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The Bad Seed (Ep. 52)
Manage episode 242821994 series 2438104
In this episode of Adapt or Perish, we look at Rhoda Penmark, one of the OG creepy murder kids, in The Bad Seed!
For this episode, we read and watched:
- William March’s original 1954 novel. Read it on iBooks or Amazon.
- The 1956 theatrical movie, directed by Mervyn LeRoy, written by John Lee Mahin, and starring Nancy Kelly and Patty McCormack. Watch it on iTunes or Amazon.
- The 1985 TV movie, directed by Paul Wendkos, written by George Eckstein, and starring Blair Brown, Carrie Wells, Lynn Redgrave, David Ogden Stiers, and David Carradine.
- The 2018 Lifetime original movie, directed by Rob Lowe, written by Barbara Marshall, and starring Lowe, Mckenna Grace, Cara Buono, and Patty McCormack.
Footnotes:
- Maxwell Anderson’s 1954 stage adaptation of The Bad Seed
- Lionel Shriver’s novel We Need to Talk About Kevin and the 2011 movie version directed by Lynne Ramsay
- “Sincerely, Raymond Holt”
You can follow Adapt or Perish on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and you can find us and all of our show notes online at adaptorperishcast.com.
If you want to send us a question or comment, you can email us at adaptorperishcast@gmail.com or tweet using #adaptcast.
154 episodes
Manage episode 242821994 series 2438104
In this episode of Adapt or Perish, we look at Rhoda Penmark, one of the OG creepy murder kids, in The Bad Seed!
For this episode, we read and watched:
- William March’s original 1954 novel. Read it on iBooks or Amazon.
- The 1956 theatrical movie, directed by Mervyn LeRoy, written by John Lee Mahin, and starring Nancy Kelly and Patty McCormack. Watch it on iTunes or Amazon.
- The 1985 TV movie, directed by Paul Wendkos, written by George Eckstein, and starring Blair Brown, Carrie Wells, Lynn Redgrave, David Ogden Stiers, and David Carradine.
- The 2018 Lifetime original movie, directed by Rob Lowe, written by Barbara Marshall, and starring Lowe, Mckenna Grace, Cara Buono, and Patty McCormack.
Footnotes:
- Maxwell Anderson’s 1954 stage adaptation of The Bad Seed
- Lionel Shriver’s novel We Need to Talk About Kevin and the 2011 movie version directed by Lynne Ramsay
- “Sincerely, Raymond Holt”
You can follow Adapt or Perish on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and you can find us and all of our show notes online at adaptorperishcast.com.
If you want to send us a question or comment, you can email us at adaptorperishcast@gmail.com or tweet using #adaptcast.
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