The stepford wives is a 1975 american sciencefiction horror film directed by bryan forbes based on the 1972 novel by the same name of ira levin. At the premiere of the original stepford wives in 1975, the films director bryan forbes was assaulted with an umbrella by a woman he described as a militant libber. Stepford wives locations norwalk, connecticut atlas. The stepford wives is a 2004 american sciencefiction horror comedy film. Unlike many similar films, the stepford wives has tremendous restraint and moreover a truly exceptional cast. A 1975 new york times article described how columbia pictures invited feminist activists to a stepford screening, only for them to meet the film with hisses, groans, and guffaws. I timed the stepford wives in conjunction with halloween and it wasnt really until the 3rd act until that choice paid off. Joanna eberhart has come to the quaint little town of stepford, connecticut with her family.
I always heard about this movie story and it came off to me as a horror trope. Predstavlja adaptaciju istoimenog romana ire levina. The film is based on the ira levin novel the stepford wives filmed the first time in 1975. The stepford wives 1975 pg 115 min horror, mystery, scifi 12 february 1975 usa 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. The stepford wives is a 1975 science fictionthriller film based on the 1972 ira levin novel of. While the film was a moderate success at the time of release, it has grown in stature as a. Diane passno referred to the 1975 film in her eyeopening book feminism. The stepford wives 1975 the first movie adaptation of ira levins 1972 novel he also penned rosemarys baby is a chilling affair.
In the william goldmanscripted, bryan forbesdirected adaptation of ira levins savagely satiric scifi novel the stepford wives, housewife joanna katharine ross moves with husband walter. Certainly, the stepford wives film showed much in the way of promise. She says, no woman wants to play the part of one of the stepford wives, a movie about women whose husbands replaced them with robots. The event was a special screening of the controversial film, the stepford wives, at the magno sound. Like any film with a big twist, you have to be willing to play along a bit. It was directed by robert fuest with a screenplay by david wiltse and starring sharon gless, julie kavner, don johnson, arthur hill, and audra lindley. The stepford wives 1975 katharine ross feature horror.
The story concerns joanna eberhart, a photographer and young mother who suspects the frighteningly submissive housewives in her new idyllic connecticut neighborhood may be robots created by their husbands the book has had two feature film adaptations, both using the same title as the. Jeanette winterson on what the stepford wives says about. The stepford wives is a 1975 american satirical horror film directed by bryan forbes, written by william goldman, and starring katharine ross, paula prentiss. The films story is well layered and keeps you involved from.
Revenge of the stepford wives is a 1980 american madefortelevision science fictionthriller film inspired by the ira levin novel the stepford wives. The stepford wives is a film that shows paranoia of the traditional male sex and how their views and attributes can be jeopardized by the modern female. Billed in its trailers as a very modern suspense story, the 1975 film the stepford wives is about a family who move from the crowded, dirty highrises of manhattan to the sprawling. The uncanny valley effect of the stepford wives, and even stepford itself, is effective and unsettling. The stepford wives, frank ozs madcap reengineering of a dusty, secondrate thriller from 1975, opens with a montage of happy housewives and their household gadgets. The stepford wives 1975 film pop culture wiki fandom. The stepford wives is a 1975 american satirical horror film directed by bryan forbes, written by william goldman, and starring katharine ross, paula prentiss, and peter masterson. Theres an undeniable camp in certain areas, particularly when one of the wives malfunctions, but it was the seventies, baby. The stepford wives forbes, 1975 portrays the feminine condition in a bourgeois, patriarchal society boruzkowski, 1987. It is the first in a series of sequels inspired by the 1972 novel and the original. Movie 3 of 1975 and 24 overall in my journey through films of my lifetime. I always heard about this moviestory and it came off to me as a horror trope.
The stepford wives 79 movie clip i thought we were. Interviews about making the 1975 stepford wives with director bryan forbes, producer edgar j. The film is a remake of the 1975 film of the same title. Stepfordske supruge je americki science fiction film snimljen 1975. But neither should we be the robots that the feminists want us to be, accepting their definition of our roles. The film was remade in 2004 under the same name, but was written as a comedy vs. The stepford wives is a 1975 american science fiction horror thriller film based on the 1972 ira levin novel of the same name. The stepford wives achieves this by emphasizing character and relationships over plot machinations.
Something strange is happening in the town of stepford. Interesting, and eerie horror film, the stepford wives is one of those films that takes its time with the plot to grab you in, and it works. Theres really nothing special to the films style the cinematography, editing, or art design although id argue that the acting is pretty great. The stepford wives dreamworks animation wiki fandom. The stepford wives unfortunately belongs down in the company of these latter two. It was directed by frank oz from a screenplay by paul rudnick and stars nicole kidman, matthew broderick, bette midler, christopher walken, faith hill and glenn close. Best described as a satirical horror thriller, it channels both pro and antifeminist sensibilities of the time, as well as tapping into the humansasrobots sci fi trope explored by westworld. Ira levins savagely satiric scifi novel the stepford wives provided fodder for one of the biggest moneymaking films of the 1970s. In the film, liberated females who are equal to, if not more powerful than their husbands and hold on to their own sexuality are murdered and changed with supposedly superior copies who supposedly embody perfection. The first part of the film takes great pains to establish that kidmans character, the protagonist joanna, is a horrible person. The stepford wives 1975 letterboxd your life in film. Feminists recoil at film designed to relate to them the. They seem fishy from the moment joanna katharine ross arrives in the cozy suburb of stepford. Feminists recoil at film designed to relate to them.
The stepford wives 1975 pg 115 min horror, mystery, scifi 12 february 1975 usa joanna eberhart has. They dont seem to do anything much, except keep up their images as perfect housewives and helpmates. Joanna katharine ross moves with husband walter peter masterson and their children to the ideal suburban community of stepford, connecticut. The stepford wives is an iconic film, so much so that the title has been used to coin a phrase. Contesting mans selfabsorbed approach to gender, a subject that sadly has changed little over time, the stepford wives still serves a pertinent place in any thriller movie cabinet. The stepford wives is about a small suburb where the women happily go about their housework cleaning, doing laundry, and cooking gourmet meals to please their husbands. In addition to whats already explained in the article about how this forced a change in the look hed envisioned for the film on the theory that if the men of stepford were so fearful of their wives becoming liberated, theyd want them replaced with absolutely gorgeous robot versions rather than tamely domestic ones, he notes that theyd had. I think its wonderful how well the film works despite the fact that we never really learn just how the men accomplish what they do like the issue with the eyes. While the stepford wife meme derives from a 1975 film based on ira levins 1972 novel, within a year of the films release the phrase had been taken up to describe a general phenomenon. The 2004 remake of this film is lighthearted and rather fun, but if that is the only version that you have seen you are missing out. Unfortunately, bobbie and joanna discover that the villages wives have been replaced with robots, and joannas husband wants in on the action. I timed the stepford wives in conjunction with halloween and it wasnt really until the.
The stepford wives 1975 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. It was directed by bryan forbes with a screenplay by william goldman, and stars katharine ross, paula prentiss, and peter masterson. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The stepford wives is a 1975 american sciencefiction horror film based on the 1972 ira levin novel of the same name. The stepford wives is a 1975 scifihorrorthriller film about a woman who 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. Its plot follows a woman who relocates with her husband and children from new york city to the connecticut community of.