Life with Billy (film)
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Life with Billy is a 1994 Canadian television film based on the non-fiction book of the same name by Brian Vallée. The film was nominated for five Gemini Awards, and won three.
The film begins with Jane Hurshman
(Beatty) shooting her common-law husband Billy Stafford (McHattie) in his sleep, and then shows the resulting police investigation and trial, interspersed with flashbacks showing the domestic abuse that Stafford inflicted on Hurshman over the course of their relationship.
The film begins with Jane Hurshman
Jane Hurshman
Jane Hurshman Corkum was a Canadian housewife who killed her abusive husband Billy Stafford in 1982 and was famously acquitted....
(Beatty) shooting her common-law husband Billy Stafford (McHattie) in his sleep, and then shows the resulting police investigation and trial, interspersed with flashbacks showing the domestic abuse that Stafford inflicted on Hurshman over the course of their relationship.
Cast
- Nancy Beatty as Jane Hurshman
- Stephen McHattieStephen McHattieStephen McHattie is a Canadian actor.-Life and career:McHattie was born in Antigonish, Nova Scotia....
as Billy Stafford - Deb Allen as Mandy
- Glenn Wadman as Ronnie Wamboldt
- Matthew FergusonMatthew FergusonMatthew Ferguson is an actor born on 3 April 1973 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He graduated from the Claude Watson School for the Performing Arts.-Performances:...
as Allan Whynot - Joadi Newcomb as Dini Harrison
- Nancy Marshall as Bernice Wamboldt
- Tony Quinn as Cpl. Lawson
- Richard DonatRichard DonatRichard Donat is a Canadian actor known for his roles in Canadian and American television. He is currently into his second season as a cast member of the Canadian-American TV series, Haven...
as Constable Snow
Won
- Gemini AwardGemini AwardThe Gemini Awards are annual television broadcasting industry awards in Canada.First awarded in 1986, the Geminis celebrate the achievements of TV members of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. Essentially, it presents awards for the best television productions in Canada. Awards are...
for Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series - Paul Donovan - Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series - Stephen McHattie
- Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series - Nancy Beatty
Nominations
- Gemini Award for Best TV Movie - Eric Jordan & Michael Donovan
- Gemini Award for Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series - John Frizzell & Judith Thompson