Movie: The Electric Grandmother

Top 10 Billed Cast

Maureen Stapleton
Maureen Stapleton

Grandmother

Edward Herrmann
Edward Herrmann

Father

Paul Benedict
Paul Benedict

Guido Fantoccini

Robert MacNaughton
Robert MacNaughton

Tom

Tara Kennedy
Tara Kennedy

Agatha

Charles Fields
Charles Fields

Timothy

Madeleine Sherwood
Madeleine Sherwood

Aunt Clara

Truman Gaige
Truman Gaige

Old Tom / Narrator

Richard Whiting
Richard Whiting

Old Timothy

Dortha Duckworth
Dortha Duckworth

Grandma Neighbor

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  • Overview

    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.

  • Release Date

    1982-01-17

  • Average

    7

  • Rating:

    3.5 starts
  • Tagline

    They wanted a grandmother, so they built one!

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English

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