Two sweet little old ladies fall victim to an ancient curse that transforms them into bloodthirsty killers!Two sweet little old ladies fall victim to an ancient curse that transforms them into bloodthirsty killers!Two sweet little old ladies fall victim to an ancient curse that transforms them into bloodthirsty killers!
- Awards
- 1 nomination
- Elizabeth Remington
- (as Dany Daven)
- Father Percival
- (as Robert du Bois)
- Publicity executive
- (as Franklin Steward 2 Granvel)
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- Writer
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- TriviaThe French-speaking cast struggled with the English dialogue, and some actors simply remembered their lines phonetically. The footage was then overdubbed by actual English speakers, who had to follow the odd speech rhythms of the actors.
- Quotes
Elizabeth, the monster: Peek A Boo Father.
Father Percival: [Victoria scares Father Percival with her fingers] Aaaahhh.
Victoria, the monster: [Victoria hands over a machine gun to Father Percival] You know that we respect you Percival, yes. A man of God isn't just anyone. Elizabeth wants to torture you before we kill you, but i insisted that it be dearly painless because we like you very much Percival. Every time you smash a students fingers with a ruler, i say to my self... He's a vicious man, a bad priest. And we like bad priests, so pull the trigger. Why suffer, otherwise it's her way. And i promise you, your vocal cords will split. What do you think of that Percival.
Elizabeth, the monster: Don't listen to her. If you commit suicide, you know what's waiting for you. A priest who kills himself, hahahaha. You want to be damned, for just a few minutes of suffering you save your soul. No Percival, let me look after you. Be strong just once in your boring life, just once.
Victoria, the monster: But what she isn't telling you Percival, it's not her who's going to have her eyes pulled out. Or her knees broken, or her stomach eaten out. It's so hard for her, right sister. Think about Percival, i hope you see it all clearly. She's just waiting for you to play martyr, so she can make a human hamburger out of you. Don't let her do it, Percival. Kill yourself. After all, You never were a good priest.
Father Percival: NOOOOO...
Victoria, the monster: YEEEEESSSS
[Father Percival pulls the trigger and shoots himself]
Victoria, the monster: I won, i won. Hahaha.
- Alternate versionsThe French-Canadian VHS release on the Videoville Showtime label was distributed under the French title 'Grand-mère mange les pissenlits par la racine' meaning 'Grannie is eating the dandelions by the roots', a different title than the one that was used in France which was of course 'Les mémés cannibales'.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Gorgon Video Magazine (1989)
I have the uncut version so I was lucky enough to see the film in all its glory. Two aunts (not "grannies," but I guess the title "Rabid Aunts" doesn't sound too catchy) invite all their relatives over to celebrate their birthday, relatives who all want the aunt's riches upon their soon-to-be deaths. One guy, the satanist of the family, can't make it, but he sends a mysterious box instead, which causes the aunties to turn into demons, hunting down the others throughout the mansion.
There are some really funny scenes here, like when the relatives realize their aunts have turned into demons at the dinner table (you think that 30-foot arm with the demon hand and claws gave a clue?). The "grannies" do nothing but crack jokes from here on in (one even wears a suit of armor for a while) as they hunt their prey.
The film does get dull here and there, but there are some scenes that are full of great tension, such as the "car" scene, and my favorite, when the grannies corner the priest with a shotgun. They give him a choice - either suffer alive through the unimaginable tortures they describe what they will do to him, or take the shotgun and kill himself, avoiding all the torture but going to Hell in the process because he's a priest. Which does he choose? It's an amazing scene, the best in the whole flick!
"Rabid Grannies" is a halfway decent gore flick. It can't touch "Demons" or "Demons 2" as far as "demons hunting people in an enclosed building" but it's not bad. Again, I usually don't go for this stuff, but this one, besides the dull parts, was done with just the right amount of gore, humor and fun. Gather the family!
- stevenfallonnyc
- Apr 25, 2006
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- Also known as
- Abuelas rabiosas
- Filming locations
- Ingelmunster Castle, West Flanders, Belgium(Interior shots)
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- Budget
- $150,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 29 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1