England,
2003, 60 min
Shown in 2004
CREDITS
- dir
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Hilary Clarke
- prod
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Hilary Clarke
- cam
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Graham Smith
- editor
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Rob Sylvester
- mus
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Joe Walker
- source
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Lion Television, 26 Paddenswick Rd., W6 OUB London, UK. FAX: 44-208-846-2001. EMAIL: jeremy.miles@liontv.co.uk.
- gga award
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Golden Gate Award—Television Documentary Long Form
- premiere
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U.S. Premiere
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COMMENTS
Hilary Clarke in person.
OTHER
A married couple seeks professional help for their out-of-control daughter, only to find that they’re the ones undergoing treatment, in this provocative British television documentary, a ratings smash in its native country. Fred and Diane are ready to send their seven-year-old daughter Georgina into a home for troubled children, but decide on one last alternative beforehand: the behavior programs of psychologist Warwick Dyer. Dyer decides that it’s Fred and Diane who are the problem, not Georgina; if they can change, so will she. No anger, no smacking: The couple must unlearn seven years of bad parenting and hope to overcome Fred’s statement that, “It’s hard to feel warm and loving to a child who seems to want to destroy you.” Diane even admits to hating Georgina, a fact borne out through her inability to even kiss her goodnight. Gathering record ratings in Britain, Bad Behaviour was also one of the most critically well-received television documentaries of the year, with The Times of London calling it “a humbling, chilling film for any parent to watch.”
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