Wicked Stepmother poster & wallpaper
Get movie widget Recommend it Add to Favorites

Bette Davis, Barbara Carrera, Colleen Camp, David Rasche, Lionel Stander ... see more see more... , Tom Bosley , Shawn Donahue , Richard Moll , Evelyn Keyes , Susie Garrett , Laurene Landon , Seymour Cassel , Ernest Harada , Maxine Hicks , Helen Shaw , James Dixon

In this film, Steve (David Rasche) and Jenny's (Colleen Camp) new stepmother, Miranda (Bette Davis), is truly a witch in every sense of the word. With their father (Lionel Stander) happily deceived by... read more read more... his new wife, it is up to the kids to stop Miranda's dastardly plans, before it is too late. This movie was Bette Davis' last film. ~ Iotis Erlewine, Rovi

Flixster Users

25% liked it

395 ratings

PG-13, 1 hr. 30 min.

Directed by: Larry Cohen

Release Date: February 3, 1989

Invite friends to see

Get It:

Stats: 33 reviews

report incorrect info

Photos

None yet... Got one?

Your Rating


clear rating

Flixster Reviews (33)

  • romy861
    March 23, 2012
    romy861
    Kind of like watching a car crash. I was interested to see this as it was Bette Davis's final film. I was disappointed to see she's only in it for about 20 minutes (if that). I read up on it online, and it seems she was either too ill to finish it, or else she walked out due to a... read more bad script. Either way seems plausible.
    Bette is extremely frail looking here. Still glamorous, but frail for sure. The way she speaks her lines is really campy - I know she wasn't that bad an actress! That alone almost put this right up there with The Room for me.
    Unfortunately Bette leaves to be replaced by her daughter, and the whole thing goes downhill. I can only assume they did some huge rewriting. I think I may actually have really liked this if Bette had stayed through the whole thing. (Don't get me wrong, it still would have been awful, but a funny awful).
    The rest of the cast are pretty tragic. The daughter doing the sexy dance when she's not, the wife (although I didn't mind her) really can't act either - the grandpa was probably the better actor out of all of them, and that's saying a bit. Special effects sucked, but hey, the 80's, I could overlook that.
    All considered can only really recommend this to fans of Bette (who will most likely be disappointed by the briefness of her role) or people who like really, really bad movies.
  • sleepykiss
    February 20, 2011
    sleepykiss
    Funny, campy like an extended TALES FROM THE CRYPT story. Bette Davis looked & acted awful tho as this was her last film. Luv David Rasche & Colleen Camp always.

View All Wicked Stepmother Reviews

Critic Reviews

Nick Schager
February 12, 2006
Nick Schager, Lessons of Darkness

Awful save for some moments of unintended comedy. Full Review

Critic ratings and reviews powered by RottenTomatoes.com

Fresh (60% or more critics rated the movie positively)

Rotten (59% or fewer critics rated the movie positively)

Cast

More Like This

This list looks lonely.
Add a suggestion!

Facts

No facts approved yet. Be the first

Wicked Stepmother : Watch Free on TV

Wicked Stepmother Trivia

  • who is the actress who played the wicked stepmother in the movie ever after  Answer »
  • In this final Bette Davis movie, her part had to be re-written as if her character had taken posession of the body of a cat after she walked off the set:  Answer »
  • What was the last film Bette Davis starred in?  Answer »
  • The 1989 film "Wicked Stepmother" featured which screen legend in her final role?   Answer »
More Wicked Stepmother Trivia

Movie Quizzes

No quizzes for Wicked Stepmother. Want to create one?

Video Clips

No video clips yet. Want to upload one?

Meet Other Fans

Add Wicked Stepmother to favorites

Recent News

No recent headlines. Got one?

Recent Lists

Make a List |

View All Lists

Most Popular Skin

No skins yet. Interested in creating one?