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Wicked Stepmother (1989)
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Larry Cohen (written by)
Release Date:
3 February 1989 (USA)
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Beware of these "Bette Davis eyes"! more
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A mother/daughter pair of witches descend on a yuppie family's home and cause havoc, one at a time since...
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Party Favors: Those Red Running Hills
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Before the Oscars, They Belonged to Us, Part 3
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(From Quick Stop. 21 October 2009, 1:09 AM, PDT)
Before the Oscars, They Belonged to Us, Part 3
(From Dread Central. 26 February 2009, 2:51 AM, PST)
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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, Magick Shop Owner |
| Susie Garrett | ... | Mandy |
 | Laurene Landon | ... | Vanilla |
| Bob Goen | ... | Game Show Host |
 | Robert Frank Telfer | ... | Game Show Producer |
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The last film starring Bette Davis.
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Miranda Pierpoint:
Call me mama!
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References "Jeopardy!" (1984)
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Sadly this film has been trashed over and over. But Bette Davis actually saves this movie from being totally forgotten. It was our last opportunity to see her act before her passing in Oct 1989. She doesn't look anywhere near as bad as she thought she did; in the scene where she meets her new step-grandson, she looks very effective in her white ensemble.
It has it's funny moments, Bette is both dry and witty in her principal scenes and I'd love to see it out on DVD. I gave it 8 out of 10. No problems with the production design nor direction. Cohen made a courageous attempt to put together a quick fix storyline after Bette Davis walked out after one week's filming and I salute him for giving Bette a final opportunity to appear on screen. She's wonderful in her too few scenes. A complete riot. If only it could have been completed, this would have been quite a comedy.
Thanks to the cast and crew for working on this film after the difficulties. If they hadn't, we'd never have seen the scene's Bette did film.
I liked it!