The Bad Seed 1985  TV, 78 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Horror / Thriller
Director: Paul Wendkos
Cast: Blair Brown, Lynn Redgrave, David Carradine, Richard Kiley, David Ogden Stiers, Carrie Wells, Chad Allen, Christa Denton, Anne Haney, Weldon Bleiler, Carol Locatell, Eve Smith, Katharine Tobin, Rebecca Birken, Angella Kaye
Young Rhoda Penmark (Carrie Wells) is a sweet young girl–until she is challenged. Several murders have taken place, and, after discovering that she is the daughter of a convicted murderer, Rhoda's mother, Christine (Blair Brown), suspects that Rhoda is a "bad seed." Now, Christine tries to bring an end to her daughter and the killings.
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The Bad Seed 1956  N/R, 129 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama / Horror / Thriller
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Cast: Nancy Kelly, Patty McCormack, Eileen Heckart, Henry Jones, Evelyn Varden, William Hopper, Paul Fix, Jesse White, Frank Cady, Gage Clarke, Joan Croydon, Shelley Fabares, Patricia Morrow, Adele Taylor, John Truax
What happens when Christine Penmark (Nancy Kelly) fears that her adorable eight-year-old daughter, Rhoda (Patty McCormack), loves nothing more than to commit murder? Matters reach new heights when Rhoda's classmate drowns while at a class picnic, and Christine becomes convinced that Rhoda was involved. Christine fears that Rhoda's problems stem from the fact that Christine, herself, is the daughter of a convicted murderess, and she fears that Rhoda is a "bad seed." Christine gives Rhoda barbiturates to end her life and then shoots herself. Christine dies but Rhoda survives–until she is hit by a bolt of lightening. Kelly received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress, and both McCormack and Eileen Heckart (for her role as a victim's mother) received Best Supporting Actress nominations.
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