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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786300270275 Format: Black & White, NTSC ISBN: 6300270270 Label: Warner Home Video Manufacturer: Warner Home Video Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Warner Home Video Release Date: May 03, 1993 Running Time: 129 minutes Sales Rank: 7594 Studio: Warner Home Video Theatrical Release Date: September 12, 1956
Amazon.com: "A basket full of kisses for a basket full of hugs." Those are chilling words, at least when uttered by that ice princess, Patty McCormack. As Rhoda Penmark, she is as pretty as a porcelain doll but drips venom with each curtsey and polite response. Little Rhoda's mother is terrified she has passed on her own mother's corruption. Oops, turns out she's right. This passes the test of time, as it still gets under your skin. The character development is tight and the story very involving. Not even Freddy Krueger had the ability to scare like tiny McCormack, looking just like a little adult while she literally beats out the competition for a penmanship award. However, director Mervyn LeRoy's hands were tied over the ending, which was changed from the source material--Maxwell Anderson's hit Broadway play. A supposedly more appropriate, and moral, ending was demanded by the studio. This was remade (badly) in 1985. --Rochelle O'Gorman
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - So very Bad
This movie always shocks me with its intense subject matter. I am always amazed that this was filmed in 1956.
This story is about a little girl, Rhoda, who seems perfect. But this angel is surrounded by the unfortunate incidents that kill those around her. Her mother, Christine, in all her Donna Reed-esque perfection feels something is amiss and explores her own psyche to find the answers to her uneasy feelings. Is Rhoda perfect? Or is she perfectly evil?
It was a stage play, so bear that in mind when viewing it. It is definitely dialogue driven. I think the ... Read More
Rating: - Bad Seed
The Bad Seed was excellent to watch and was received in excellent condition. My daughter, who is 28, had never seen or heard of The Bad Seed. We watched it together and she absolutely loved it!
Rating: - The Medal is mine...
I love this movie. Always have. It is my all time favorite movie, and I'm glad it's on DVD, and not colorized. It's a classis.
Rating: - Good But Not Perfect
At the beginning of the tape, there is a blank screen for a couple of seconds...I contacted the seller, but they never responded back...Overall, it is a good tape
Rating: - Nice Shoes
I don't know which is scarrier: folks so deeply analyzing this film that they lose sight of its simple brilliance; or that when I told my sister that I had purchased the bad seed on dvd she said, "Well, that movie pretty much sums up my childhood...".
As the name of Mufasa when spoken to Shenzi, the bad seed is full of tingles. Frankly I was blown away by it. Before becoming a film, it had completed over 200 showings as a stage production. The original cast is inluded in the film, which explains why everyone nails their character.
My favorite movie of all time, after seeing ... Read More
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