happened after that!
Shame on parents who burden their children w/such emotionally, traumatizing events that they cannot possibly understand that scar them for the rest of their life.
Children love both their parents! Their childhoods are suppose to be about going to school and having fun w/their friends and coming home to their safe place!
Sooooo true!!!!!
Oh Betty Im so sorry...😢 You should have just moved on... Dan wasn't worth it 😢
It’s quite sad how in real life Betty’s kids turned against her.
They never understood how a woman can be mentally driven to madness by gaslighting.
He isn't great that's for sure, but she is crazy! I wd have dumped her when she burned the clothes... who does that? If the role were reversed and it was him acting like that, everyone would be against him, but because it's a woman , people find her excuses...
@@curoseba5363 People who unfortunately marry these criminally minded 'human defects' that these monsters lack all capacity for empathy. Empathy wasn't present in the marriage and therefore does not exist in seperation/divorce. They are sadistic sociopaths. Any children of these unions are always the pawns and it is a standard outcome for the children to turn against the 'normal' parent. She wasn't mad Betty Broderick. She was victimised legally, subject to perjury in court of law and violated and denied rights to her children who were being abused, neglected and forced to demonize her. Dan Broderick should have been jailed not her. He also should have been denied access to his children until they were age appropriate to curtail his mental/emotional assault on their mother.
She should listened to her friend...is so sad, I was reading that maybe she'll free at age 85😢
I feel so bad for Betty. The people around her are unbearable. I wish I could take her and live with us in Asia eating tropical fruits
I understand what it’s like to go through this and go crazy from the gaslighting. Being replaced with a younger version then purposely being drove crazy
thats why one must have a good education and a stable job, so to not put his/her hapiness in this case in the hands of another..
That secretary knew what was up!
That secretary was first one ever hired by Dan when he started his own practice. She not only did not like the way him and Linda were open about their affair, but was put down by learning Linda with no experience got her own office and was making way more then her and everyone. When she told Dan, she got his "revenge" by not getting a dime as Xmas bonus and everyone else did. She quit.
@@martinakuhnert9636wow how sad
How can you be a legal secretary at nineteen? Seems a bit far fetched
The Perfect Storm... A narc husband, a borderline life and a home wrecker. 😱
💯
Very accurate.
Add an insane, self absorbed, self obsessed wife and a ridiculous gun culture and this is the result.
She wouldn’t have done it with a hammer
Borderline wife .. she indeed suffered from fears of abondonment
I have no sympathy for Linda. By all accounts she knew that Dan was a married man and actively went out to nab him once she knew he had a crush on her. She was fired from a previous job for being unprofessional - sitting on people’s laps and calling the mother of her boyfriends children fat etc in front of them. I would imagine she did send her nasty messages through the post.
It’s his fault and choice to cheat on his wife with her it’s not only her fault why do people always blame the other woman
Because it is up to them to shut the door
@@lyndsaysrebornnurseryoffib4241 it takes two to tango
@@lyndsaysrebornnurseryoffib4241 it was Betty's fault for being an insufferable angry cow, that's why he cheated on her.
Exactly. I would pity Linda if she had thought that Dan was single and stayed with him, but she knew he was married with children and that he hadn't divorced Betty yet. They were having an affair before Betty was even separated from him. She was a homewrecker. She didn't deserve to die but she never should have walked into that relationship in the first place. The minute she aged and a younger girl came in, she'd be kicked to the curb just like Betty was. There will always be someone younger, prettier, different, and men who only care about physical looks will trade up and out whenever they can.
It seems very clear that this movie was produced with bias towards Dan Buderick. Its very different to the 2020 rendition that shows a much more sympathetic version towards Betty's state of mind and the events that drove her to do what she did on that tragic night.
Even the more recent version still had her doing the crazy stuff
@@zt1053 Betty wanted Dan back , no matter what. That is why she stupidly drove their kids to him after he left, hoping it will make him come back. Huge mistake. Dan knew that. After Dan "kept" the kids, she went nuts. As a mother I feel for her. Imagine having house full of kids, husband and than in no time house is empty. She is simply had no identity beyond Dan and that is sad.
