Wicked Stepmother
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Wicked Stepmother | |
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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.