Wicked Stepmother

1989
PG-13
1h 30m

IMDb RATING

4.0/10

2.4K

YOUR RATING

Bette Davis and Barbara Carrera in Wicked Stepmother (1989)

Play trailer1:33

1 Video

69 Photos

Comedy Fantasy

A mother-and-daughter pair of witches wreaks havoc on a suburban family.A mother-and-daughter pair of witches wreaks havoc on a suburban family.A mother-and-daughter pair of witches wreaks havoc on a suburban family.

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

4.0/10

2.4K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination

Videos1

Trailer 1:33

Official Trailer

Photos69

+ 65

More like this

7.1

6.6

6.6

6.4

6.6

5.8

7.2

6.8

6.9

The Bride Came C.O.D.

7.4

Dark Victory

4.7

Deadly Illusion

6.0

As Summers Die

Storyline

Edit

Did you know

Edit

Trivia
In the scene where Jenny talks to Steve about how much she misses her mother, we see two pictures of Jenny's deceased mother in her room. Both pictures are of Joan Crawford, Bette Davis' on- and off-screen rival.

Goofs
Man pretending to be gardener mutilates hedge with electric chainsaw while soundtrack is of gasoline chainsaw.

Quotes
Jenny Fisher: Priscilla, come quick!
Jenny Fisher: Hey!
[Priscilla enters. Jenny throws a bucket of water on her]
Priscilla: I'm melting, I'm melting!
[She laughs]
Priscilla: It didn't work, did it, Dorothy? This is reality, not MGM!

Alternate versions
The version of this film that airs on cable TV edits out much of the scene involving Priscilla and Steve fooling around, including all of the references to Priscilla going back into cat form. This version implies that the two did sleep together.

Connections
Featured in Bette Davis: Größer als das Leben (2017)

User reviews41

Review

Featured review

C'mon!!! This WAS funny!

For starters, I am not familiar with Bete Davis. But I would prefer her to stick with the shootings, because she suited the role she was intended for and acts really good.

"Wicked stepmother" is funnier than most of silly comedy/horror, is quite fast and has funny but effective special effects.

This bad-review-bombing isn't deserved by this little flick that doesn't even for one minute take itself seriously! But I suppose this is because of Bete Davis fame who finally didn't get on with the production people - which resulted in the silly plot change.

I would sure like it most with Bete Davis (Miranda) starring (I also love the cat!), having no Priscilla in it - but then again: it's good as is.

B-movie/stupid horror/thriller-comedy fans, sit down and GIVE IT A WATCH because it is worth it. And don't forget the beer!