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When She Was Bad...

1979 · 100 min

A tense, earnest domestic drama that simmers with bottled-up anger and the quiet desperation of a mother losing control.

Directed by
Peter H. Hunt
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
Starring
Cheryl Ladd, Robert Urich, Eileen Brennan
Overview
Stressed by a recent move and being a stay-at-home mom, Teeny takes out her bottled-up rage on her daughter Robbie. Only the help of her friends, family and counselors can stop her from harming Robbie and herself.

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Directed by
Peter H. Hunt
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
Starring
Cheryl Ladd, Robert Urich, Eileen Brennan
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • parenthood
  • trauma
  • isolation
  • healing
Places
  • suburbs
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, tv movie
Directed by
Peter H. Hunt
Written by
Carmen Culver
Starring
Cheryl Ladd, Robert Urich, Eileen Brennan, Dabney Coleman, Marcia Lewis, Ramon Bieri, Nicole Eggert, Roxanne Gregory
Music
Perry Botkin Jr.
Cinematography
Paul Lohmann
Runtime
100 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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