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The Stepford Wives is a 1975 American science fiction, horror, and mystery film directed by Bryan Forbes. The screenplay was written by William Goldman and Ira Levin, based on Levin’s work. The cast includes Katharine Ross, Paula Prentiss, Peter Masterson, and Nanette Newman. Produced by Edgar Scherick, the movie was distributed by Columbia Pictures and Netflix.
Filmed in Connecticut and New York City, the narrative is set in Connecticut. The production team featured Owen Roizman as director of photography, Gene Callahan as production designer, and Anna Hill Johnstone as costume designer. Michael Small composed the score. The film has a runtime of 117 minutes and carries a PG rating.
Critical reception includes a 68% review score and a 6.2/10 rating. It holds a 56% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a Metascore of 54. The film earned one win and one nomination for awards. It generated $8,700,000 in revenue against a $500,000 budget. The work is part of the Stepford Collection.
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6.7Joanna Eberhart comes to the 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.
Cast
- Katharine Ross as Joanna Eberhart
- Paula Prentiss as Bobbie Markowe
- Nanette Newman as Carol Van Sant
- Judith Baldwin as Patricia Cornell
- Peter Masterson as Walter Eberhart
- Tina Louise as Charmaine Wimpiris
Themes
- android
- small town
- based on novel or book
- feminism
- housewife
- connecticut
- robot
- suburb
- frantic
- desperate
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Ratings
IMDb
6.9/10
21,457 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
56%
Metacritic
54/100
- Year
- 1975
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Genres
- Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- mystery film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- The Stepford Wives
- Director
- Bryan Forbes
- Screenwriter
- Ira Levin
- Cast member
- Paula Trueman
- Composer
- Michael Small
- Producer
- Edgar Scherick
- Cinematographer
- Owen Roizman
- Narrative location
- Connecticut
- Filming location
- New York City
- Duration
- 336
- FilmAffinity ID
- 460544
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1975-01-01
- title
- The Stepford Wives
- distributed by
- Netflix
- production designer
- Gene Callahan
- after a work by
- Ira Levin
- costume designer
- Anna Hill Johnstone
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 6.2/10
- Commons category
- The Stepford Wives (1975 film)
- box office
- 4000000
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