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The Stepford Wives: Directed by Bryan Forbes. With Katharine Ross, Paula Prentiss, Peter Masterson, Nanette Newman. Joanna Eberhart has come to the quaint little town of Stepford, Connecticut with her family, but soon discovers there lies a sinister truth in the all too perfect behavior of the female residents.
- Welcome to Stepford
- Coffee, Tea, Or Me?
- Backlash and Legacy
Producer Edgar J. Scherick (The Heartbreak Kid) recruited Forbes to direct the screenplay by Oscar winner William Goldman (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid), and they soon set about finding their Joanna. It wasn't easy: Jean Seberg (Breathless) was in the running but ultimately said no. Diane Keaton met with Forbes, but he later said she turned d...
Before long, Bobbie herself falls victim, transforming overnight into a cheerful housewife who curls her hair, paints on the makeup, and meticulously scrubs her kitchen. Horrified by her friend's metamorphosis, Joanna plans to leave her husband and Stepford, but before she can, she realizes her children are missing. Desperate to find them, she goes...
The Stepford Wives did not find great critical or box office success, and initially, many second-wave feminists derided it as exploitative trash. A 1975New York Times articledescribed how Columbia Pictures invited feminist activists to a Stepford screening, only for them to meet the film with "hisses, groans, and guffaws." Betty Friedan called it a...
Oct 31, 1974 · Go to Redding for a behind-the-scenes look at the filming of The Stepford Wives. (" Stepford's Mechanical Wives ," November 1974) Meet some independent filmmakers who preferred working in Connecticut over New York or California (" Connecticut Filmmakers ," June 1983), like Friday the 13th producer and Westport resident Sean Cunningham.
Screenshots. The Stepford Wives (1975) In director Bryan Forbes' great and shocking cautionary feminist sci-fi/horror and part-mystery cult tale - it was an adaptation of Ira Levin's satirical 1972 novel of the same name from a screenplay by William Goldman. The creepy, satirical black comedy and cult classic, was filmed in southwestern ...
The Stepford Wives is a 1975 American satirical psychological thriller film directed by Bryan Forbes. It was written by William Goldman, who based his screenplay on Ira Levin 's 1972 novel of the same name. The film stars Katharine Ross as a woman who relocates with her husband ( Peter Masterson) and children from New York City to the ...
The Stepford Wives: Directed by Frank Oz. With Nicole Kidman, Matthew Broderick, Bette Midler, Glenn Close. The secret to a Stepford wife lies behind the doors of the Men's Association.
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Oct 24, 2017 · After watching Get Out earlier this year, the movie that kept coming to my mind, and many others was The Stepford Wives.Based on the book by Ira Levin, the mind behind Rosemary’s Baby as well ...
