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Bad Ronald (1974)

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"Bad" Ronald (Scott Jacoby) has been in hiding in a secret room ever since going off the deep end and killing a teenaged girl who'd made fun of him. Ronald's mother (Kim Hunter) helps her son to remain hidden, even when the house in which he is sequestered is rented by a family. As luck would have it, three of the family members are nubile young girls--perfect targets for the lonely, and looney, Ronald. In the original John Holbrook Vance novel on which this TV-movie is based, Ronald abducts,

Unrated, 1 hr. 18 min.

Drama, Television, Horror, Mystery & Suspense

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All Critics (4) | Fresh (2) | Rotten (2) | DVD (1)

Offers a non-supernatural variation on the idea that something sinister haunts the conventional family home, lurking within the walls and behind the 'normal' furnishings -- and relationships.

September 16, 2011 Full Review Source: Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) | Comment
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

Although it's hampered by rushed pacing and some plot contrivances, Bad Ronald isn't actually that bad.

September 27, 2009 Full Review Source: Movie Views | Comment
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Audience Reviews for Bad Ronald

A made-for-TV movie about a creepy nerdy boy named Ronald "Scott Jacoby" who gets himself in over his head when he kills a little girl in the neighbourhood by accident, and is put into hiding by his grandmother in between the walls of his house. Well, Grandma passes away, but Ronald doesn't come out. A new family

July 7, 2007
YosemiteSamFan

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Like strange movies - then you'll this one. Saw this one 20 years ago and still remember it. I've had a bat, squirrel and mice living in my walls, but never a person. Good creepy fun.

January 11, 2012

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