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A seemingly mild mannered man -- who has just murdered his entire family -- quickly adopts a new identity and leaves town. After building a new relationship with a widow and her teenage daughter, he struggles to hide his true identity and maintain a grip on reality. Donald E. Westlake. Screenplay, Story. Joseph Ruben.
The Stepfather is a 2009 American psychological horror film directed by Nelson McCormick. [3] It is a remake of the 1987 film of the same name which was loosely based on the crimes of mass murderer John List. The film stars Dylan Walsh, Sela Ward, Penn Badgley, Amber Heard and Jon Tenney. The Stepfather was released in the United States by Sony ...
The Stepfather’s plot shouldn’t hold any surprises with anyone who has seen a slasher film or two, and it will definitely be familiar to true crime aficionados. The story bears similarities to the case of John List, who murdered his family in New Jersey in 1971 and then vanished.
The film works extremely well as is, being suspenseful and engrossing to a Hitchcock-worthy degree. Some critics view it as a BLUE VELVET-like critique of the conservative Reagan years, but I think THE STEPFATHER is best viewed as what it is: an unusually good, efficient thriller.
The Stepfather is a 1987 American cult horror/psychological thriller film starring Terry O'Quinn in the title role. It is loosely based on the life of mass murderer John List. It was directed by Joseph Ruben and written by Carolyn Lefcourt (story), Brian Garfield (story) and Donald E. Westlake (also screenplay) with a rewrite by David Loughery. This film was met with critical acclaim upon its ...
Violence & Gore. The aftermath of a murder is shown, blood covers the walls and the corpses are bloody. Dead children are seen. A man is brutally beaten to death with a 2X4; he winds up pretty bloody. A woman is hit in the face with a phone (VERY brutal) and is then thrown down the stairs. A man is stabbed in the gut with a knife.
