Wicked Stepmother is a 1989
American comedy film written, produced, and directed by
Larry Cohen. It is best known for being the last film of
Bette Davis, who withdrew from the project after filming began, citing major problems with the script and the way she was being photographed. Cohen later claimed she really dropped out due to ill health but avoided publicizing the truth for fear it would affect potential future employment. The actress died a few months after the film was released.
Synopsis
The original plot cast Davis as the title character, a chainsmoking
witch named Miranda, who has married Sam while his
vegetarian daughter Jenny and son-in-law Steve are on vacation. They return to find their new stepmother has filled their refrigerator with meat and played havoc with their collection of
herbs. To explain Davis' absence, the script was rewritten to introduce Miranda's daughter Priscilla, who takes on a human form while her mother's spirit inhabits the body of a cat. Priscilla then sets out to get Jenny who has figured out that there is something going on. She accuses her of messing up the kitchen, while Jenny's on a bike ride. Priscilla ends up sleeping with Jenny's husband. The entire time, she refuses to switch bodies with Miranda. Jenny then figures out that they're witches and tries to stop them from ruining her family.
Principal cast
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