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The Electric Grandmother(1982)
Status: Released
Date: 1982-01-17
68%
9 Votes
Time: 1h 0m
They wanted a grandmother, so they built one!
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
Highgate Pictures
Movie: The Electric Grandmother
Top 10 Billed Cast
Maureen Stapleton
Grandmother
Edward Herrmann
Father
Paul Benedict
Guido Fantoccini
Robert MacNaughton
Tom
Madeleine Sherwood
Aunt Clara
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
6.8
Rating:
3.4 startsTagline
They wanted a grandmother, so they built one!
Genres
Languages:
English
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