The Stepford Wives

2004

PG-13

1h 33m

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5.7/10

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What does it take to become a Stepford wife, a woman perfect beyond belief? Ask the Stepford husbands, who've created this high-tech, terrifying little town.

Directors

Frank Oz

Writers

Paul Rudnick(screenplay by)

Ira Levin(novel by)

Stars

Nicole Kidman

Matthew Broderick

Bette Midler

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Joanna Eberhart

Walter Kresby

Bobbie Markowitz

Claire Wellington

Mike Wellington

Roger Bannister

Jerry Harmon

Dave Markowitz

Pete Kresby

Kimberly Kresby

Sarah Sunderson

Herb Sunderson

Beth Peters

Stan Peters

Charmaine Van Sant

Ted Van Sant

Carol Wainwright

Christopher Evan Welch

Ed Wainwright

Directors

Frank Oz

Writers

Paul Rudnick(screenplay by)

Ira Levin(novel by)

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_**Confused comedic remake of the original 1975 film**_ A couple (Nicole Kidman & Matthew Broderick) moves from the Big Apple to Stepford, Connecticut, where many of the wives of the village are wholly dedicated to their husbands, home & garden and keeping themselves well-groomed and primed for sex. The husband joins the mysterious all-male organization of the town which seems to be up to something fishy. Bette Midler plays Joanna’s best friend while Glenn Close & Christopher Walken are on hand as high society leaders. “The Stepford Wives” (2004) is a confused comedic remake of the iconic 1975 film. It starts out like it might be a fun farce, and it is to some degree, but it’s hindered by an annoying stereotypical “gay” character and doomed by befuddled writing, the result of bad-management wherein rewrites and reshoots ruined the story's continuity and created plot holes. The most glaring example is the implication that the wives are replaced by robots; for instance, one woman is used as an ATM machine. At the end, however, Joanna (Kidman) discovers they've just been brainwashed by microchips inserted in their brains. If the latter is true, why was there an android version of Joanna? Do the men have a choice of a robot model or a human-with-a-microchip model? Do they choose “accessories”? It’s never elucidated. The film runs 1 hour, 32 minutes, and was shot in Connecticut and New York/New Jersey. GRADE: D+

Wuchak11 Aug, 2020