The stepford wives is an iconic film, so much so that the title has been used to coin a phrase. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of stepford wives. Beginning with the bra burning 1960s, a movement toward more equitable treatment of woman began to gain considerable. The 1975 stepford wives also retains the whitewashed quality of secondwave feminism. Joanna eberhardt, a modern 70s woman, is uncertain of stepford s women. The stepford wives forbes, 1975 portrays the feminine condition in a bourgeois, patriarchal society boruzkowski, 1987. 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. Stepford wives 1975 no one has it available for streaming.
In the closing scene, joannas robot is seen walking down a grocery aisle. Its plot follows a woman who relocates with her husband and children from new york city to the connecticut community of stepford, where she comes to find the women live unwaveringly subservient lives to their husbands. The stepford wives is the screen adaptation of a popular novel by ira levin. Based on a novel by ira levin, this movie succeed to capture the darker side of american suburb. The stepford wives is a 1975 american sciencefiction horror film based on the 1972 ira levin novel of the same name. Faux brick wall, butcher block counter tops, slate floor. Sep 10, 20 stepford reception in 1975 feminists criticized the movies pessimism and hyperbole, felt it ridiculed the womens movement betty friedan called it a ripoff of the womens movement many women liked it, felt it dramatized some of their problems with men in exaggerated form awkward target audience. And jaheeseus christ, i may just never lightheartedly refer to a stepford anything ever, ever again. Finally, the stepford wives script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the movie starring nicole kidman, bette midler, matthew broderick, christopher walken, yadda yadda. The stepford wives has some really funny moments in it but in the end its one big mess. The films story is well layered and keeps you involved from.
It told the story of joanna eberhart, a semiprofessional photographer who moves to a small town in connecticut away from new york city. I timed the stepford wives in conjunction with halloween and it wasnt really until the 3rd act until that choice paid off. In it, a young couple moves to the titular town, and the new wife notes some disturbing patterns, such as the extremely submissive behavior of the women. Sometime this year i picked up a copy of the stepford wives by ira levin at the fantastic building 19 one of the best things about new england, as ive talked about before. 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. The stepford wives movie full download watch the stepford. Movie 3 of 1975 and 24 overall in my journey through films of my lifetime. Stepford wives script transcript from the screenplay andor. I guess this movie is a satire for husbands who wanted to have a perfect wives. Does a story about selfish men who will stop at nothing to have subservient wives make great horror. Estrelado por don johnson, sharon gless, e julie kavner.
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. 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. Megaproducer scott rudin and director frank oz teamed up for a remake in 2004. Jodav productions, shakerbelly productions et fascino pgt realisation. Jun 24, 2016 the stepford wives is the screen adaptation of a popular novel by ira levin. One sheet horror movie posters original movie posters horror films film posters cinema posters retro posters music posters scary movies good movies. 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. Many of them have the nicole kidman version, but not the original.
The stepford husbands 1996 com donna mills e michael ontkean. Bryan forbes, in the original 1975 movie adaptation of ira levins novella did make certain improvements to the authors satire. The stepford wives 1975 wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. The made for tv movie revenge of the stepford wives 1980, starring sharon gless and julie kavner on the other hand my goodness, that film should not have been made. It makes for a great palette cleanser after the horror of the stepford wives, though, because it was just so bad. Stepford wives locations norwalk, connecticut atlas obscura. However, the story itself is way ahead of its time. Ms kidman is usually brilliant, but nobody could save this mess. The stepford wives 1975 based on the novel by ira levin and screenplay by william goldman. Movies of the 70s wife movies, stepford wife, stepford. The stepford wives is a wellmade horror movie or maybe thriller. How does the 2004 remake of the stepford wives differ from. Matthew broderick and his tvexec wife nicole kidman move to the strange town where all of the wives seem like. Ira levin wrote this story in 1975, when robots werent so advanced and often humanlike as they tend to be now.
The stepford wives organizations complete guide to the stepford movies. 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 movie that was examined is the stepford wives 1975. If television affects the way we think, dress and behave and, heaven help us, im afraid it does then someday we may all be a nation of those perfect plastic robots on tv. Unfortunately, bobbie and joanna discover that the villages wives have been replaced with. One of my wives is missing tv movie 1976 suspense thriller. The stepford wives is a 1975 american satirical horror film directed by bryan forbes, written by. If ira levins 1972 novel and the 1975 film adaptation of the stepford wives is best remembered as a dark satire of the reactionary and misogynistic groupthink of privileged classes in american suburbia, then frank ozs 2004 film adaptation seems above all a satire of that satire. In this remake of the 1975 thriller, nicole kidman plays a professional woman who moves to the beautiful suburb of stepford with her husband matthew broderick, only to discover that all their female neighbors are a bit too perfect, lacking any semblance of. Joanna katharine ross moves with husband walter peter masterson and their children to the ideal suburban community of stepford, connecticut. 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. During our discussion on the stepford wives it was noted how different the 1975 version is to its 2004 remake, particularly in regards to the latters happy ending. The stepford wives 1975 is an american science fiction film based on the ira levin novel of the same name.
