The Stepford Wives (Special Collector's Edition)

The Stepford Wives (Special Collector's Edition)
by Frank Oz

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Actor: Bette Midler, Christopher Walken, Glenn Close, Matthew Broderick, Nicole Kidman
Director: Frank Oz
Brand: KIDMAN,NICOLE
Producer: Donald De Line
Producer: Edgar J. Scherick
Producer: Gabriel Grunfeld
Producer: Keri Selig
Producer: Leslie J. Converse
Writer: Ira Levin
Writer: Paul Rudnick
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 93 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-11-09
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Paramount

Movie Reviews of The Stepford Wives (Special Collector's Edition)

Movie Review: A Great Remake for the 21st Century...
Summary: 5 Stars

I consider unfair that the Stepford Wives 2004 remake by Director Frank Oz, received such poor comments and bad reviews. Perhaps, it's that reviewers did not understand that it was an adaptation of the original 1970s movie to the social, fiscal and political situation that the nation was (and is) undergoing. The superb cast included recognized artists as Nicole Kidman, Glenn Close, Bette Midler and Christopher Walken.

The plot has been updated to the 21st century. Joanna, the most recognized TV celebrity of NY suffers an emotional crisis after one of their hosts portrayed on her Reality TV show shoots his wife, her six lovers and tries to kill Joanna on stage. After series of electroshocks, she regains memory now living in Stepford.

Even though she finds the wives from Stepford somewhat unique, it is not until she meets Bobbie (Bette Milder) and Roger (Roger Bart) that the three decide on finding out the mystery of why these women are so perfect. Worth mentioning that Bobbie and Roger had also suffered of depression and moved to Stepford thinking it was the perfect town. For the rest of the plot, rent the movie but watch it with an open mind and relate it to issues and situations that current social dogmas require most of the people to adapt.

It's all a comedy and a critique of stagnation and current conventionalist trends that some people and communities decide to adopt in order to survive certain situations. After watching this movie, it was so easy for me to relate it to many processes and issues that were happening five years ago...

Once I saw this 2004 adaptation did see 1970 original movie for the first time. By all means, the remake is much better than the original. If you can understand that it has been three decades of evolution for the society, you will enjoy the movie as much as I've done. Remember, the original movie was a thriller but the 2004 remake is a comedy criticizing social rules of the 21st century.

BTW, Fate had it that Roger Bart will be acting again with Matthew Broderick a year later in the film version of Mel Brooke's musical The Producers where he plays the role of Carmen Ghia.

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Summary of The Stepford Wives (Special Collector's Edition)

In THE STEPFORD WIVES, Walter (Broderick) and Joanna (Kidman) Eberhart are the newest residents in a suburban neighborhood in Stepford. Seeing that the women she surrounds herself with all seem to be cut from the same mold, and are seemingly incapable of thinking for themselves, Joanna begins to think something suspicious is going on in Stepford. Upon realizing that her friends have been replaced by robots and that she's next on the list, Joanna and Walter decide to turn the tables and expose the truth about what's really been going on in Stepford.

An all-star cast remakes the 1975 socio-political horror flick, The Stepford Wives. After being fired as president of a television network, Joanna (Nicole Kidman, Moulin Rouge) has a nervous breakdown, prompting her husband Walter (Matthew Broderick, Election) to take her to a simple Connecticut town called Stepford to recuperate. But Stepford is a little strange: The schlubby husbands congregate at a closed-doors men's club, while the wives--all in bright summer frocks and air-brushed smiles--exercise to keep their hourglass figures and cook endless pastries. Joanna, along with new arrivals Bobbie (Bette Midler, Beaches) and Roger (the very funny Roger Bart), soon discover that the mastermind of Stepford (Christopher Walken, Communion) has used cybernetics to "perfect" womankind. The Stepford Wives has some satirical zingers (from sneaky screenwriter Paul Rudnick, Addams Family Values), but the basic idea has lost a lot of gas since 1975. Also featuring Glenn Close (Fatal Attraction). --Bret Fetzer

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