Bad (1977)

Director:

Jed Johnson

Writers:

George Abagnalo (writer)
Pat Hackett (writer)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Hazel runs a beauty salon out of her house, but makes extra money by providing ruthless women to do hit jobs...

Plot Keywords:

Black Humor | Controversial | Infanticide | Gore | Splatter

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Cyrinda Foxe	...	R.C.
Matthew Anton	...	Drugstore Boy
Cathy Roskam	...	Drugstore Mother
Carroll Baker	...	Hazel Aiken
Susan Tyrrell	...	Mary Aiken
Mary Boylan	...	Grandmother
Gordon Oas-Heim	...	Mr. Aiken
Perry King	...	L.T.
Michael Forella	...	Ice Cream Counterman
Kitty Bruce	...	Karla
Tere Tereba	...	Ingrid Joyner
Renee Paris	...	Sara Leachman
Stefania Casini	...	P.G.
John Starke	...	Joe Leachman
Ruth Jaroslow	...	Electrolysis Patient

Also Known As:

Andy Warhol's Bad (USA) (complete title)

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:X (cut) | USA:R (edited for re-rating) | USA:X | West Germany:18

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Factory Films (I)

Trivia:

Vivian Vance also turned down the role of Hazel. She felt it would damage her image among fans who flocked to theaters to see her whenever she appeared in a play.

Quotes:

Hazel Aiken: I won't have that kind of toilet talk in my kitchen.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol (1990)

Hugely Offensive and Tasteless, but Very Funny

It's fair to say that "Bad", the final film produced by Andy Warhol's studio, is not for everyone.

Hazel Aiken (Carrol Baker) is a New York housewife who runs an electrolysis clinic from her home, as well as running an all-female "murder for hire" business. Her life is complicated by the arrival of boarder LT (Perry King), who is waiting for the call for his first contract killing.

The film is loaded with offensive scenes, including a mother throwing her unwanted baby out of the window of a skyscraper. However there is a strange morality to the film, which explores a world completely without morality, where life is completely meaningless. The film is full of deeply dark humour. This was the most expensive of Warhol's films, and may be his most accessible. If you're a fan of cult film-maker John Waters, you'll probably love this. In fact, this is one of the great cult movies. Recommended to people with strong nerves and stomachs.