Wicked Stepmother

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Wicked Stepmother
Directed by Larry Cohen
Produced by Larry Cohen
Kathryn Sermak
Robert Littman
Written by Larry Cohen
Starring Bette Davis
Colleen Camp
David Rasche
Lionel Stander
Barbara Carrera
Tom Bosley
Richard Moll
Release date(s) 1989
Running time 93 min.
Language English
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Wicked Stepmother is the title of a 1989 film by writer/director/producer Larry Cohen. It is best known for being legendary screen veteran Bette Davis' last film. Davis left before the film was finished, forcing extensive rewrites. The result is a somewhat confusing story about a young vegetarian couple (Colleen Camp and David Rasche) who returns from a holiday and discovers that her father (Lionel Stander) has married Miranda, a chainsmoking witch (Bette Davis) who has stuffed their fridge full of meat and rearranged their collection of herbs. Miranda soon disappears (taking possession of the body of her cat - still chainsmoking) and her daughter Priscilla (Barbara Carrera) comes to visit.

Other screen veterans that appear in minor parts in the movie include Evelyn Keyes and Seymour Cassel.