Daddy's Girl (1996)

User Rating:

4.6/10   

Director:

Martin Kitrosser

Writer:

Steve Pesce (writer)

Genre:

Comedy | Thriller

Tagline:

Evil has an innocent face

Plot:

A girl's bright smile masks a psychopathic soul that will eliminate anyone who comes between her and her doting father.

Plot Keywords:

Killer Child | Independent Film

Cast

William Katt	...	Don Mitchell
Michele Greene	...	Barbara Mitchell
Roxana Zal	...	Karen Conners
Mimi Craven	...	Rachel Landers
Peggy McCay	...	Grandmother
Whip Hubley	...	Mark Springer
Gabrielle Boni	...	Jody Mitchell
Ruth Manning	...	Mrs. Hemp
Lindsay Ridgeway	...	Claire Landers
Madison Mason	...	William Tucker
Freda Foh Shen	...	Dr. Marsh
Christopher Kriesa	...	Dr. Richardson
Sarah Long	...	Nurse
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Eddie Daniels
Jennifer Drake

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and menace perpetuated by a child.

Runtime:

95 min | Argentina:98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Netherlands:12 | Argentina:16 | UK:18 (video premiere) | USA:R

Company:

The Image Organization

Movie Connections:

Spoofs The Bad Seed (1956)

May become a camp classic.

Everything about this movie - from the script and dialogue to the performances - is hilariously unsubtle. The girl's "evil" performance doesn't ring true for a minute (she squints her eyes and makes faces to show she's angry, and she makes Freddy Krueger-ish wisecracks right after her killings - "Divorce this!", "You're dead meat", "Goodnight grandma", that sort of thing). If almost every character in the movie wasn't a complete moron, there wouldn't have been a movie - they would have realized the plainly obvious and punched the little brat in the face! Nonetheless, as bad as this movie is, it is directed with a certain professionalism that at least keeps it watchable. (**)