Bad (1977)

Hazel runs a beauty salon out of her house, but makes extra money by providing ruthless women to do hit jobs. K.T. is a parasite, and contacts Hazel looking for work when he runs out of ... See full summary »

Director:

Jed Johnson

Writers:

Pat Hackett (story), George Abagnalo (story)

Stars:

Cyrinda Foxe, Matthew Anton, Cathy Roskam

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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 H. Starke	...	Joe Leachman (as John Starke)
Ruth Jaroslow	...	Electrolysis Patient

Storyline

Hazel runs a beauty salon out of her house, but makes extra money by providing ruthless women to do hit jobs. K.T. is a parasite, and contacts Hazel looking for work when he runs out of money. She is reluctant to use him for a hit, since she prefers using women, but decides to try him on a trial basis. Meanwhile, the local cop she pays off wants an arrest to make it look like he's actually doing his job, but she doesn't want to sacrifice any of her "associates." Several other side plots are woven in, populated with characters from the sleazy side of life.

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Plot Keywords:

controversy | black comedy | cult film | female protagonist | stabbing a dog | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Horror

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Certificate:

X

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 January 1977 (West Germany)

Also Known As:

Andy Warhol's Bad

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Factory Films (I)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ricky Nelson and Andy Warhol protégé Jackie Curtis were considered for the role ultimately played by Perry King.

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Goofs

When Mary changes her baby's diaper, the soiled portion of the garment is in the front, not the back as is always the case.

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Quotes

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

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Connections

References All the President's Men (1976)

User Reviews

"ANDY WARHOL'S BAD" a "Cheezyflick"? You must be kidding!

I've just watched the DVD of "Andy Warhol's Bad" manufactured by Cheezyflix. Their Statement of Purpose, before the film begins, informs us that they specialize in films with only the poorest of production values, direction, acting, scripts, etc.

I have always considered "Andy Warhol's Bad" to be a film of considerable merit; an indictment of our sick society that was ahead of it's time, with strange performances befitting the characters, a literate script with the darkest humor I had ever encountered, fine direction, cinematography, and production design. In the Spring of 1977 I first saw this film at the Filmex Film Festival in Los Angeles. This festival was hardly the type to show the caliber of trash Cheezyflix specializes in. (Filmex premiered Woody Allen's "Annie Hall" the same year.) I also recall that Vincent Canby, in his New York Times review, was very respectful of "Andy Warhol's Bad".

I am appalled that Cheezyflix has this film in their inventory. How unjust that the typical Cheezyflix audience, that takes pleasure in ridiculing inept, inane films, is now being encouraged to regard "Andy Warhol's Bad" as something to demean.