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Wicked Stepmother is a 1989 American black comedy fantasy film written, produced, and directed by Larry Cohen and starring Bette Davis and Barbara Carrera. 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, Cohen's direction, and the way she was ...
- $2,500,000 (estimated)
- Robert Folk
- Robert Littman
Feb 3, 1989 · Wicked Stepmother: Directed by Larry Cohen. With Bette Davis, Barbara Carrera, Colleen Camp, Lionel Stander. A mother-and-daughter pair of witches wreaks havoc on a suburban family.
The film does boast a good cast of familiar faces, including David Rasche, Tom Bosley, Richard Moll, Seymour Cassel, and Evelyn Keyes, but the film's real failing is that it's not very...
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- Larry Cohen
- PG-13
- Bette Davis
Sadly, 'Wicked Stepmother' is an awful film all round. It features Davis' worst ever performance, and she isn't even the worst thing about it, in her worst film. 'Wicked Stepmother' is a film that would embarrass any actor regardless the stage of their career, just as much as it would do for anybody who has the misfortune to watch it.
Film Details. MPAA Rating. Genre. Comedy. Fantasy. Horror. Release Date. 1989. Distribution Company. METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER STUDIOS INC. (MGM ) Location. Los Angeles, California, USA; Hancock Park, California, USA. Technical Specs. Duration. 1h 32m. TCM Emails. A couple comes home from vacation to find that their grandfather has re-married.
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.
