Bad Ronald
The Wood family doesn't know it. But the old house they've just bought is already occupied... by a psychopathic killer.
1974 | 74m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Buzz Kulik |
|---|---|
| Writer: | John Holbrook Vance |
| Staring: |
| When awkward teen Ronald Wilby accidentally kills a young girl whose sister rejected his affections, his overbearing mother decides to hide him from the law by creating a concealed room in their home for him to live. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 23, 1974 |
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| Director: | Buzz Kulik |
| Writer: | John Holbrook Vance |
| Genres: | Drama, Horror, Thriller, TV Movie |
| Keywords | based on novel or book, murder, death, mental illness, peeping tom, death of mother, voyeurism, voyeur, hidden room, disturbed teenager, crawlspace |
| Production Companies | Lorimar Productions, ABC |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 02, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Scott Jacoby | Ronald Wilby |
| Pippa Scott | Mrs. Wood |
| John Larch | Sgt. Lynch |
| Dabney Coleman | Mr. Wood |
| Kim Hunter | Elaine Wilby |
| John Fiedler | Mr. Roscoe |
| Linda Watkins | Mrs. Schumacher |
| Cindy Fisher | Babs Wood |
| Cindy Eilbacher | Althea Wood |
| Lisa Eilbacher | Ellen Wood |
| Ted Eccles | Duane Matthews |
| Roger Aaron Brown | Sergeant Carter |
| Aneta Corsaut | Mrs. Matthews |
| Angela Hoffman | Carol Matthews |
| Karen Purcill | Wanda (as Karen Purcil) |
| Shelley Spurlock | Laurie Matthews |
| Lesley Woods | Aunt Margaret |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Buzz Kulik | Director |
| Samuel E. Beetley | Editor |
| Ed Graves | Production Design |
| James Cane | Set Decoration |
| Bruce Lavigna | Makeup Artist |
| Thomas Tuttle | Makeup Artist |
| William Edmondson | Sound mixer |
| Victor Guarnier | Sound Effects Editor |
| Dan Carlin Sr. | Music Editor |
| Alan Levine | Costume Design |
| Al Legget | Art Department Assistant |
| Al Rohm | Art Department Coordinator |
| Terry Carr | Production Manager |
| Hoyt Bowers | Casting |
| Andrew Peter Marin | Teleplay |
| John Holbrook Vance | Novel |
| Charles F. Wheeler | Director of Photography |
| Fred Karlin | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Philip Capice | Producer |
| Lee Rich | Executive Producer |
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OzDrDj
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Bad Ronald really fraked me out when I was a young lad in the 70's. Compared to today's films, it certainly shows its age, but what it lacks in special effects (and picture quality if you can even find a good copy), Bad Ronald makes up for it in mood, tension, and imagination. Bad Ronald isn't the g ... reatest piece of cinematic history, but if you were around when it first aired, you would certainly remember it.
Jun 23, 2021