The Granny

1995 American film

August 25, 1995 (1995-08-25)

Running time

85 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

The Granny is a 1995 American horror comedy film directed by Luca Bercovici and written by Bercovici and Sam Bernard. The film stars Stella Stevens as a grandmother who comes back from her grave to seek revenge on her greedy family. After a limited release at drive-in theaters, the film was printed directly to VHS video format.

Noted by collectors of modern B-movies for its poor script and amateur acting, The Granny has been called "one of the finer pieces of trash".^[1]^[2]

Synopsis

The family of a wealthy woman named Anastasia "Granny" Gargoli (Stella Stevens) wants her to die, in order for them to inherit her insurance. Granny is given an eternal life potion by the mysterious preacher Namon Ami (Luca Bercovici). Although the preacher admonishes her not to take it in sunlight, Granny ignores him and drinks it in broad daylight.

She melts into nothing but arises from a grave as a vampire-like monster. Granny starts killing her family to prevent them from inheriting her fortune. It is up to Kelly (Shannon Whirry) and Amy (Samantha Hendricks) to stop the blood hungry, vampire-like granny.

Cast

Stella Stevens as Granny
Shannon Whirry as Kelly
Samantha Hendricks as Amy
Sandy Helberg as Albert
Brant von Hoffman as David
Patricia Sturges as Andrea
Ryan Bollman as Junior
Heather Elizabeth Parkhurst as Antoinette
Joseph Bernard as Mr. Sadler
Luca Bercovici as Namon Ami

Production

Music

The film score was composed by noted Hollywood composer Kendall Schmidt (famous for re-scoring Witchfinder General when it was released on VHS). The film also featured the song Hard Feelings by the heavy rock band Blackthorne from their album Afterlife.