The stepford wives 1975 katharine ross feature horror. Financial analysis of the stepford wives 1975 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. It was directed by bryan forbes with a screenplay by william goldman, and stars katharine ross, paula prentiss, and peter masterson. 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 peter masterson and their children to the ideal suburban community of stepford, ct. The stepford wives1975 is an american science fiction film based on the ira levin novel of the same name.
You women are changing the natural order of things. I always heard about this moviestory and it came off to me as a horror trope. The stepford wives is a 1972 satirical thriller novel by ira levin. 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. In the closing scene, joannas robot is seen walking down a.
Beginning with the bra burning 1960s, a movement toward more equitable treatment of woman began to gain considerable momentum. Joanna eberhart katharine ross moves to the quiet town of stepford with her husband peter masterson and children. Mansion and shopping center used in the 1975 film the stepford wives. The stepford wives is a stunning film, one that is a genre classic, and if you enjoy old school horror, then this is a must see film. Fortunately, my mom was the polar opposite of a stepford wife. Im a slow reader but the book was pretty short, so it didnt take me too long to get through it. The stepford wives 1975 authentic x original movie poster fine katharine ross horror u. Discover stepford wives locations in norwalk, connecticut.
Women in contemporary cinema arif rohman slideshare. Nov 22, 2016 the 1975 stepford wives also retains the whitewashed quality of secondwave feminism. The 1970s in the united states was a period of significant social change. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Mar 18, 2009 sometime this year i picked up a copy of the stepford wives by ira levin at the fantastic building 19 one of the best things about new england, as ive talked about before. In the ending of the 1975 stepford wives, joannas robot is seen gazing at her with empty, black eyes. Second and thirdwave feminist values and culture in the. The stepford wives is a much shorter book than i had anticipated. Joanna eberhardt, a modern 70s woman, is uncertain of stepfords women. Late in levins novel, after most of her other friends have been turned into robots, joanna befriends ruthanne henry, a new resident and the first africanamerican woman in stepford.
Jan 29, 2014 one of my wives is missing tv movie 1976 suspense thriller. It was remarked that this remake completely removes the social commentary of. While the film was a moderate success at the time of release, it has grown in stature as a. But both the novel and the movie took an extreme path. The stepford wives is a 1975 american science fiction horror thriller film based on the 1972 ira levin novel of the same name. Theres really nothing special to the films style the cinematography, editing, or art design although id argue that the acting is pretty great. If it didnt fit in the microwave, she wasnt going to make it. Dec 10, 2012 in the ending of the 1975 stepford wives, joannas robot is seen gazing at her with empty, black eyes. The ones who look human well, humanoid, but whove fashioned a utopia out of this vale of tears by selecting and using the correct cosmetics, kitchen aids, toiletries and garbage bags.
Ira levins savagely satiric scifi novel the stepford wives provided fodder for one of the biggest moneymaking films of the 1970s. Stepford reception in 1975 feminists criticized the movies pessimism and hyperbole, felt it ridiculed the womens movement betty friedan called it a ripoff of the womens movement many women liked it, felt it dramatized some of their problems with men in exaggerated form awkward target audience. Ira levins original 1972 novella the stepford wives was both suspense and witty satire. O remake the stepford wives teve nicole kidman e matthew broderick nos papeis principais. The stepford wives, katharine ross on poster art, 1975. Stepford wives, according to ira levinss original 1972 stepford wives novel. Unfortunately, bobbie and joanna discover that the villages wives have been replaced with robots, and joannas husband wants in on the action. 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. Sep 25, 2015 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. At once a masterpiece of psychological suspense and a savage commentary on a mediadriven society that values the pursuit of youth and beauty at all costs, the stepford wives is a novel so frightening in its final implications that the title itself has earned a place in the american lexicon. Holy crap, that looks exactly like the kitchen we had in the house when i was a kid. Ask the stepford husbands, whove created this hightech terrifying little town, in a very modern comedythriller.
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