I think that the time passed between 1982 and 2020 has brought new info to light so it somewhat changed the story.
Yes literally!💯🤦🏾♀️
Imagine a movie having a bias towards the murder victim. How shocking!
I don't feel sorry for this woman. Can't put her children first for a single moment.
Exactly same thing happened here
I made him successful. He had nothing before I made him successful.
I gave him my heart, soul and money for 25 years
He destroyed me, my youth and my life
Skank secretary got her claws into him and he threw me out like a piece of garbage
You cannot imagine how devastating this was
And how it blew me apart and changed me
I fought him hard in court but did not communicate with him or his skank directly
I often pray to the karma gods that they will suffer a long, painful, lingering fatal illness for destroying my life.
He was very sick when the divorce was granted. The skank got my poor droopy leftovers, him. His business took a big hit. Lawyers got it all.
Sometimes there is no need to lift a finger, the cheating husband a d the skank end up destroying themselves!
Idk, I like Netflix version better.. I feel like it showed their story from the beginning and captured the gaslighting and the desperation better. Amanda Peet was absolutely brilliant! ❤
What is it called ?
This movie definitely is told to make Betty look terrible and insane when in actuality Dan drove her there interesting to see the other side
so a man can control a woman? it's 2021.... wat happen to all that women are equal shyt? ooo only when it's convenient ... stop whining! You can't have it both ways... either women r strong and strong enuff to get thru watever or they r weak and we have to handle with kid gloves
@@shoptalk7415 Whatever incel...
I mean there's no actual way to portray someone as the victim when she smashed a car into the home where her kids are in and then murdered her ex husband and his new wife in their sleep.
How do you know that? The only people that truly know what went on in the relationship were Daniel and Betty
The movie describes the facts of Betty's long term obsession with her ex husband, - try & get your facts straight.Theres plenty of records available
Incidentally, Dan & Linda's bodies are also buried bc Betty wouldn't allow them. to live - I suppose you think all of that was making Betty " look bad" too? She did it, all of the tapes, burned all of his clothes, broke in & vandalised his home many many times - get your facts straight!!
Look up the fact so at least you may learn the facts
I understand it hurts to watch another woman enjoy the fruits of your labour. She could have made it with counselling and maybe a break somewhere. She was early 40s with her eldest kids already college age. She had plenty of time to recover and even find love again. And in my culture family would have moved in with you for support. It really helps. Anyway I feel sorry for the kids but its in the past now. I hope theyve made their peace.
I know she’s the killer & she did a horrible thing…but my sympathy is with Betty. I felt her pain & rejection every step of the way.
Oh yeah just getting half $1 million a year in alimony and a house paid for is the worst thing in the world
@@zt1053 STOP lying!!! SHe never got half a mil a year in alimony!
@@zt1053he made 140k a mth and she was getting 17k i think. Not much compared if she would have remained married to him…
Also he cut her checks and brought her back to courts on the slightest reason
Wow...don't tell anyone you wrote this.
@@tyrellanderson4722 The fact that 70+ liked it is even more alarming.
I can't feel sorry for these 2. He was a low life cheating b.... (lawyers = liars) and the receptionist, knew that he was a married man when she started a years long affair with him. They took everything from her, and typical of many successful man, he let his wife give up her life to make him successful, then dumps her for a young kid and leaves her with nothing, not even her kids.
The Actress who plays Betty's friend is excellent!
This is a quality movie...the child actors are very good too.
Good lines, good direction also.
M.B.B. deserved every award she got for her portrayal of Betty Broderick.
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He is so horrified and indignant, as if hed go off with the 19 year old assistant, come ON !! And then he was ...what a surprise.
Meredith Baxter rocked this role! 👏🏼
She is an: "Awesome Actress"!!!!!!!
I had a very similar marriage for 31years 5 daughters and grandchildren when my ex traded me in on a younger model with one difference I didn't kill them they are both still very much alive
Hot damn me and my aunt use to watch this faithfully thank u
What a crazy, demented woman... she did not care two hoots about her kids and their feelings, it was all about getting him back.
