The Granny

"She'll love you to death!"

1995 1h 25m EN

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6.2

MID

★6.2TMDB · 24

HorrorComedy

Synopsis

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Granny's family wants her dead so they can collect her insurance. While she is on her death bed, she drinks an eternal life potion and returns to the land of the living. She is on a mission to wreak havoc over her greedy relatives.

“She'll love you to death!”

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Cast

Stella Stevens
Granny (Anastasia Gargoli)
Shannon Whirry
Kelly
Luca Bercovici
Namon Ami
Brant von Hoffman
David
Sandy Helberg
Albert
Patricia Sturges
Andrea
Heather Elizabeth Parkhurst
Antoinette
Ryan Bollman
Junior

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Luca Bercovici
Writers: Luca Bercovici, Sam Bernard, Luca Bercovici
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $1.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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3 / 8

ERA

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31 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Luca Bercovici, shot by Wally Pfister. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Kendall Schmidt. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Sherwood Jones shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Stella Stevens and Shannon Whirry and Luca Bercovici carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Luca Bercovici directs. Wally Pfister behind the camera. Kendall Schmidt scores. Sherwood Jones cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $1.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
331 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Luca Bercovici, shot by Wally Pfister. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Kendall Schmidt. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Sherwood Jones shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Stella Stevens and Shannon Whirry and Luca Bercovici carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "She'll love you to death!".
10IMDB entry: tt0113210 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 24 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.