Horror/Suspense, Classic, Mystery, Science-Fiction, Suspense, Thriller, Robots/Cyborgs, Recommended, Satire, Marriage, Theatrical Release, Horror Classic, 1970s, Essential Cinema, Based On A Novel
Description
Katharine Ross stars in this classic horror film as Joanna, a woman who moves to Stepford, Connecticut, along with her husband Walter (Peter Masterson) and her best friend Bobbie (Paula Prentiss). As the two women meet the other housewives who live in Stepford, they begin to notice that all of them are interested only in cooking, cleaning, and pleasing their husbands. Joanna and Bobbie are further alarmed when their husbands join the mysterious Stepford Men's Club, which convenes in a heavily guarded mansion and harbors a nefarious secret agenda. Based on the novel by Ira Levin (ROSEMARY'S BABY) and followed by the made-for-television sequels THE REVENGE OF THE STEPFORD WIVES, THE STEPFORD CHILDREN, and THE STEPFORD HUSBANDS.
I had really been looking forward to finally seeing this film (it had somehow escaped my radar for years). I am a big fan of Ira Levin, and found his novel quite chilling. Not so with the film.... Read the whole review at MatchFlick
