OMFG...we are idiots!

[buzzycrumbhunger]

Horrendous movie. The warning obviously didn't do us any good, though... Hindsight failed us.

[Polly Hennessey]

1. Americans heed warnings? 🧐

[buzzycrumbhunger]

2. Silly of me...

🤪

[mwmisses4289]

8. Some do. They generally get brushed off and told that will never happen.

[defacto7]

15. I've heard that one too many times. n/t

[iemanja]

3. I remember that movie.

I watched it on TCM at some point.

[MiHale]

4. So cute in braids...🤣🤣🤪😂

[The Wizard]

5. She's also

a pathological liar.

[bamagal62]

6. So weird that

I said this to my husband last night. That he reminds me of the little girl in the Bad Seed.

[flvegan]

7. "You had me at 8 year old girl." - DJT

[Exp]

9. K&R A ha ha ha ha ha!!

[Doodley]

10. The girl was a total psycho who only manipulated and harmed people around her. Trump is exactly the same but

has been given the power to manipulate and harm the entire world.

[littlemissmartypants]

12. Twice. And this time he has lots of helpers.

[AnotherMother4Peace]

22. Rhoda "The Bad Seed" killed at least 3 people & a dog, all suspected accidental, & she harmed many, many

others. This was her psychopathic way of getting what she wanted. This movie not only reminds me of tRump, but of his ruthless mentor Roy Cohn. According to an older woman who rented her summer place to him, Roy Cohn enjoyed his stay so much that he wanted the property. She became truly frightened of him and his overtures to acquire her property.

[littlemissmartypants]

11. Characteristics of Psychopaths

Characteristics of Psychopaths

1. Aggressive, callous, and cunning
2. Complete absence of conscience and empathy
3. Very adept at manipulating others
4. Willingness to engage in immoral, criminal conduct
5. Willingness to take what they want and do as they please, regardless of who is hurt or wronged
6. Deceptive ability to appear outwardly benevolent
7. Deceptive ability to behave in superficially charming ways to hide purely selfish motives
8. Willingness to use intimidation and violence to control others in order to satisfy their own needs
9. Willingness to intentionally violate the basic inherent human rights of others
10. Complete absence of any sense of guilt or remorse for the harm their actions have caused to others
11. Rationalization of their own immoral behavior
12. Will attempt to lay blame upon someone else for their own conduct
13. Denial, will deny their own wrongdoing outright
14. Utter contemptuousness toward the feelings and desires of their fellow beings
15. Pathological lying, will say anything without any concern for truth to advance their own hidden agendas
16. Ablity to feign [fake] normal human emotions and empathy
17. Distorted sense of the consequences of their actions
18. Total failure to accept any responsibility for their own socially irresponsible ways
19. Strong bellef that they will never be brought to justice for their criminal behavior

Bonus Characteristic: Need rightful award winners to give them the awards that they can't win themselves because they're f n psychopaths.

[Doodley]

19. Fits Trump to a tee on every count.

[SeattleVet]

13. He always reminded me of Billy Mumy in the Twilight Zone

"It's a Good Life" episode.

He's sending all of the 'bad' countries to the cornfield of tariffs.

[BaronChocula]

14. Rhoda gets struck by lightning after about a couple hours

We should be so lucky.

[liberalla]

16. If only!

[Dr. T]

24. It didn't end well for Rhoda.

And it won't end well for Dimwit Donnie. The storm clouds are gathering.

[Mr.Bee]

17. Darn Old Dumph time in military school

I've posted before - The Strange One:

Ben Gazzara as the young trump.

[Warpy]

18. The problem is that few people are willing to admit a child might be evil

and the denial was especially tenacious in the 1950s, when people thought all the self help pseudoscience parenting books would guide them toward bringing up perfect children in a regimented society.

Boy, were they wrong!

We now know that psychopathy and sociopathy manifest themselves in very young children, usually in cruelty to animals, setting fires, and other indicators of a lack of empathy or appreciation for consequences. Signs of personality disorders are also present, but usually with fewer physical manifestations. The problem is breaking through the wall of denial that Mom and Dad put up, even when the problem has been recognized by multiple teachers, school counselors, and even the family pastor.

"Oh, it's just a stage s/he is going through, I did the same things at that age."

"The other kids are just as bad sometimes"

"We'll get to church more often, enroll the kid in religious classes. God will straighten things out."

"There is nothing the matter with my child, just a hot temper sometimes."

""He refuses to do anything I tell him and he's gotten too big to spank. Military school will teach him some disciplin." (woked really well on little Fatso, didn't it?)

[allegorical oracle]

28. Always appreciated how watching the (original) film nearly always struck up a discussion

about whether bad people are born that way or become that way as they mature...the old "nurture" vs "nature" debate.

[Warpy]

32. Patty McCormack was so creepy in that role

hat she kind of had to make do with TV and Broadway for a few years thereafter, cute child star roles were pretty much out after her truly stunning performance as a child psychopath.

I'm glad to see she's still with us at the age of 80 and still acting.

The thing is that there are some truly rotten people in this world and usually the warning signs were there from early childhood. The problem is that most children are complex and a lot of children exhibit some of those same warning signs but go on to become reasonable adults. We don't yet have a real test for true evil, nor do we have any medications that will discourage assholes from being assholes.

[BumRushDaShow]

20. ABC did a reboot in a "made-for-TV" version in 1985

(the money-shot quote at the very end of the clip)

And then there was apparently another reboot in 2018,

(and then a sequel in 2022)

I remember reading the book way back.

[OldBaldy1701E]

23. Plus, isn't 'The Good Son' also a 'remake' of that 1956 movie?

[BumRushDaShow]

29. I don't know if it was a direct remake per se

as the original "Bad Seed" had a deep-down obsessive "motive" (desire for a coveted award), where "The Good Son" was more along the "evil psychopath" genre - like Steven King stuff (like "Carrie" or "Firestarter" but without the "supernatural" overlay).

[OldBaldy1701E]

30. Yeah, I actually went and looked into it and it was an original script, not taken from anything specifically.

But, it was a fun film.

Not to mention that I knew a few Kevin's growing up in my tiny town. The only reason they were not actual murderous psychopaths is because everyone knew them and knew to stay away from them. Except a few who chose to become friends with them.

(No comment.)

[BumRushDaShow]

31. LOL

There was a whole genre of "child" psychopaths or mediums of them, notably those with either a "religious" overlay ( "The Exorcist", "The Omen" ), those with some sort of "supernatural" power (Steven King stuff like "Carrie", "Firestarter", "The Shining" ) and those who were associated with otherworldly stuff, like "Poltergeist" (which eventually seemed to herald the end of that after a sequel) -

And then that genre apparently got rebooted again the the '90s.

[Katinfl]

21. I loved that movie. Patty McCormack starred in it if I remember correctly.

[kimbutgar]

25. I just watched that movie recently and I can see the 🍊🐖💩 being Rhoda like as a child !

[allegorical oracle]

26. Can't believe I'm seeing this! Last eve was thinking HOW much he was reminding

me of Rhoda...how she killed her schoolmate because he "stole" the award she "won". Didn't post it because I figured nobody had probably seen The Bad Seed. In fact, Rhoda was likely a serial killer, having previously "tripped" an elderly lady she didn't like.

Thank you.

[SheltieLover]

27. Slobby wishes he had that much hair!

[chowmama]

33. It was originally a play, on Broadway, I think

Same actress. In the play, she got away with everything. It was only when it got to the movies that the organization which oversaw such things insisted that she be punished.