Wicked Stepmother
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| Directed by | Larry Cohen |
| Produced by | Larry Cohen |
| Written by | Larry Cohen |
| Starring | Bette Davis Barbara Carrera |
| Music by | Robert Folk |
| Cinematography | Bryan England |
| Editing by | David Kern |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) | February 3, 1989 (USA) |
| Running time | 93 min. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2,500,000 (estimated) |
| Gross revenue | $43,749 (USA) |
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Wicked Stepmother is a 1989 American comedy film written, produced, and directed by Larry Cohen. It is best known for being the last film of Bette Davis, who withdrew from the project after filming began, citing major problems with the script and the way she was being photographed. Cohen later claimed she really dropped out due to ill health but avoided publicizing the truth for fear it would affect potential future employment. The actress died a few months after the film was released.
The original plot cast Davis as the title character, a chainsmoking witch who has married Sam while his vegetarian daughter Jenny and son-in-law Steve are on vacation. They return to find their new stepmother has filled their refrigerator with meat and played havoc with their collection of herbs. To explain Davis' absence, the script was rewritten to introduce Miranda's daughter Priscilla, who takes on a human form while her mother's spirit inhabits the body of a cat.
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[edit] Principal 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
[edit] Principal production credits
- Original Music ..... Robert Folk
- Cinematography ..... Bryan England
- Art Direction ..... Gene Abel
- Costume Design ..... Julie Weiss
[edit] Critical reception
TV Guide calls it "a good-natured, occasionally hilarious spookshow, graced with a few ingenious special effects and sassily acted - with Davis giving a gleefully nasty, if abbreviated, last film performance. [1]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
Wicked Stepmother at the Internet Movie Database
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