The Electric Grandmother (1982) (TV)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Noel Black

Writers:

Ray Bradbury (story)
Ray Bradbury (teleplay)

Release Date:

17 January 1982 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Sci-Fi

Plot:

To a family whose children are traumatized by the death of their mother, help comes in a most bizarre way...

Plot Keywords:

Android | Widower | USA | Based On Short Story | Robot

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 nomination

Cast

Maureen Stapleton	...	Grandmother
Edward Herrmann	...	Father
Paul Benedict	...	Guido Fantoccini
Tara Kennedy	...	Agatha
Robert MacNaughton	...	Tom
Charles Fields	...	Timothy (as Charlie Fields)
Madeleine Sherwood	...	Aunt Clara (as Madeleine Thornton-Sherwood)
Truman Gaige	...	Old Tom / Narrator
Richard Whiting	...	Old Timothy
Dortha Duckworth	...	Grandma Neighbor
Paula Trueman	...	Old Agatha

Runtime:

USA:60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

Highgate Pictures

Trivia:

The movie is based on the short story by Ray Bradbury entitled, "I Sing the Body Electric." Prior to this version the story was made into an episode of Rod Serling's original Twilight zone.

Movie Connections:

Remake of "The Twilight Zone: I Sing the Body Electric (#3.35)" (1962)

A fantastic TV movie; maybe the most underappreciated family film of all-time

Defined by its wonderful score and its touching tale that is certain to touch your emotions, I can't believe that nobody else has commented on one of the most impressive TV movies of all-time. Consult your local video store for a hard version of it. You won't be sorry.