Rabid Grannies

Rabid Grannies
Theatrical release film poster
Directed by	Emmanuel Kervyn
Produced by	Jean-Bruno Castelain Pierre Nanta Jonathan Rambert Johan Vandewoestijne
Written by	Emmanuel Kervyn
Screenplay by	Emmanuel Kervyn
Starring	Catherine Aymerie Caroline Braeckman Richard Cotica Danielle Daven Patricia Davia Robert Du Bois Florine Elslande Anne-Marie Fox Franklin Steward Granvel Paule Herreman Bobette Jouret Françoise Lamoureux Le Pepe Raymond Lescot Elie Lison Michel Lombet Jacques Mayar Françoise Moens Joëlle Morane Sébastien Radovitch Cindy Rimoe Suzane Vanina Guy Van Riet Jonathan Rambert Jan De Ketelare Johan Vandewoestijne
Music by	Jean-Bruno Castelain Pierre-Damien Castelain
Cinematography	Hugo Labye
Edited by	Philippe Ravoet
Production company	Stardust Pictures Nr.1 Troma Entertainment
Distributed by	Troma Entertainment
Release date	1988
Running time	91 minutes
Country	Belgium France United Kingdom Netherlands
Language	English French
Budget	$150.000 million
Box office	Unknown

Rabid Grannies is a 1988 Belgian-French-British-Dutch comedy-horror film edited by Philippe Ravoet, cinematographed by Hugo Labye, starring Catherine Aymerie, Caroline Braeckman, Richard Cotica, Danielle Daven, Patricia Davia, Robert Du Bois, Florine Elslande, Anne-Marie Fox, Franklin Steward Granvel, Paule Herreman, Bobette Jouret, Françoise Lamoureux, Le Pepe, Raymond Lescot, Elie Lison, Michel Lombet, Jacques Mayar, Françoise Moens, Joëlle Morane, Sébastien Radovitch, Cindy Rimoe, Suzane Vanina, Guy Van Riet, Jonathan Rambert, Jan De Ketelare and Johan Vandewoestijne, produced by Johan Vandewoestijne, Jonathan Rambert, Pierre Nanta and Jean-Bruno Castelain (who also music composed with Pierre-Damien Castelain), written and directed by Emmanuel Kervyn and released and distributed in the United States on VHS and DVD by Troma Entertainment (who also co-produced with Stardust Pictures Nr.1) in 1988.^[1] In 1990, Rabid Grannies was nominated for one International Fantasy Film Award, Best Film for Emmanuel Kervyn. Production cost of the film was $150.000 million.

Plot

Two elderly sisters invite their wonderful nieces and nephews to a dinner party in celebration of the sisters' upcoming birthdays. The one nephew who is not invited is the ostracized black sheep of the family whose devil-worshipping activities have resulted in his being removed from the sisters' inheritance. The rest of the guests are merely putting in time; they are actually only waiting for their aunts to die, leaving them amply endowed via their respective inheritances. Unfortunately for all but the aunts, the nephew sends a party gift that turns the scene into a frolic of the macabre and ruins the party: under the gift's power, the aunts turn into cannibalistic demons and proceed to eat up all of their guests.

Cast

Criticism

Due to its unusual subject and title and its graphic scenes of gore, Rabid Grannies is one of the most infamous titles in the Troma library.^[2]

Home media release

The film was released and distributed in the United States on VHS and DVD by Troma Entertainment.^[3] The Troma DVD removes a lot of the gore from the feature film. These scenes are available to be seen in the bonus features.^[4] Its first time debut on Blu-ray was released on March 10, 2015, presenting the film in a "producer's cut" with the gore scenes reinstated. Special features are the same as the original Troma DVD.

International Fantasy Film Award nomination

In 1990, Rabid Grannies was nominated for one International Fantasy Film Award, Best Film for Emmanuel Kervyn.

References

External links

• Mémés cannibales, Les on IMDb
• Rabid Grannies at AllMovie