PiraBit
if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.
Plustown
A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.
Brenda
The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one
Lee Eisenberg
You'll probably read descriptions of "Bad Ronald" that make it sound like a horror movie. A more accurate description would be a thriller. One of the many TV movies that became vogue in the 1970s, it focuses on a socially inept teenager who accidentally kills a girl and hides in a crawlspace in his house. Things turn ugly after his mother dies and a new family moves in.It's easy to feel sympathy for Ronald until he lets his imagination take over. Seriously, this boy turns psychotic. It reminded me of the imaginary world that the girls create in "Heavenly Creatures". I wouldn't call "Bad Ronald" a great movie but it's worth seeing. I guess that one could view it as a look at the underbelly of the middle-class lifestyle.The cast includes Kim Hunter (Stella in "A Streetcar Named Desire"), John Larch (the police chief in "Dirty Harry") and Dabney Coleman (the boss in "9 to 5").
trashgang
One of those flicks someone is hiding in a house. Ronald is that kind of guy that no one likes, he's a nerd. Everybody laughing with him and coming back from another disappointment with a girl he kills a young girl, buried her and told his mum about the fact. His mama makes sure no one ever will know what happened so Ronald has to go. But where? Aha, in the house. He's hiding behind a cupboard. Mum is getting sick and dies and Ronald stays alone in the house until new tenants arrive. He's start living in his own world and comes out of the cupboard and things getting weirder. I never found it that creepy as many described it. Sometimes it takes too long to get to the next scene. We never new why he falls in love with a teener inside the house. But after all, it was the 70's and those things were arguable. This one was never released but is easy to find a copy on the net.
Elma13
BAD RONALD was a childhood movie... I remember seeing it on TV back in the days. I liked it so much that I recorded it on my little cassette recorder. I finally got the movie on VHS last week and it brought back so many memories! I was such a fan of cute-pie Scott Jacoby. Does anyone know where he is now? I so love Scott's character because he reminds me of me. BAD RONALD is not eerie to me like others say. I like the chemistry between Ronald and his mother. They are devoted to each other which is cool to me.THE BAD RONALD BOARD--- http://www.network54.com/Forum/241459/SCOTT JACOBY, WHERE R U!!!!!!!!!
preppy-3
Nerdy high school student Ronald (Scott Jacoby) accidentally kills a fellow female classmate who is making fun of him (he pushes her and her head hits a brick). He goes home and tells his VERY overprotective mother (Kim Hunter). She decides to help him. She has him cover up the door of the guest bedroom and have him hide in there. Then she goes to the hospital for an operation...and dies. Ronald finds out and begins to go crazy. Then a family moves in with some beautiful teenage girls...Highly improbable TV movie. I saw it on TV back in 1974 when I was 12. I watched it cause it was being sold as a horror movie but, even at that age, I quickly realized how silly this was. A mother protecting her son when he murders someone? A family moves into a house and doesn't notice a whole section sealed off? And Ronald has holes in the wall to look out--and nobody notices????? The stupidity level is high here. Also it has a bad title and a lousy ending But, in a way, it's kind of OK. Jacoby isn't bad and Hunter has always been good. For a quickly made TV movie it's not bad. Still...nothing to seek out. I give it a 5 (mostly for the acting).
