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Horror Movies & Sci-Fi Movies Database
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A mother/daughter pair of witches descend on a yuppie family's home and cause havoc, one at a time since they share one body & the other must live in a cat the rest of the time. Now it's up to the family's mother, a private detective and a suspended police officer to try and stop the witches.
Movie Tagline:
Beware of these "Bette Davis eyes"!
Title: Wicked Stepmother
Release Date: February 03, 1989
Runtime: 90 mins
Genre: Comedy
All Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Languages: English
Country: USA
Colors: Color
Sound: Stereo
IMDB Rating: 2.6
Buried.com Rating: 3.6 - (Rate This Horror Movie at Buried.com)
Category: Horror Movies Starting With W
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director(s):
Larry Cohen
Cast:
Bette Davis ...Miranda Pierpoint
Barbara Carrera ...Priscilla
Colleen Camp ...Jenny Fisher
Lionel Stander ...Sam
David Rasche ...Steve Fisher
Shawn Donahue ...Mike
Tom Bosley ...Lt. MacIntosh
Richard Moll ...Nathan Pringle
Evelyn Keyes ...Witch Instructor
James Dixon ...Detective Flynn
Seymour Cassel ...Feldshine, Magick Shop Owner
Susie Garrett ...Mandy
Laurene Landon ...Vanilla
Bob Goen ...Game Show Host
Robert Frank Telfer ...Game Show Producer
Richard Duggan ...Page
Ernest Harada ...Nukomoto
Ed Vandell ...Police Chief
Maxine Elliott Hicks ...Mathilda (as Maxine Elliott)
Helen Shaw ...Sadie
Eve Smith ...Mamie
Rose Parenti ...Bernice
Mary M. Egan ...Matilda
Jennifer Roach ...Child Witch
Michael Kaufman ...Prosecutor
Laurie Main ...Client
Robert Dowdell ...Judge
Dawn Mazzella ...Beach Bunny
Christopher James Tylor ...Bully
Robert Keller ...Bully
» [more cast members]
Producer(s):
Larry Cohen
Robert Littman
Kathryn Sermak
Writer(s):
Larry Cohen
Composer(s):
Robert Folk
More Movie Taglines:
- Beware of these "Bette Davis eyes"!
- Which witch is which?
Movie Quote(s):
- Miranda Pierpoint: Call me mama!
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Movie Trivia:
- The last film starring Bette Davis.
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According to Ms. Davis, she was so disgusted by the script that she demanded it be rewritten, and left when the filmmakers refused. The script was then reshaped to explain her absence. Larry Cohen says Davis had to leave for New York for medical reasons and that she later claimed she left because of the script because she was worried she wouldn't be able to get another job if people thought she was in too bad health.
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In the scene where Jenny talks to Steve about how much she misses her mother, we see two pictures of Jenny's deceased mother in her room. Both pictures are of Joan Crawford, Bette Davis' on-and-off screen rival.
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Final film performance of Evelyn Keyes.
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According to actress Colleen Camp, when Bette Davis walked off production several days into shooting, filmmakers reportedly considering recasting role with either Lucille Ball or Bea Arthur, before deciding on bizarre rewrite in which Davis' cat morphs into seductress played by Barbara Carrera.
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Keywords:
Cat, Role Reversal, Hair, Occult, Tiger ...[more]
Keywords All:
Allergy, Stepmother, Spell, Fall From Height, Dysfunctional Family, Vegetarian, Beach, Witchcraft, Magic, Chain Smoking, Witch, Dog, Scam, Beautiful Woman, Fictional Game Show, Rescue, Miniaturization, Private Investigator, Bully
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Rating: 3.6 out of 10.0 - 70 votes cast total
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