The Electric Grandmother

The Electric Grandmother

Infobox Film
name = The Electric Grandmother
writer = Ray Bradbury
starring = Maureen Stapleton
Edward Herrmann
Paul Benedict
Robert MacNaughton
director = Noel Black
distributor = Coronet Video
runtime = 60 min.
language = English
awards = Peabody

"The Electric Grandmother" is a television movie, released in 1982, based on the short story "I Sing the Body Electric" by Ray Bradbury. It stars Maureen Stapleton and Edward Herrmann and was directed by Noel Black. Bradbury's story was previously adapted for television in 1962 as "I Sing the Body Electric", an episode of "The Twilight Zone". The film was distributed on VHS by Coronet Video, but the video tape has now become hard to obtain.

Awards

"The Electric Grandmother" received an Emmy nomination and won a Peabody. It has been recognized by Chicago International Children's Film Festival, International Film Festival for Children and Youth, American Film Festival and the Southern California Motion Picture Council.

Reviews

:"Devotees of science fiction in school classes or public library programs will find this a fascinating interpretation of Ray Bradbury's fiction."- "School Library Journal".

Trivia

* The American Music Artist Electric Grandmother, inventor of "sitcom-core", got his name from this movie.

ee also

* List of Peabody Award winners (1980-1989)

External links

* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083876/ The Electric Grandmother] at IMDB


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