The original plot cast Davis as the title character, a chainsmoking witch who has married Sam while his vegetarian daughter Jenny and son-in-law Steve are on vacation. They return to find their new stepmother has filled their refrigerator with meat and played havoc with their collection of herbs. To explain Davis' absence, the script was rewritten to introduce Miranda's daughter Priscilla, who takes on a human form while her mother's spirit inhabits the body of a cat.

Principal cast

• Bette Davis ..... Miranda Pierpoint
• Barbara Carrera ..... Priscilla
• Colleen Camp ..... Jenny Fisher
• Lionel Stander ..... Sam
• David Rasche ..... Steve Fisher
• Shawn Donahue ..... Mike
• Tom Bosley ..... Lt. MacIntosh
• Richard Moll ..... Nathan Pringle
• Evelyn Keyes ..... Witch Instructor
• James Dixon ..... Detective Flynn
• Seymour Cassel ..... Feldshine

Principal production credits

• Original Music ..... Robert Folk
• Cinematography ..... Bryan England
• Art Direction ..... Gene Abel
• Costume Design ..... Julie Weiss

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