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Bad Ronald (1974)

Bad Ronald poster
Directed by
Buzz Kulik
Genre
tv movie, drama, thriller, horror
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 14m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 61 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A socially awkward teenager accidentally kills a girl. His mother helps him hide in a secret room of their house, but after she dies, he stays hidden as new owners move in and he secretly lives in the walls.

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What happens

Bad Ronald is a 1974 American made-for-television horror thriller film directed by Buzz Kulik and starring Scott Jacoby, Pippa Scott, John Larch, Dabney Coleman and Kim Hunter. The screenplay was written by Andrew Peter Marin, based on the novel of the same title by Jack Vance. The film was ABC's Wednesday Movie of the Week on October 23, 1974. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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