Rating: PG
Genre:
Thriller
Release Date: 06/15/2004
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DD1
Run Time: 115 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Language
Distributor/Studio: Paramount
In the
William Goldman-scripted,
Bryan Forbes-directed adaptation of
Ira Levin's savagely satiric
sci-fi novel
The Stepford Wives, housewife
Joanna (
Katharine Ross) moves with husband
Walter (
Peter Masterson) and their children to the "ideal" suburban community of Stepford, CT. Slowly,
Joanna deduces that something is amiss; most of the other housewives are vapid creatures who speak in trivialities and live only to please their husbands. Together with new friend
Bobby (
Paula Prentiss), she investigates this curious status quo. When
Bobby also succumbs to cloying sweetness,
Joanna discovers that Stepford's husbands have conspired with male chauvinist scientists to replace all the wives with computerized android duplicates.
The Stepford Wives became a massive, runaway hit, earning four million dollars domestically. Mega-producer
Scott Rudin and director
Frank Oz teamed up for a remake in 2004.
~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
;)