I see a lot of people act that way when they break up! They seem to hate each other more than they love their kids..
Disgusting how the writing, production, and direction of this movie is entirely against Betty and sympathetic to the troll husband!!! Making her out to be a monster adn the totally narcissistic abusive husband out to be so innocent and "oh the poor man". While this tart female crawls into the office and beds him down ASAP. Never mind she was FIRED from an airline for sexing pilots ON THE JOB!! Never mind she had a reputation for snarking people over behind their backs unethically in previous jobs. Never mind that one boss PAID her to go away and keep things quiet. She was a home wrecker and he was an abusive narc.
IMO:
*Betty* had no right to kill Dan. Yes, she gave him the best years of her life only for him to leave her for a younger woman, and I get that frustration, but she was a mother and should've prioritized her children's needs. They'll suffer forever for this.
*Dan* was the lesser of 2 evils. He shouldn't have cheated, and the problems he and Betty had could've been handled better if they were both simply more mature. Still, he didn't deserve to die.
*Linda* is the only one for whom I feel NO sympathy. She should've minded her own business. Instead, she messed with a married man and fanned the flames to an already problematic family. I once had a married man try to get with me, but I told him I wanted NONE of that trouble and then blocked him. I have enough problems in my life, lol.
P.S.- However you feel about the story in real life, I think we can all agree Meredith Baxter is a PHENOMENAL actress!
When i first saw this in my thirtys I felt so bad for this woman, many years later - I understand dans pov much more, however I think its too complicated to tease it apart. So true or false, fair or unfair, it belongs to the observer
I saw the American Justice episode on this case and have zero sympathy for Betty, despicable woman. So glad she's rotting in prison. @@tonysangster7383
@@tonysangster7383me too. I see Dan’s perspective far more than I did.
@@wcolauttiplease explain
It’s not all Linda fault the husband choose to cheated on his wife with her! It’s the husband fault too he cheated on his wife with Linda! Why just blamed it on the another woman
All the monies her husband used to pay the best lawyers could have been used to compensate Betty.
Meredith Baxter was brilliant in this movie, very convincing as the complicated and troubled Betty.
It seems no one locks their doors in this neighbourhood.
Betty's done her time. She's no danger. Set her free.
Murder has consequences. Doesn’t matter how crappy the victims were.
She needs to admit her guilt first .. not just ‘ the gun went off !’ 🙄
Otay Judge Judy
@@suzyq4982 I do agree and wish she would! She has nothing to gain by not doing so 😕
Seems like Betty Needs to B sorry for her actions Before they allow her to get outta Prison. A few more yrs n she will have another opportunity. But until she has remorse for her Actions than she's spending more time locked up.
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to view this midday movie. Very much appreciated.
I just got through watching Netflix, The Betty Broderick Story.. its even better than this movie 🎥
Interesting that Betty had a boyfriend when she decided to murder the father of her children. So all this was about revenge . Her poor kids . She deserves to stay in prison for good .
Where did you see that?
@@jennifercooljeo6552 internet - BRADLEY WRIGHT .
He was the man sitting on the couch with the kids when she went to get the gun that night
I believe Betty Broderick was a very sick woman Narcissistic behaviour is a real illness. In her mind she was entitled, she was in control, and she was always right.I have had first experience of that and the moment you decide to pull away that's when hell is unleashed. When seeing that control dimensioning it tipped her over the edge. I feel empathy for all parties especially the children.
According to her children she was always saying she wanted a divorce! 🤷🏼♀️
She should of divorced him and moved on with her life with the kids staying with her husband only hurt them more in the ended
This movie makes the cheater and the gold digger look innocent and depicts the wife as someone who was born crazy. 🤔🤔🤔
I can understand Betty's anger.She stood by him when he had nothing.When he made it big he replaced her with a younger beautiful secretary.The second wife literally took over her life, everything she ever was.Betty wanted some sort of control that she started harassing the new couple.A lot of couple put their kids on crossfire when they seperate.But seriously, driving car into the house,leaving vulgar messages , endangering both physical and mental well being of her own kids can't be tolerated.Anger management and therapy should be mandatory in 'restraining order' cases.She should have just moved on,no matter how painful and hatful the situation was.
