Bad Ronald

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… More

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Unrated, 1 hr. 18 min.
Directed By
Buzz Kulik
Genres
Drama, Television, Horror, Mystery & Suspense
In Theaters
Dec 23, 1974 Wide
Live Home Video

Critic Reviews

  • John Beifuss, Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

    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.

  • Ryan Cracknell, Movie Views

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

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  • Lafe F


    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,… More

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