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Overview

User Rating:
6.9/10   4,145 votes
Director:
Bryan Forbes
Writers:
Ira Levin (novel)
William Goldman (screenplay)
Release Date:
12 February 1975 (USA) more
Tagline:
Something strange is happening in the town of Stepford. more
Plot:
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. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
Novelist Levin Dies at Age 78 (From WENN. 15 November 2007)
User Comments:
Summer Dresses and Big Brimmed Hats more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)

Katharine Ross ... Joanna Eberhart
Paula Prentiss ... Bobbie Markowe
Peter Masterson ... Walter Eberhart
Nanette Newman ... Carol Van Sant
Tina Louise ... Charmaine Wimpiris
Carol Eve Rossen ... Dr. Fancher (as Carol Rossen)
William Prince ... Ike Mazzard
Carole Mallory ... Kit Sunderson
Toni Reid ... Marie Axhelm

Judith Baldwin ... Patricia Cornell
Barbara Rucker ... Mary Ann Stravros
George Coe ... Claude Axhelm
Franklin Cover ... Ed Wimpiris
Robert Fields ... Raymond Chandler
Michael Higgins ... Mr. Cornell
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Additional Details

Runtime:
115 min | UK:110 min (2001 DVD release) | UK:100 min (2004 DVD release)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (TVC)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Filming Locations:
Darien, Connecticut, USA more
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Trivia:
Early on during pre-production, Edgar J. Scherick suggested that Mary Tyler Moore and Valerie Harper could play "Joanna Eberhart" and "Bobbie Markowe" respectively. This was vetoed immediately by William Goldman who deemed it as a "very gimmicky publicity stunt", as both actresses were very popular at the time starring in top-rated sitcoms. The idea was dismissed before casting ever began. more
Goofs:
Continuity: As the Eberharts enter Stepford for the first time riding in their station wagon, Joanna's head scarf disappears and reappears several times as the scenes change. more
Quotes:
Joanna Eberhart: Why do they call you Diz?
Dale Coba: I used to work in Disneyland.
Joanna Eberhart: No, really!
Dale Coba: No. Really.
Joanna Eberhart: I don't believe you.
Dale Coba: Why not?
Joanna Eberhart: You don't seem to be the kind of person that likes to make other people happy.
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Edited into "30 Even Scarier Movie Moments" (2006) more

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Summer Dresses and Big Brimmed Hats, 29 January 2005
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The image of beautiful, not necessarily sexy, women parading through the aisles of a grocery story in picturesque, almost Victorian summer dresses and wide white broad brimmed hats is one of the most lasting of this effective thriller based on the work by Ira Levin. Katherine Ross engagingly plays a women being moved with family in tow from the hustle and bustle of New York City to the serene suburbs of old Connetticut. Ross soon discovers that life for the gentle sex is anything but normal. All the women of Stepford seem to be concerned with is housecleaning and pleasing their husbands. This is a good, high energy film that shocks more from looks and what you do not see rather than what you do see. Helping greatly is a solid acting cast working with a pliable script. Though shot with an almost static effect at times, The Stepford Wives packs a few good punches. The scene in the grocery store and the scene with the empty eyes are just two of the highlights for me. Patrick O' Neal, lovely Tina Louise, and the ever loquacious Paula Prentiss costar. At the heart of the film is human identity and the worth it has/should have. There are aspects of social commentary abounding: the relationship of men and women in marriage, the effects of Suburban living, and the dangers of technology.

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