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The Bad Seed

  • TV Movie
  • 1985
  • Unrated
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
569
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Carrie Wells in The Bad Seed (1985)
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A freak fatal accident forces a widow to realize that her 9-year-old daughter was born to kill.A freak fatal accident forces a widow to realize that her 9-year-old daughter was born to kill.A freak fatal accident forces a widow to realize that her 9-year-old daughter was born to kill.

  • Director
    • Paul Wendkos
  • Writers
    • Maxwell Anderson
    • William March
    • George Eckstein
  • Stars
    • Blair Brown
    • Lynn Redgrave
    • David Carradine
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    • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    569
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Paul Wendkos
    • Writers
      • Maxwell Anderson
      • William March
      • George Eckstein
    • Stars
      • Blair Brown
      • Lynn Redgrave
      • David Carradine
    • 20User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 2 nominations total

    Top cast15

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    Blair Brown
    Blair Brown
    • Christine Penmark
    Lynn Redgrave
    Lynn Redgrave
    • Monica Breedlove
    David Carradine
    David Carradine
    • Leroy Jessup
    Carrie Wells
    • Rachel Penmark
    Richard Kiley
    Richard Kiley
    • Richard Bravo
    David Ogden Stiers
    David Ogden Stiers
    • Emory Breedlove
    Chad Allen
    Chad Allen
    • Mark Daigler
    Weldon Bleiler
    • Fred Daigler
    Christa Denton
    Christa Denton
    • Rhoda Penmark
    Sarah Fairfax
    Sarah Fairfax
    Anne Haney
    Anne Haney
    • Alice Fern
    Carol Locatell
    • Rita Daigler
    Eve Smith
    • Mrs. Post
    Katharine Tobin
    • Student
    Rebecca Birken
    • Younger Christine
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Paul Wendkos
    • Writers
      • Maxwell Anderson
      • William March
      • George Eckstein
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    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews20

    Featured review
    8/10

    Kids are so untrustworthy

    Sociopathic young girl resorts to murder to get what she wants. Her paranoia caused her to commit another violent act, which led her mother to making a dramatic decision. Great movie with a smashing finale; much better than the original. I usually consider Carradine to be a 10 cent actor, but he played the moronic handyman to perfection.
    • helpless_dancer
    • Jan 31, 2000
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    • Trivia
      Patty McCormack, star of the 1956 film, was offered the role of Monica Breedlove. However, after reading the script, she promptly turned down the part.
    • Crazy credits
      [caption written for closing angle on Rachel, never used; left on cutting room-floor] THE BEGINNING
    • Connections
      Remade as Law & Order: Killerz (1999)

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 7, 1985 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Die Saat des Bösen
    • Production companies
      • Hajeno Productions
      • Warner Bros. Television
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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