Bad Manners (1984)
Movie Info
Everyone is a stereotypical extreme in this sometimes mean-spirited black comedy about the vicious staff at an orphanage, the garrulous punk kids who live there, and the pretentious overblown rich couple who adopt one of the orphans -- this is not a happy world. In the Bleeding Heart Orphanage, Sister Serene (Anne De Salvo) applies all the mental and emotional restrictions she can to her wild charges, while Kurtz (Murphy Dunne) applies the electric cattle prod. When one of the children (all around 10 years old, more or less) is adopted by Mr. and Mrs. Fitzpatrick (Martin Mull and Karen Black), his cohorts come to rescue him from the terrors of an upper-class Santa Barbara existence -- and subsequent mayhem ensues. With a low-brow, low-budget approach, the premises are obviously meant to key in to the slapstick characterizations, but for some viewers, even the comic moments may not assuage the meaner undertones of the film.
Cast
Martin Mull
as Warren Fitzpatrick
as Warren Fitzpatrick
Karen Black
as Gladys Fitzpatrick
as Gladys Fitzpatrick
Anne De Salvo
as Sister Serena
as Sister Serena
Murphy Dunne
as Mr. Kurtz
as Mr. Kurtz
Pamela Adlon
as Girl Joey
as Girl Joey
Georg Olden
as Piper
as Piper
Michael Hentz
as Mouse
as Mouse
Joey Coleman
as Whitey
as Whitey
Christopher Brown
as Blackie
as Blackie
Stephen Stucker
as Dr. Bender
as Dr. Bender
Kimmy Robertson
as Sarah
as Sarah
John Paul Lussier
as Garth
as Garth
Edy Williams
as Mrs. Slatt
as Mrs. Slatt
Hy Pike
as Slatt
as Slatt
Gertrude Flynn
as Mother Celestina
as Mother Celestina
Lark Hackshaw
as Nurse Bates
as Nurse Bates
Bill Quinones
as Pepe
as Pepe
Seth Wagerman
as Professor
as Professor
Thomas Stokes
as Chubby
as Chubby
Michelle Cundey
as Suzy
as Suzy
Marshall Erwin Efron
as Cabbie
as Cabbie
Susan Ruttan
as Biker
as Biker
Richard Deacon
as Ticket Salesman
as Ticket Salesman
Bridget Sienna
as Carnation
as Carnation
Barry Cutler
as Pizza Man
as Pizza Man
Steve Lalande
as Gay Guy
as Gay Guy
Rex Ryon
as Cop
as Cop
Robert Houston
as Retard
as Retard
Drew Davis
as Teenage Samurai
as Teenage Samurai
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