Bad Ronald

The Wood family doesn't know it. But the old house they've just bought is already occupied... by a psychopathic killer.

6.419741h 14mReleased

TV Movie

Drama

Thriller

Horror

Overview

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.

StatusReleased

Release Date1974-10-23

Runtime1h 14m

LanguagesEnglish

CountriesUnited States of America

Keywords

based on novel or book

Videos

2 total

Clip

Clip HD | Bad Ronald | Warner Archive

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Cast & Crew

Scott Jacoby

as Ronald Wilby

Pippa Scott

as Mrs. Wood

John Larch

as Sgt. Lynch

Dabney Coleman

as Mr. Wood

Kim Hunter

as Elaine Wilby

John Fiedler

as Mr. Roscoe

Linda Watkins

as Mrs. Schumacher

Cindy Fisher

as Babs Wood

Cindy Eilbacher

as Althea Wood

Lisa Eilbacher

as Ellen Wood

Reviews

OzDrDj

Nov 26, 2012

6/10

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 greatest piece of cinematic history, but if you wer…

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