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4.0/10
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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.
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- TriviaIn 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.
- GoofsMan 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 versionsThe 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.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Bette Davis: Größer als das Leben (2017)
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Of course this film will never be a classic film, but it does have some catchy and campy scenes and lines and it will keep you wondering "what's next?" Bette Davis looks like she has just risen from the dead both figuratively and literally speaking. In 1981, Kim Carnes sang the hit song Bette Davis Eyes but in this film the then 81 year old Bette Davis could be better associated with the 1980 song Welcome to THE MONSTER CLUB - theme by The Pretty Things.
The film is very fractured with scenes jumping all over the place as the witch Priscilla, (Barbara Carrera) places magical spells on anyone she seems to come in contact with, but eh, that's camp comedy for you.
I wouldn't call it a memorable camp film, but I wouldn't call it one of the worse in the camp/horror genre that I have seen in the past either.
I give it a bare passable 5 out of 10 IMDB rating. It will not be on my purchase list either.
The film is very fractured with scenes jumping all over the place as the witch Priscilla, (Barbara Carrera) places magical spells on anyone she seems to come in contact with, but eh, that's camp comedy for you.
I wouldn't call it a memorable camp film, but I wouldn't call it one of the worse in the camp/horror genre that I have seen in the past either.
I give it a bare passable 5 out of 10 IMDB rating. It will not be on my purchase list either.
- Ed-Shullivan
- Nov 24, 2021
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- Budget
- $2,500,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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