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Rabid Grannies

1988 · 96 min

A gleefully trashy, gore-soaked comedy that turns a greedy family gathering into a chaotic monster romp, played for laughs and shocks.

Directed by
Emmanuel Kervyn
Genres
Comedy, Horror
Starring
Catherine Aymerie, Caroline Braekman, Richard Cotica
Tagline
They just love their grandchildren... well done!
Overview
A large family gathers in the country side for their very elderly grannies' birthday. One gift happens to be from their ostracized, black sheep nephew, and upon opening it, the two loveable grannies turn into rabid, flesh-eating monsters.

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Directed by
Emmanuel Kervyn
Genres
Comedy, Horror
Starring
Catherine Aymerie, Caroline Braekman, Richard Cotica
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Tone
  • campystrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • family
  • betrayal
  • death
  • survival
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror6
Humour7
Realism3
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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