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| Credits | |
| Title: | The Bad Seed |
| Directed by: | Rob Lowe |
| Written by: | Barbara Marshall |
| Produced by: | Mark M. Wolper; Elizabeth Stephens; Rob Lowe; Justis Greene; Harvey Kahn |
| Music by: | Leanna Primiani |
| Cinematography: | Peter Menzies, Jr. |
| Edited by: | Eric L. Beason |
| Production | |
| Production: | Loweprofile Wolper Organization Front Street Pictures Warner Bros. Television |
| Distributors: | Lifetime TV |
| Released: | September 9th, 2018 |
| Rating: | TV-14 |
| Running time: | 87 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
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The Bad Seed is an American television movie of the psychological thriller subgenre of horror with an emphasis on the "killer kids" film trope. It was directed by and stars Rob Lowe in his directorial debut and features a teleplay written by Barbara Marshall. It was produced by Front Street Pictures, Inc., The Wolper Organization, Warner Bros. Television and Lowe's own production company, Loweprofile. It first aired on Lifetime TV on September 9th, 2018.
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Rob Lowe | David |
| Mckenna Grace | Emma |
| Sarah Dugdale | Chloe |
| Marci T. House | Mrs. Ellis |
| Lorne Cardinal | Brian |
| Chris Shields | Sheriff Peterson |
| Cara Buono | Angela |
| Patty McCormack | Doctor March |
| Shauna Johannesen | Maggie Curtis |
| Luke Roessler | Milo |
| Robert Egger | Mister Curtis |
| John Emmet Tracy | Mark Wiggins |
| Nevis Unipan | Girl #1 |
| Kate Isaac | Leslie |
| Carly Bentall | David's wife |
| Lucas Steagall | Kyle |
| Anna Dickey | Girl #2 |
| Juliet Hindle | Girl #3 |
| Harold Weathersbee | Hero wasp |
Notes & Trivia[]
- This movie is a remake of The Bad Seed from 1956, which was directed by Mervyn LeRoy and written by John Lee Mahin. It is based upon the play by Maxwell Anderson, which in turn is based on the novel by William March. The movie was remade in 1985, also known as The Bad Seed, and was directed by Paul Wendkos with a screenplay by George Eckstein.
- There are a total of twenty-two cast members in this film. Nineteen of them are credited cast members, leaving three uncredited cast members.
- This movie was shot in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Two locations of note include the Cecil Green Park House and Horseshoe Bay in West Vancouver.
- This movie marks the directorial debut of Rob Lowe, who also stars in the film.
- There is an extended cut of this film, which was released as The Bad Seed: Special Edition.
- Actress Kate Craven, who plays Leslie, is credited as Kate Isaac in this film.
- Actress Patty McCormack played Rhoda Penmark in the original The Bad Seed back in 1956.
- Actor Darrell Duane, who plays a stuffed seal, is uncredited for his participation in this film.
- Actress Ema Mlinar, who plays a singing student, is uncredited for her participation in this film.
- Actor Tunde Pellicola, who plays a guest, is uncredited for his participation in this film.
- This movie is followed by The Bad Seed Returns, making it the only version of this story to yield a sequel.
- On the Internet Movie Database, The Bad Seed has a star rating of 5.9 out of 10 based on more than 3,200 votes.
- On the movie review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, The Bad Seed has an audience score of 40% based on more than fifty ratings, averaging 2.8 out of 5. It does not have a Tomatometer critics rating.
- On Letterboxd, The Bad Seed has a weighted average rating of 2.65 out of 5 based on 2,173 ratings.
- Other movies that are remakes that spawn spin-offs or prequels include John Carpenter's The Thing, and Marcus Nispel's The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
- This is the second time that Rob Lowe has starred in a television remake of a movie that was based on a novel. He also played Ben Mears in the 2004 version of Salem's Lot.
- Actress Mckenna Grace is likely best known for playing younger versions of other characters. She played young Chloe on The Goodwin Games. She played young Caroline Forbes in two episodes of The Vampire Diaries. She played young Emma in four episodes of the fantasy series Once Upon a Time. She played young Tonya Harding in I, Tonya. She played a young version of witch Sabrina Spellman in two episodes of The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. She played young Theodora Crain on The Haunting of Hill House. She played young Carol Danvers in Captain Marvel, and she played young Madison Mitchell in Malignant. Mckenna is also known for playing Judy Warren in Annabelle Comes Home.
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Attempted suicide | Cats | Dead animals | Dreams | Drowning | Falling from a great height | Gunshot victims | Knife | Nightmares | Psychopath