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The Electric Grandmother
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 : | 1982 |
| Rating : | 7.5 |
| Studio : | Highgate Pictures, |
| Crew : | Production Design, Set Decoration, |
| Cast : | Maureen Stapleton Edward Herrmann Paul Benedict Robert MacNaughton Madeleine Sherwood |
| Genre : | Science Fiction Family TV Movie |
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The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful
Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.
Portrait, eulogy, crumbs of Mary Poppins . and one of the most seductive films. about a so familiar universe than you feel be part from it. a special grandmother and her great science to be the perfect choice in a crisis moment. admirable performances, great atmosphere. and mixed humor with unique nostalgia.
I loved this movie when I was a kid. This movie has always stuck in my memories. I have looked for a copy of this everywhere but with no luck. Mareen Stapleton (Cocoon 1 and 2) plays the Grandmother perfectly. The kid who plays Tom is also the guy who played the older brother Mike in E.T. It is a great family movie. No blazing special effects or major Stars but just great story telling. I would say that Robin Williams' Bicentenial Man took a page from this story. I saw this movie when I was 8 years old, and only 2 times since and that was in the early 80's, but I remember it perfectly. In a nutshell if you want a feel good simple good family movie, find this and watch it.
I remember this movie as well. When I saw that Ms. Stapleton had died, her face triggered the memory of this movie. Of all the movies she has been in - this is the one I remember. Probably because I was always at my grandmothers watching it. The movie deals with family loss in an interesting way. Wouldn't it be nice to create an instant family that was responsible and safe. In any case I never got tired of watching this bittersweet TV movie as a kid.Maybe they should re-air it. Time to bring back the "after-school" specials don't you think? Lord knows we need more family friendly movies like this for kids.
I remember watching this movie at school when I was in junior kindergarten. It gave me nightmares for weeks and I was afraid to go to sleep at night. I don't think this is a good family movie for young children. I still get a feeling of dread when I remember how much this movie scared me, even though I remember very little of the actual movie. I think there was a part where the girl was choosing eyes, that were moving along a conveyor belt or something. The eyes would only come by once, and if they weren't selected, there would never be another chance to select them. There was also a part where the electric grandmother dispensed orange juice out of her finger.