Like they said in the movie,she is not the first wife who was replaced by a young secretary and she won't be the last.Its not pretty, it's not fair,but heck that's life.
I feel so bad that she married a narc and this was the ending for her and her children.
I believe she was a nac too not just him! This movie only shows her side of the story not really his!
@@lyndsaysrebornnurseryoffib4241i think he had a woman stronger than him
Its so easy to take over what another woman sacrificed to build.so easy for a man to just start over ..just wow.
AN INTELLIGENT WOMAN WHO HAS EMOTIONAL BALANCE DOESN'T FIGHT, DOESN'T GET DOWN, DOES NOT GO CRAZY, BUT KEEP QUIET, ENTER A GOOD DIVORCE AGREEMENT AND LET HER CHEATING HUSBAND GO! MOST MEN/HUSBANDS DO NOT VALUE A WIFE HOUSE WIFE, THEY JUST DON'T, THAT IS IT THE SAD TRUTH!
I’m sorry for Linda, it’s true she got involved with a married man, but it’s also true that said man was the one who had made vows. Also, she was extremely young. I’m sure Betty has no regrets. My only problem is seeing Stephen Collins in this role and knowing he was molesting children at the time. Repulsive.
Linda should've known better, she knew what she wanted..like any other gold digger ho!
What? The actor who portrayed the role of Dan was a child molestor? Omg😢. He should have been banned from acting if this is true.
@@ninawestlake14they didn't know then
When she called the ring a piece of crap....lol
What an ungrateful bitch, that ring is beautiful I would of cried if somebody gave me an expensive ring like that.
That ring was beautiful there was nothing wrong with it.
This one was def biased to Dan, the Netflix one showed more of Betty's side.
Whats the name of the Netflix one?
@@TheLamarWorship Dirty John
Even that version still has her doing the crazy things like driving a Car into the house and the threatening phone calls
@@zt1053 well obviously, normal people dont go around killing people...but in her mindsight ? What he put her through...see how much you can take before you go off the deep end too
Yes. This one rightly favors the victims.
I think the director of this movie really was on the side of the husband ....Justifying his cheating....This movie is justifying cheating
I agree!!!!
Thank you for the upload
He took everything from her.....I'm on your side Betty...♥️
Wow, the Coral Reef house is NOW worth 2 times what Betts insisted
she was totally upset without her wisdow being listen on that .. have he listen no... had that final
@@riseevolution I think you might be missing the point of my comment. I meant that irrespective of the real outcome of sale, and the television show, the property is NOW (30+ years later) worth twice* what she thought was fair, etc. The comment had not bearing on her judgement, but I believe, by coincidence, my comment was complementary with her judgement of property values--including her Coral Reef house. Perhaps she was able to see that real estate would become the new gold rush, I don't know.
SET BETTY FREE!
18:41 ..😂😂😂
"It's his birthday today"
No duh🙄
One of my favorite parts
And 21:15.....she wasn't playing with him ...
Thank you, Igor Leoni.🎬
I don’t ever agree with Betty killing both Linda and her ex husband but Dan was a jerk to Betty lying and cheating on her when he denied it all and she did almost everything for him he did not appreciate what all she done for him this will drive a wife absolutely crazy and bring out the worst so I do feel so bad for Betty she not perfect but didn’t deserve to be taken advantage of like this.
You don’t do something for someone u supposedly love for payback, you do it unconditionally. I understand how she must’ve felt I been there, but I put my kids first and wouldn’t put them thru that. Add the fact I’m not capable of murder.
I had a friend back in the day that was so ungrateful towards her husband. He threatened he was going to divorce her at one stage.
Shortly afterwards died of heart attack. We met and became friends. She tried her stunts with me then her son told me how she used to manipulate and how ungrateful she was to his dad. Always complaining and never satisfied regardless of what he did for her. So happy I moved too far away for her to bother me now. They don't see or acknowledge their flaws, really sad.
