Bad Ronald

Ronald Wilby is the weird kid on the block. Living alone with his overprotective mother, he spends a lot of his time fleshing out a fantasy realm of his own making. After being rejected by a crush and taunted by some peers, Ronald bumps into Carol, a young girl from the neighborhood. At first, Ronald brushes off Carol's insults but things turn violent after Carol starts insulting Ronald's mother. He pushes Carol and she ends up hitting her head on a cinder block, dying from the impact. Ronald panics and buries Carol's body in a shallow grave before returning home and confessing to his mother. Ronald's mother concocts a plan to hide Ronald inside their home by sealing off a bathroom and building a secret passageway through the pantry. Their plan works perfectly until Ronald's mother dies and the house is sold to a new family. Ronald's total isolation and growing detachment from reality reach a fever pitch after he becomes obsessed with the youngest daughter of the family who have moved into his home. Released as an "ABC Movie of the Week" in 1974, Bad Ronald has maintained a cult following over the decades. It's a little campy by today's standards but it's still worth checking out.

Rating: 69%

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