The Perfect Child

The Perfect Child is a 1998 horror film and is often considered to be a combination of The Good Son and The Bad Seed.

Summary
Nine-year-old Mitch Flanders seems to be the most perfect son any parent can have, but his friendly and kind demeanor hide a sick and twisted psychopathic side. He causes" accidents" and other things, but his angelic child facade is so convincing that no one even considers him responsible. His older sister eventually finds out the truth, but no one believes her. Can she convince ANYONE of the danger before another or "accident" occurs?

Cast of Characters

 * Kevin Zegers as Mitch (The main character)
 * Neve Campbell as Dana (Mitch's sister)
 * David Caruso as Jim (Mitch & Dana's father)
 * Rebecca De Mornay as Bonnie (Mitch & Dana's mother)
 * Carter Jenkins as Andy (Mitch & Dana's brother)

"Accidents"

 * 1: Trips a classmate down the school stairs, causing her to fall and break her neck.


 * 2: Poison's a neighbor's dog.


 * 3: Scares his grandmother so badly that it causes her to have a fatal heart attack.


 * 4: Tampers with his gym teacher's breaks, causing a car accident that turns the teacher into a paraplegic.


 * 5: Empty's the school bully's inhaler, causing him to die of a massive asthma attack.


 * 6: "Accidentally" drops a radio into the bathtub while Andy is taking a bath.

Ending
Mitch stabs and wounds Dana in an unsuccessful attempt to kill her upon which Mitch and Dana's parents finally find out the truth about him. Mitch is then institutionalized and the doctors tell his family that he will be there for "a very, very long time".