This version doesn't quite go in depth as the latest Netflix version so I feel safe to say this is more of dan's version whereas netflix's version shows how mean and disgusted dan was with betty after hooking up with Linda. He totally gaslighted betty and even though I wish she'd been stronger and loved herself more than him, her esteem wouldn't allow her to move on. Murder wasn't the answer but I could see how she got there. Linda also should've refrained from being with a man who was still very much married when they begun to sneak around!
I think both versions just showed he wanted to be left alone. he was willing to pay alimony and pay for a house for Betty. The things he did like deducting her alimony checks were in retaliation to vandalizing his home driving a car into his home and the obscene phone messages
@@zt1053 yes, betty went over the top with the constant harassment and the total disregard for dan and linda's privacy. Betty felt that Dan was hers and no youngster was going to just snatch her husband from her but let's be real, both men and women alike become very territorial in relationships especially when children are involved. According to the latest version, betty spent 6 years wanting dan back and when she couldn't win, murdering dan and Linda was inevitable! She couldn't lose dan to a 19 year old period! May have had a different ending IF the female was younger and IF they were already separated before dating another woman.
@@ramonayoung4836 Linda was in her 20s when she started working for Dan
@@ramonayoung4836 I’m unsympathetic to Betty Broderick because my sister was in a far worse situation. She was married to a total loser that refused to work. She had to get a job to make sure her children had health insurance and was expected to be the homemaker and the breadwinner. She wouldn’t leave the creep because of religious reasons and partially out of fear. She finally became such a fragile mess he asked my parents to take her in. When a priest finally suggested that they marriage be annulled he was trying to get her to pay him child support every month. That’s why I don’t feel the least bit sorry about Betty Broderick getting almost half a million a year in alimony and a house paid for by her ex. Dan Broderick was an adulterer and could be a jerk but at least he went to work every day provided for his family and was willing to pay his ex-wife more than enough to live on
@@zt1053 same here with 2 sisters and they're both great now. But the point I was making was the comparison of the 2 versions of this story of which the Netflix version makes betty less aggressive than the first and like most cases, there's 3 sides to every story. dan and Linda didn't deserve the death that betty imposed on them. Hope your sister is now a strong and successful role model for her children and that they're all good now.💗
I know it's wrong but Betty's revenge and refusal to apologise just feels so good.
No one could stop Betty!! 🖤
I left my husband, he was a dresser, lier, gambler, and had affairs with men and women, treated my children and i like scum., kept items my parents left me, i left with nothing. Hes remarried and living the high life. I will never trust anyone again.
The only thing that surprises me is that he stayed with her as long as he did - he didn't push her over the top - her crazy behavior and temper tantrums pushed him into leaving her. RIP Dan.
@MechPhoenixI hope you are speaking with a professional
Why did this happen? It's because he opened the door to the devil with his adulteress affair. When you open the sin door, it's a tough one to close. Normally, all hell breaks loose because of it. He brought it on himself. 💯
wow !! so when a woman cheats can we up and kill them... b serious
Yes, adultery, is wrong. But, look at the way, the wife, was treating him.
@@reginabarron9389he probably cheated on his wife because she was acting crazy all the time I don’t blame him she was a nac too not just him
Yeah Linda not so smug when she was facing that gun barrel I bet.
I would never ruin my life for a man,the way she talked to her kids is disgusting,everybody only jutted her,she was extremely mean and a full blown narcissist.
What a movie
Needless to say the choice of actresses a gorgeous ex wife looking exactly like the young version of Merideth extremely beautiful ❤
Love these watchable older films.. the real good actresses, not some fish lipped perfect barbie doll classes as a Hollywood star who cant even shed a real tear . We had less choice of viewing back then, but what we did have was worth watching. Now i can scan through over 100 channels and its all rubbish ! i love Meredith Baxter, Mare Winningham, Swoosie kutz(?) thats not the name but something like that.. all the real actresses..
