Patty McCormack
Maltin on Movies
Leonard Maltin
4.3 • 665 Ratings
🗓️ 30 January 2026
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
It's been a long time since Patty McCormack became a sensation—and a star—playing the title role in The Bad Seed on Broadway and then in Hollywood, but it's still a calling card. Her talent has taken her from soap operas to sitcoms and The Sopranos. She's onscreen again in Stop Time, happy to be working but content to live outside the spotlight. Leonard and Jessie got to know her when she found rewarding work at a local bookstore and were happy to get reacquainted for this week's podcast.
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| 0:38.3 | You're listening to Malton on movies, and in this case, both Malton's on movies, are delighted to welcome to welcome back. |
| 0:47.3 | Our friend, Patty McCormick, who we haven't seen in a while. |
| 0:51.3 | Hello, Patty. |
| 0:52.3 | Hello, Leonard and Jesse. It's so nice to be |
| 0:56.9 | seeing your faces and everybody is good, your mom is good. She's all right. We'll say |
| 1:04.4 | anything, we're all upright, so I can't really complain a whole lot, you know. |
| 1:10.0 | We're above ground and we're muddling through. |
| 1:12.5 | Currently, I get it. |
| 1:14.0 | We're all doing that. |
| 1:16.0 | Exactly. |
| 1:17.5 | So, Patty, you're in a new movie that's playing the film festival circuit. |
| 1:21.7 | Right. |
| 1:22.5 | So that gives you a credit in the year 2026. |
| 1:25.9 | Thank you, but. |
| 1:30.3 | I mean, that's a big deal. It's a big deal for somebody who started so young, so long ago. |
| 1:35.3 | And I'm wondering, are you a compulsive actor, if given the chance, you want to just get in there and do it? |
| 1:41.3 | No. |
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