The Stepford Wives (Special Collector's Edition)
by Frank Oz
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Actor: Bette Midler, Christopher Walken, Glenn Close, Matthew Broderick, Nicole KidmanDirector: Frank Oz
Brand: Paramount
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: 92 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: Goofy
Summary: 5 Stars
I heard that this remake was terrible, but finally caught it on TV and found myself laughing more than most comedies. I loved Kidman and Midler's neurotic characterizations. A lot of the jokes/cuts were cheap but still worked in the context of a low comedy that was just fun and seemed not to pretend to be much more.
Okay, sure, what a risk to remake an iconic serious "horror" film and social commentary like the original as a silly comedy!! Maybe it was a dumb idea, but I am glad they did it because I got a kick out of it. Yes it made no sense toward the end and could have been done much better in terms of logic, for example, one minute the women were robots and then they just have chips in their brains. ETC. That is just one thing of several that would beg for forgiveness if this film in any way pretended to be serious! Yes I would have liked tighter logic, but I would forgive anyway because there were some very cute scenes.
So five stars means don't necessarily pass it up just because of all the terrible reviews. Kidman and Midler are cute. The characterizations by the other big name actors are variably adequate. Including a gay man as one of the wives is goofy but adds interest. The digs related to the Big City of New York relative to Connecticut as a sort of cultural refuge may offend some -- but hey, its the sort of stuff you might find in a goofy Woody Allen film and chuckle at. So with tons of fair warning from other reviewers, if you feel in a mood to watch this anyway, just relax and enjoy! It can be done.
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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