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The Electric Grandmother was a 1982 made for TV movie based on the short story I Sing the Body Electric by Ray Bradbury. It starred Maureen Stapletonand Edward Herrmannand was directed by Noel Black. It has been realeased on VHS distributed by Coronet Video, but the video tape has now become hard to obtain.
The Electric Grandmother has received an Emmynomination and has won a Peabody. It has been recongized by Chicago International Festival of Children's films; 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
Despite the title of the film, in the story I Sing the Body Electric the grandmother is either reffered to as "The Electrical Grandmother" or simply "Grandma". But, never The Electirc Grandmother.
The American band Electric Grandmother got their name from this movie.
See Also
I Sing the Body Electric!
List of Peabody Award Winners
External Links
The Electric Grandmotherat IMDB
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