It’s a nice movie by beware that almost every detail is misrepresented, changed or altered. Real testimony showed different story of both sides and children.
This movie shows her in a bad light.
I agree. It smears her to justify all the cheating and betrayal.
Very articulate script.
Profound acting
I love the part when she called the cops Nazis because she was getting arrested. She violated the restraining order more than once
WHATS CRAZY HERE,SI-NOT THE EX WIFE...BUT THE NEW WIFE...THINKING SHES SPECIAL...YOUR JUST NEW...YOU SOON WILL BE REPLACED,BY A NEWER MODEL
After watching the Oprah interviews this just gives them life.. you can live and see what everyone went through!! It’s actually really cool to see.. I feel so bad for Betty up until she pulled that trigger which rarely happens..
Didn’t realise there was a part two to this film .. Just found part two the aftermath and the court case ..
So much gap in Law. Betty should never end up in jail. Still the law for NPD people is too soft. And NDP abusers knows how to play cool like nothing happened, and the victim lives in hell. This hell will drive victim to craziness. The victim have to so careful to not to end up in jail. His fsncy car, he sold the house, her jewlery, he find his new woman, he was evil and he lived without any consequences. Women has No power! And how can you blame thr mistress or his wife. Men are so so cruel. Like 80% of them
Everyone leaves their doors unlocked all the time
As always, there are two sides to every story! From the beginning, when confronted by Betty about his affair with Linda, Dan denied it.! When Dan told her he was leaving, Betty's behavior became erratic and agressive. Dan served her with divorce papers after she entered his home and smeared cake over his bed, walls, etc. She returned to his home and broke furniture, dishes, and pictures. In the divorce settlement she was awarded $16,000 per month, but this did not satisfy her, nothing seemed to satisfy her! she fought about the money, the house, etc., But it was really about the betrayal! She was jealous of Linda because she had taken over her life with Dan. I think, given her behavior, Dan tried to deal with Betty as best he could, The more outrageous her behavior, and the more out of control she became, the more he reacted! His was the cool head! With his high profile and legal expertise, he had the edge. He fined her for leaving vulgar messages on his answering machine, which by the way, the children heard, and he was awarded custody of the children because of her unstableness.During this long drawn out battle with Dan, was she thinking about what effect her behavior was having on the children? Betty was a smart, attractive, woman, who could have made a life for herself without Dan Broderick, but unfortunately, to her detriment, she could not let go! Every woman who has experienced a similar situation, can identify with Betty's anger and bitterness, but she carried things too far. I think she intentionally killed Dan and Linda, for which she shows no remorse, and the jury got it right the second time, and she is now paying the ultimate price.
Longtime X-Files composer Mark Snow did the soundtrack for this film.
That's awesome!
You can kind of tell at points
being a jealous person and act all up over small things or act like a spoiled brat > does not make you a great person to be with.
It's just a matter of time that your partner will leave silently or fall in someone elses arms..... etc.
They were BOTH WRONG on so many levels!! Thanks for the upload!
she was more wrong than him! She is insane!
She will was a lunatic
Mistresses destroy all that is good
So true, because the cheating husband is totally helpless…..poor lying, deceiving, lecherous husbands. People need to try and understand their difficulties a lot more. These wicked women!
The only people who can destroy a marriage are the two people in the marriage. They have to let someone else in. No one can come between a strong, united, loving couple ….no one!
Narcissistic or not,they both behaved appallingly around their children !
If this is how she really behaved then shes crazy !
I love this movie
Watched it about 10 times now
I sympathize with Betty
Dan was a total POS
I just wish Betty could get out of jail
Dan just USED Betty and treated her like a piece of trash
Linda was a GOLD DIGGER
FREE BETTY!
Betty put that POS Dan through Med School and then Law School
She deserved 1/2 of Dans money
Have you heard the tapes where she traumatised her poor son? Her husband may have behaved horribly but there’s no excusing her actions.
It was the gold jacket that started the whole thing. Just RUINED that dress!
I agree. The decision she made after choosing that jacket for the evening was the moment she chose a life sentence lol.