The Electric Grandmother (TV 1982)

To a family whose children are traumatized by the death of their mother, help comes in a most bizarre way. They receive three pieces, that when joined together, give a recording for an ... See full summary »

Director:

Noel Black

Writers:

Ray Bradbury (story), Ray Bradbury (teleplay),

Stars:

Maureen Stapleton, Edward Herrmann, Paul Benedict

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview:
Maureen Stapleton	...	Grandmother
Edward Herrmann	...	Father
Paul Benedict	...	Guido Fantoccini
Tara Kennedy	...	Agatha
Robert MacNaughton	...	Tom
Charles Fields	...	Timothy (as Charlie Fields)
Madeleine Sherwood	...	Aunt Clara (as Madeleine Thornton-Sherwood)
Truman Gaige	...	Old Tom / Narrator
Richard Whiting	...	Old Timothy
Dortha Duckworth	...	Grandma Neighbor
Paula Trueman	...	Old Agatha

Storyline

To a family whose children are traumatized by the death of their mother, help comes in a most bizarre way. They receive three pieces, that when joined together, give a recording for an offer for an electric grandmother. They go to a bizarre factory, where they customize their new grandmother, and within a short time, she arrives. The android is equipped with everything needed as a parent and the boys are charmed. The daughter, however, still misses her mother and she bears no welcome for this interloper...

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Plot Keywords:

android | widower | usa | based on short story | robot | 

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Genres:

Family | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 January 1982 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Highgate Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The movie is based on the short story by Ray Bradbury entitled, "I Sing the Body Electric." Prior to this version the story was made into an episode of Rod Serling's original Twilight zone.

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Connections

Remake of Twilight Zone: I Sing the Body Electric (1962)

User Reviews

A childhood movie found!

I'm giving this movie a 7 for the lasting memories it produced. I have no idea how awful it may really be. I have had distant memories of this movie for a while and have spent the last couple of years asking people "do you remember the movie with the electric grandma?" I got a resounding "no" on this movie and few others, including The Peanut Butter Solution, some movie with very little dialog about two girls who go into some fur store and dress up in muffs and hats all day, and some foreign film (German perhaps?) dubbed over in English about a little boy going to wizard school and screwing up a lot until he finds his talents (I'd really like to find this one.) Maybe someone else watched the same odd films as I as a child. I'd love to find these! On the Electric Grandmother: I remember really enjoying something about the part where they all go in to the "shop" and a trait is taken from each to create the grandma (their eye colors and voices are blended into one.) This scene appealed to something in my creative nature and I was fascinated by the idea. I do remember how one little girl was freaked out by the grandmother and wanted her sent back. She went to the basement and unplugged her one night. There was all this drama and the grandma's eyes just opened blankly and it was totally freaky to my young disposition. My favorite part was how she could shoot chocolate milk or orange juice from her fingers. I daydreamed about that a lot at breakfasts throughout my young years. I hope I'm able to find and rent this movie in the near future for the flood of memories and perhaps I'll check out the short story. Contact me if you have heard of the films I mentioned above. [e-mail], subject, childhood films.