- Country: USA
- Genres: Drama, Horror, Thriller
- Release: 1985-02-07
- Director: Paul Wendkos
- Writers: Maxwell Anderson (I) (1888–1959) , William March , George Eckstein
- Language: English
- Stars: Blair Brown , Lynn Redgrave , David Carradine , Carrie Wells , Richard Kiley (1922–1999) , David Ogden Stiers , Chad Allen , Weldon Bleiler , Christa Denton , Sarah Fairfax
- Runtime: 100 min
- Awards: Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. 2 nominations total
- AKA: Il seme del male (Italy) , La mala semilla (Spain) , The Bad Seed (United States of America) , La mala semilla (Venezuela) , Погане сім'я (Ukraine) , Die Saat des Bösen , The Bad Seed , L'ange du mal (France, French Republic) , Dziedzictwo zła (Poland)
- Plot: Rachel is a 9-year-old girl who is perfection itself - unless she's crossed or challenged. Several disturbing recent incidents have led Rachel's mother Christine to suspect that her child is a latent murderess. Upon discovering that she herself is the daughter of a convicted killer, Christine becomes convinced that sweet little Rachel is a "bad seed" - an inherent killer who feels no remorse because she doesn't know any better.
- IMDB:tt0088766
The Bad Seed Cast · · · ALL
Paul Wendkos
Director
Blair Brown
Christine Penmark
Lynn Redgrave
Monica Breedlove
David Carradine
Leroy Jessup
Carrie Wells
Rachel Penmark
Richard Kiley
(1922–1999)
Richard Bravo
David Ogden Stiers
Emory Breedlove
Chad Allen
Mark Daigler
Weldon Bleiler
Fred Daigler
Christa Denton
Rhoda Penmark
Anne Haney
Alice Fern
Carol Locatell
Rita Daigler
Eve Smith
Mrs. Post