Rabid Grannies

Original title: Les mémés cannibales

1988
R
1h 29m

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4.9/10

2.2K

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Danielle Daven and Anne-Marie Fox in Rabid Grannies (1988)

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Satire Comedy Horror

Two sweet little old ladies fall victim to an ancient curse that transforms them into bloodthirsty killers!Two sweet little old ladies fall victim to an ancient curse that transforms them into bloodthirsty killers!Two sweet little old ladies fall victim to an ancient curse that transforms them into bloodthirsty killers!

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IMDb RATING

4.9/10

2.2K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination

Trivia
The French-speaking cast struggled with the English dialogue, and some actors simply remembered their lines phonetically. The footage was then overdubbed by actual English speakers, who had to follow the odd speech rhythms of the actors.

Quotes
Elizabeth, the monster: Peek A Boo Father.
Father Percival: [Victoria scares Father Percival with her fingers] Aaaahhh.
Victoria, the monster: [Victoria hands over a machine gun to Father Percival] You know that we respect you Percival, yes. A man of God isn't just anyone. Elizabeth wants to torture you before we kill you, but i insisted that it be dearly painless because we like you very much Percival. Every time you smash a students fingers with a ruler, i say to my self... He's a vicious man, a bad priest. And we like bad priests, so pull the trigger. Why suffer, otherwise it's her way. And i promise you, your vocal cords will split. What do you think of that Percival.
Elizabeth, the monster: Don't listen to her. If you commit suicide, you know what's waiting for you. A priest who kills himself, hahahaha. You want to be damned, for just a few minutes of suffering you save your soul. No Percival, let me look after you. Be strong just once in your boring life, just once.
Victoria, the monster: But what she isn't telling you Percival, it's not her who's going to have her eyes pulled out. Or her knees broken, or her stomach eaten out. It's so hard for her, right sister. Think about Percival, i hope you see it all clearly. She's just waiting for you to play martyr, so she can make a human hamburger out of you. Don't let her do it, Percival. Kill yourself. After all, You never were a good priest.
Father Percival: NOOOOO...
Victoria, the monster: YEEEEESSSS
[Father Percival pulls the trigger and shoots himself]
Victoria, the monster: .
Victoria, the monster: I won, i won. Hahaha.

Alternate versions
The French-Canadian VHS release on the Videoville Showtime label was distributed under the French title 'Grand-mère mange les pissenlits par la racine' meaning 'Grannie is eating the dandelions by the roots', a different title than the one that was used in France which was of course 'Les mémés cannibales'.

Connections
Featured in Gorgon Video Magazine (1989)

Soundtracks
Happy Birthday
(uncredited)
Written by Mildred J. Hill and Patty S. Hill

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Review

Featured review

5/10

Better than I expected.

I should have researched this movie on here before I watched it.Knowing it was French would have helped a lot.I spent too much time trying to figure out if the audio was dubbed and where it was filmed.Once I figured out it was dubbed, I understood why every character had a different accent.Most of the people sound like Americans trying to fake a British accent while a few sound almost French.The most confusing thing was that they were driving on the right side of the road.Do they do that in France?I assumed all of Europe would drive on the left side.Anyway, this was an above average Troma movie even though the plot doesn't make any sense.The premise is that a bunch of relatives of two rich old ladies have to go have dinner with them for reasons that are never made clear.The old ladies turn into demons and everyone just hides instead of trying to leave.This is a must see if you like or want to like Troma.