The Bad Seed

Author: M. K.
Location: Washington State

"The Bad Seed"

Directed by Stephen Frears
Written by Paul Haggis & Stephen Frears
Music by Danny Elfman

Main Cast:
Joan Allen (Christine Penmark)
Emma Bolger (Rhoda Penmark)
Willem Dafoe (Leroy Jesup)
Angela Lansbury (Monica Breedlove)
Cynthia Nixon (Hortense Daigle)
Phillip Seymour Hoffman (Col. Kenneth Penmark)
Anthony Hopkins (Richard Bravo)
Mark Moses (Henry Daigle)
Samantha Morton (Claudia Fern)
Linus Roache (Emory Wages)
Matt Dillon (Reginald 'Reggie' Tasker)

Tagline: “You can't keep a Bad Seed Down" Christmas Day

Synopsis: A new take on the classic Psychological Thriller, with Academy Award
Nominated Director Stephen Frears (The Grifters) along with Academy Award
Winning Co-Screenwriter Paul Haggis (Crash), they lead an incredible
cast including Joan Allen (The Upside of Anger), Emma Bolger (In America), Willem Dafoe (Spider-Man), Cynthia Nixon ("Sex in the City"), Phillip Seymour Hoffman (Capote), Anthony Hopkins (Silence of the Lambs), Mark Moses ("Desperate Housewives"), Samantha Morton (In America), Linus Roache (Batman Begins), and Matt Dillon (Crash), as they create a film that will chill you to the core and make you beg for more. With a
chilling new score by Academy Award Nominee Danny Elfman.

What the Press would say:

"The Bad Seed", directed by Stephen Frears, is a cinematic treat that will chill you to the core, and will stay in your mind as long as you live. The whole cast delivers a magnificent kick in the mouth with their on spot acting, especially little Emma Bolger, who was born for this role (even though I hope that's not actually the case), she's soooooooooooo adorable, that when you finely find out what she is, that she does the same thing to you, as she does to the other characters, your in love with her so much that you can't believe she's nothing but a little angel. Plus the score by Danny Elfman isn't just a score, but the music you'd make if you were in his shoes. This fantastic film's excellence is reflected by a farley ambitious Oscar campaign.

Best Picture
Best Director: Stephen Frears
Best Adapted Screenplay: Paul Haggis & Stephen Frears
Best Original Score: Danny Elfman
Best Actress: Joan Allen
Best Supporting Actor: Willem Dafoe
Best Supporting Actor: Phillip Seymour Hoffman
Best Supporting Actor: Anthony Hopkins
Best Supporting Actor: Linus Roache
Best Supporting Actress: Emma Bolger
Best Supporting Actress: Cynthia Nixon
Best Supporting Actress: Samantha Morton
Best Costumes: Colleen Atwood
Plus various other technical catergories