Relative Fear

Relative Fear is a 1994 Canadian independent psychological horror film that references the 1956 film The Bad Seed. An autistic child is seemingly born to kill and does so.

Cast

Matthew Dupuis as Adam Pratman
Darlanne Fluegel as Linda Pratman
James Brolin as Det. Atwater
Martin Neufeld as Peter Pratman
Bruce Dinsmore as Clive
M. Emmet Walsh as Earl Ladelle
Michael Caloz as Manny Dorff
Denise Crosby as Connie Madison
Linda Sorenson as Margaret Ladelle
Jason Blicker as Dennison
Vlasta Vrána as Mr. Schulman
Liz MacRae as Ms. Roark
Gisèle Rousseau as Dr. Hoyer
Jenny Campbell as Paige
Frank Schorpion as Dr. Shane
Alan West as Henry Pratman
Victoria Barkoff as Ms. Smith
Tyrone Benskin as Cop
Roger E. Reid as Police Officer

Reception

In the book Representing Autism: Culture, Narrative, Fascination, Stuart Murray describes the film as "the worst kind of example of the prosthetic narrative, where the idea of disability simply becomes part of a genetic method". He states that there is "little recognizably autistic in anything Adam does"