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The Electric Grandmother

The Electric Grandmother (1981)

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Release Date: Jan 17, 1982 Wide

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Release Date: Jan 17, 1982 Wide

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The Electric Grandmother was the second TV adaptation of Ray Bradbury's I Sing the Body Electric (the first was presented on The Twilight Zone in 1962). Maureen Stapleton plays the title character, a custom-made android purchased by widowed Edward Hermann. "Grandma", a magical creation who can read minds and conjure up meals literally at her fingertips, is supposed to act as surrogate mother to Herrmann's three children; two of the kids accept her immediately, but the third (Tara Kennedy) is

Unrated, 49 min.

Drama, Television, Kids & Family, Science Fiction & Fantasy

Apr 11, 1986

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I think I liked this film when I watched it in 4th grade, but now, nothing remains when I think of it.

February 6, 2011
olgakorobova2002
Olga K

I really loved this movie. Made for TV and basesd on Ray Bradbury's "I Sing The Body Electric") it both a good science fiction, and a moving heart tugger. I could watch it over and over.

August 28, 2009
droidmakr
Clifford Boerema

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