An investigate reporter arrives in the suburb of Stepford to dig up a news story about its low crime and divorce rates and discovers the horrific secret behind the women's docile and submiss... Read allAn investigate reporter arrives in the suburb of Stepford to dig up a news story about its low crime and divorce rates and discovers the horrific secret behind the women's docile and submissive nature.An investigate reporter arrives in the suburb of Stepford to dig up a news story about its low crime and divorce rates and discovers the horrific secret behind the women's docile and submissive nature.
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James MacKrell
- Bruce Manson
- (as Jim McKrell)
Lee Warrick
- Sally Tarshis
- (as Lee Benard)
Ed Bell
- Gary Tarshis
- (as Edward Bell)
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- TriviaAccording to Sharon Gless's memoir, "Apparently There Were Complaints," when Angie Dickinson dropped out of the film, Gless was hired to take the lead role with less than 24 hours notice.
- GoofsAt the beginning when the Manson's car skids while being chased by the police chief it's on a dirt track. When the police car forces their car down a valley hillside it's a solid tar-mac road.
- ConnectionsFollowed by The Stepford Children (1987)
- SoundtracksSymphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93
(uncredited)
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Conducted by János Ferencsik
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With the recent remake of the original Stepford Wives, this time as a comedy with Nicole Kidman, Bette Midler, Christopher Walken, Glenn Close and Matthew Broderick, there may be interest in in the original with Katherine Ross and Paula Prentiss, as well as this 1980 sequel with Sharon Gless, Don Johnson and Julie Kavner, yes, she who does the voice of Marge Simpson.
I would see this version first before I would see the original 1975 movie.
Normally I do not care for women vs. men programs done in such a moralistic light, but I am aware of sexism in society and that there is beliefs and opinions that women "should be more supportive, obedient and submissive" to their men, with the men not having to reciprocate.
Having since seen the original, which seemed more like a spoof on tv commercials to me than anything else, this one did seem to delve more into women being doting housewives.
Gless was a single woman who came to town. That alone upsets this whole cart. I wonder how Stepford handled that? Does someone get a concubine in the process?
We did glimpse an unnamed couple attempting to flee at the very beginning. They don't make it. I was misled to think this was a couple shown in the original, which they weren't.
Also, this one did take the approach that the women aren't replaced with robots, they are drugged.
The first Stepford was more of a Twilight Zone movie as well. This one sought to give the wives their revenge. Granted, had the robots of the first one rebelled, it might have been interesting, but then it could also have simply been "Westworld, the Women."
Nevertheless, nothing failed in this sequel. The siren going off for the women to take the medication could have been absurd, but it was kept low-key, as was the women in the lacy outfits and aprons.
I only truly grasped there was something impractical about the dresses when Kavner commented to Gless about it in the car.
Yes, Revenge was nearly a totally different movie from Stepford Wives, different motives, different outcome, but there has been sequels that pretty much follow the same path as the original and those are no fun.
Want to see the women lose? See the 1975 movie.
Want to see the men lose? See the 1980 sequel.
There is a third, horrendous movie, called Stepford Children, with Barbara Eden, Don Murray and Tammy Lauren. Avoid this one at all costs. It doesn't add anything further to this concept.
I would see this version first before I would see the original 1975 movie.
Normally I do not care for women vs. men programs done in such a moralistic light, but I am aware of sexism in society and that there is beliefs and opinions that women "should be more supportive, obedient and submissive" to their men, with the men not having to reciprocate.
Having since seen the original, which seemed more like a spoof on tv commercials to me than anything else, this one did seem to delve more into women being doting housewives.
Gless was a single woman who came to town. That alone upsets this whole cart. I wonder how Stepford handled that? Does someone get a concubine in the process?
We did glimpse an unnamed couple attempting to flee at the very beginning. They don't make it. I was misled to think this was a couple shown in the original, which they weren't.
Also, this one did take the approach that the women aren't replaced with robots, they are drugged.
The first Stepford was more of a Twilight Zone movie as well. This one sought to give the wives their revenge. Granted, had the robots of the first one rebelled, it might have been interesting, but then it could also have simply been "Westworld, the Women."
Nevertheless, nothing failed in this sequel. The siren going off for the women to take the medication could have been absurd, but it was kept low-key, as was the women in the lacy outfits and aprons.
I only truly grasped there was something impractical about the dresses when Kavner commented to Gless about it in the car.
Yes, Revenge was nearly a totally different movie from Stepford Wives, different motives, different outcome, but there has been sequels that pretty much follow the same path as the original and those are no fun.
Want to see the women lose? See the 1975 movie.
Want to see the men lose? See the 1980 sequel.
There is a third, horrendous movie, called Stepford Children, with Barbara Eden, Don Murray and Tammy Lauren. Avoid this one at all costs. It doesn't add anything further to this concept.
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- richard.fuller1
- May 27, 2004
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