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The Bad Seed

The Bad Seed

Evil Kids Have The Sweetest Faces

19856.21h 40m

Overview

Rachel is a 9-year-old girl who is perfection itself - unless she's crossed or challenged. Several disturbing recent incidents have led Rachel's mother Christine to suspect that her child is a latent murderess. Upon discovering that she herself is the daughter of a convicted killer, Christine becomes convinced that sweet little Rachel is a "bad seed" - an inherent killer who feels no remorse because she doesn't know any better.

Directed by Paul Wendkos
Written by Maxwell Anderson, William March, George Eckstein
Produced by George Eckstein
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Top Cast

Blair Brown

Blair Brown

Christine Penmark

Lynn Redgrave

Lynn Redgrave

Monica Breedlove

David Carradine

David Carradine

Leroy Jessup

C

Carrie Wells

Rachel Penmark

Richard Kiley

Richard Kiley

Richard Bravo

David Ogden Stiers

David Ogden Stiers

Emory Breedlove

Chad Allen

Chad Allen

Mark Daigler

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Weldon Bleiler

Fred Daigler

Christa Denton

Christa Denton

Rhoda Penmark

S

Sarah Fairfax

Bessie Danker

Themes & Keywords

suicidewidowconfessionremakeevil childshoesmurder confession

About The Bad Seed

The Bad Seed is a drama, thriller, horror, crime, tv movie film released in 1985 exploring themes of suicide, widow, confession, remake, evil child, shoes. Directed by Paul Wendkos, it stars Blair Brown, Lynn Redgrave, David Carradine. Rachel is a 9-year-old girl who is perfection itself - unless she's crossed or challenged. Several disturbing recent incidents have led Rachel's mother Christine to suspect that her child is a latent murderess. Upon discovering that she herself is the daughter of a convicted killer, Christine becomes convinced that sweet little Rachel is a "bad seed" - an inherent killer who feels no remorse because she doesn't know any better.

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