The Bad Seed

The Bad Seed is a 1985 American made-for-television horror film directed by Paul Wendkos for ABC Television. It is based on the 1954 novel by William March and is a remake of the 1956 movie directed by Mervyn LeRoy. Synopsis Freak fatal accidents force a widow to realize her precocious 9-year-old daughter was born to kill. Plot Rachel Penmark is a young girl who is upset at not winning a penmanship medal at school, having lost to her classmate Mark Daigler. During a school trip to the beach, Rachel tries to get Mark to give her the medal, he refuses and she chases him onto a fishing pier.