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A Queens housewife (Carroll Baker) does home electrolysis and sends sleazy hit women on repulsive errands.

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Steven K. Blevins Gay Community News (Boston) 09/13/2022
Perry King, Susan Tyrrel, and a host of chronically urbanized creatures give Bad a sometimes brilliant sense of humor and a quality of characterization heretofore unique in the genre of films produced by Andy Warhol. Go to Full Review
David MacDonald Philadelphia Gay News 05/27/2020
Andy Warhol's latest accomplishment, Bad, seems to have proved its point, as long as the point trying to be proven is that Warhol is capable of photographing the most distasteful scenes this side of Pink Flamingos. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 11/02/2006
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This sicko black comedy is a near masterpiece in outrageous schlock shock. Go to Full Review
Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com 10/04/2005
3/5
Shane Burridge rec.arts.movies.reviews 10/02/2005
You would be wise not to read any further material about BAD until you've viewed it for yourself Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 07/03/2005
2/5
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08/03/2016 Totally funny and mesmerizingly screwed up. Danny Peary's book, 100 Cult Movies, enumerates how it's as close as Warhol's gang get to Hollywood movie-making (name actors, union crew) while keeping their eyes on the prize of disturbing our sensibilities. He thinks it's pretty funny, too, but even more remarkably, pretty controlled. See more 08/02/2016 Totally funny and mesmerizingly screwed up. Danny Peary's book, 100 Cult Movies, enumerates how it's as close as Warhol's gang get to Hollywood movie-making (name actors, union crew) while keeping their eyes on the prize of disturbing our sensibilities. He thinks it's pretty funny, too, but even more remarkably, pretty controlled. See more 01/18/2014 GREAT final film from the Andy Warhol factory, this time not directed by Paul Morrissey, who by then had moved on to other things. This one feels a little closer to a John Waters film, but with a slightly more serious edge. The score by Mike Bloomfield (of all people) is quite excellent, with the legendary Carroll Baker heading a wonderfully offbeat cast in the story of a psychopathic suburban widow (Baker) who runs an electrolysis business out of her kitchen, while also running an all-female assassins-for-hire operation on the side. Perry King is the handsome but deeply troubled drifter who comes along to turn this dysfunctional household on its head. Lots of sick humor and kitschy dialogue will keep lovers of cult cinema engaged, while serious film buffs will have fun picking out all the cinematic references. I don't want to reveal too much about the film, just see it when you have the opportunity! See more 06/06/2012 Sick, depraved, outrageous Fun--Flesh, blood and bad taste; from Andy Warhol!! See more 05/25/2010 The Factory film for Dreamlanders (although I suppose that could be said about the Morrissey films as well). See more 05/12/2010 if its not a comedy why was i laughing at the chucking the kid out the window scene. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis A Queens housewife (Carroll Baker) does home electrolysis and sends sleazy hit women on repulsive errands.
Director
Jed Johnson
Screenwriter
George Abagnalo
Production Co
Factory Films
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 25, 2017
Runtime
1h 40m