![]() ![]() Despair Event Horizon: For Christine this is Rachel's murder of Leroy.She never shows much excitement, no matter what she's been up to. Devil in Plain Sight: Rachel, definitely!.Death by Adaptation: Kenneth Penmark is deceased before the story begins in this version. ![]() Creepy Child/ Enfant Terrible: Rachel is a modernization of Rhoda who could have been the Trope Namer for these.Children Are Innocent: Mercilessly averted.Also, Christine mentions her husband keeping an actual gun in the house.The special vitamins and sleeping pills Monica gives to Christine.Unfortunately for her, the truth is far worse than she could imagine. Her parents (father in the movie) profusely deny this, and her friends assure her that this is a common childhood fantasy. Changeling Fantasy: Since childhood, Christine has had this thought in the back of her mind that she was adopted, though unlike most examples of this trope, the idea fills her with horror.Black-and-Grey Morality: Rachel's a manipulative psychopath, Leroy, who is wise to her evil, is just a bully who acts dumb to get away with what he does, but then we also have Monica who willfully ignores Rachel's behavior, and the most heroic character, Rachel's mother Christine, is morally conflicted.Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: Rachel, full stop.The Bad Guy Wins: Rachel gets away with everything in this version as well.Asshole Victim: Leroy could be said to have had it coming.But then again many real clinical circles haven't treated nine year olds with multiple homicides on their record either. note Though nowadays, the use of the term "psychopath" to describe a child would be considered inappropriate in most clinical circles. Antagonistic Offspring: Rachel, who later turns out to be a cold, remorseless psychopath.Adults Are Useless: Almost all of the adults buy Rachel's act the children in her school know there's something wrong there and usually avoid her.Adaptational Name Change: Rhoda is now Rachel, Claude is now Mark, Hortense is now Rita.Adaptation Dye-Job: Rachel is a brunette, in contrast to the blonde Rhoda of previous versions - though, in the original novel, Rhoda's hair was brunette, and nearly black.The most notable change is that our murderous little girl is now named Rachel instead of Rhoda.īlair Brown stars as Christine Penmark, with Carrie Wells as Rachel, Lynn Redgrave as Monica Breedlove, David Carradine as Leroy Jessup, Richard Kiley as Richard Bravo, and David Ogden Stiers as Emory Breedlove. This version modernizes the story in terms of setting and backgrounds, although the actual plot isn't altered that much. Previously adapted as a 1954 stage play and a 1956 feature film, The Bad Seed saw its next incarnation in 1985 with this ABC Made-for-TV Movie written by George Eckstein and directed by Paul Wendkos. ![]()
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