'Bad Ronald' tells the tale of a young teenage boy who accidentally kills a child, and is forced to go in hiding - within the walls of his own house! Ronald is a shy teenager who appears to not have many friends, if any at all. He spends most of his time at home with his mother, sketching pictures and creating a fantasy world book he created in which he is a prince and has a beautiful princess. One day on his way home, a little girl who lives in the town start picking on him. He gets so enraged that he throws her to the ground. Unfortunately she hits her head on a rock and dies. The police are after Ronald, so his mother's master plan is to hide him away in their house. But when the mother falls ill and dies, Ronald is left on his own inside the walls... with a new family moving into HIS home.
This was one of the better made for T.V. movies from the seventies. It ranks right up there with 'Don't Be Afraid of the Dark' and 'Dying Room Only'. It was well acted with Scott Jacoby leading the way as Ronald, the conflicted yet slightly deranged teen. Kim Hunter, who played Ronald's mother, did wonderful as the controlling and possessive parent. It's exciting to watch Ronald hide out behind the walls, especially when the new family moves into the house. There are some intense moments when he's watching them through a peep hole in the wall, and the ending is effectively eerie too.
I highly recommend 'Bad Ronald' to all. It's a good seventies made for TV movie that kept my interest for the most part. Pick it up on DVD if you see it.
7/10
This was one of the better made for T.V. movies from the seventies. It ranks right up there with 'Don't Be Afraid of the Dark' and 'Dying Room Only'. It was well acted with Scott Jacoby leading the way as Ronald, the conflicted yet slightly deranged teen. Kim Hunter, who played Ronald's mother, did wonderful as the controlling and possessive parent. It's exciting to watch Ronald hide out behind the walls, especially when the new family moves into the house. There are some intense moments when he's watching them through a peep hole in the wall, and the ending is effectively eerie too.
I highly recommend 'Bad Ronald' to all. It's a good seventies made for TV movie that kept my interest for the most part. Pick it up on DVD if you see it.
7/10