The Electric Grandmother (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 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.
Director: Noel Black
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Maureen Stapleton as Grandmother |
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Edward Herrmann as Father |
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Paul Benedict as Guido Fantoccini |
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Robert MacNaughton as Tom |
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Tara Kennedy as Agatha |
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Charles Fields as Timothy |
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Madeleine Sherwood as Aunt Clara |
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Truman Gaige as Old Tom / Narrator |
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Richard Whiting as Old Timothy |
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Dortha Duckworth as Grandma Neighbor |
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Paula Trueman as Old Agatha |
| Writing | Ray Bradbury | Teleplay |
| Directing | Noel Black | Director |
| Editing | Dennis M. O'Connor | Editor |
| Production | Kathy Talbert | Casting |
| Production | Mary Colquhoun | Casting |
| Writing | Jeffrey Kindley | Teleplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jennifer von Mayrhauser | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Steve Atha | Hairstylist |
| Camera | Mike Fash | Director of Photography |
| Production | Doro Bachrach | Producer |
| Art | Lawrence Miller | Production Design |
| Writing | Ray Bradbury | Short Story |
| Production | Linda Gottlieb | Executive Producer |
| Art | Christian Kelly | Set Decoration |
| Sound | John Morris | Original Music Composer |