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#504
Seen It:
Yes
Horror, Thriller
Talk all you want about the man and the woman -- but please don't tell about the girl!
Rhoda Penmark (Patty McCormack) is a well-mannered 8-year-old little lady - and an efficient, unfeeling killer. And in this spellbinding chronicle of evil, whatever Rhoda wants, she ruthlessly gets. Her mother Christine (Nancy Kelly), reluctantly made to see her offspring's moral blindness at work, is heartrendingly torn between the love for the child she bore and grief for Rhoda's victims.
From Maxwell Anderson's stage hit, The Bad Seed ticks like a time bomb under the skillful direction of Mervyn LeRoy, who cast several Broadway production originals, including Kelly (recreating the role that won her a Tony), McCormack and Eileen Heckart. their harrowing performances captured three of this suspenseful movie's four Academy Award nominations - and make this thriller one of the great ones.
USA / English
| Eileen Heckart | Hortense Daigle |
| Henry Jones | Leroy Jessup |
| Nancy Kelly | Christine Penmark |
| Patty McCormack | Rhoda Penmark |
| Evelyn Varden | Monica Breedlove |
| William Hopper | Col. Kenneth Penmark |
| Patricia McCormack | Rhoda Penmark |
| Paul Fix | Richard Bravo |
| Jesse White | Emory Wages |
| Gage Clarke | Reginald Tasker |
| Director | Mervyn LeRoy |
| Producer | Mervyn LeRoy |
| Writer | John Lee Mahin; Maxwell Anderson |
Rhoda Penmark (Patty McCormack) is a well-mannered 8-year-old little lady - and an efficient, unfeeling killer. And in this spellbinding chronicle of evil, whatever Rhoda wants, she ruthlessly gets. Her mother Christine (Nancy Kelly), reluctantly made to see her offspring's moral blindness at work, is heartrendingly torn between the love for the child she bore and grief for Rhoda's victims.
From Maxwell Anderson's stage hit, The Bad Seed ticks like a time bomb under the skillful direction of Mervyn LeRoy, who cast several Broadway production originals, including Kelly (recreating the role that won her a Tony), McCormack and Eileen Heckart. their harrowing performances captured three of this suspenseful movie's four Academy Award nominations - and make this thriller one of the great ones.
| Edition Details | |
| Distributor | Warner Home Video |
| Barcode | 085393352424 |
| Region | Region 1 |
| Release Date | 8/10/2004 |
| Packaging | Keep Case |
| Screen Ratio | Standard 1.33:1 B&W |
| Subtitles | English; French; Spanish |
| Audio Tracks | ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Mono [CC] |
| Layers | Single Side, Dual Layer |
| No. of Disks/Tapes | 1 |
| Personal Details | |
| Purchase Price | $19.98 |
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Features
| Commentary By Patty McCormack and Charles Busch New Making-f Documentary Enfant Terrible: A Conversation With Patty McCormack Theatrical Trailer |