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  • Actors: Nicole Kidman, Bette Midler, Matthew Broderick, Glenn Close, Christopher Walken
  • Directors: Frank Oz
  • Writers: Ira Levin, Paul Rudnick
  • Producers: Donald De Line, Edgar J. Scherick, Gabriel Grunfeld, Keri Selig, Leslie J. Converse
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Dreamworks Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 29 Nov 2004
  • Run Time: 89 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0006GCZZ6
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 8,095 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Based on a book by Ira Levin which satirizes the roles of 1950s housewives, this is a remake of the 1975 film adaptation. Director Frank Oz presents a dramatic reworking of the horror classic, putting a totally over-the-top slant on the story that gives it true comedic value. In the early 21st century, a fast-paced Manhattan couple, Joanna (Nicole Kidman) and Walter (Matthew Broderick), both work for a major television network. While she is a leader and breadwinner in producing reality shows, he is a mere middle-management type. So when Joanna has a nervous breakdown, and Walter takes command, he's happy to find that for once in his life she's not stealing his fire. This sentiment is only asserted by the boys club that welcomes him when they move to the perfect town of Stepford, Connecticut. There, the women have been transformed by their husbands into a totally submissive, near-robotic state in which they are blissfully happy doing housework and looking pretty, and are totally compliant to their men. With Claire (Glenn Close) and Mike (Christopher Walken) leading this web of weirdness, Joanna and her only normal friend, Bobbie (Bette Midler), race to solve the mystery before they too become Stepford Wives.


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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) has a nervous breakdown, prompting her husband Walter (Matthew Broderick) to take her to a simple Connecticut town called Stepford to recuperate. But Stepford is a little strange: The 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) and Roger (the very funny Roger Bart), soon discover that the mastermind of Stepford (Christopher Walken) has used cybernetics to "perfect" womankind. The Stepford Wives has some satirical zingers (from sneaky screenwriter Paul Rudnick), but the basic idea has lost a lot of gas since 1975. --Bret Fetzer

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your money if you liked the book!, 28 Jun 2005
By S. Pinney "Bookworm" (Bristol, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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Having read the book and loved it I was dying to see how it would look on screen, and with such a great cast I thought I wouldn't be disappointed. How wrong I was. This film was wasted on the likes of Kidman and Walken. And Broderick was so wooden I wondered if he was a robot throughout. As other reviewers state, the plot was full of holes, but there were some laughs, although not enough in my opinion to save the film. A big disappointment. Amazon won't allow you to choose no stars, so its 1 out of 5 for that reason only.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Shiny, happy people, 13 Jun 2005
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I haven't seen the original film version which I understand is a lot darker. This version looked more of a comedy so I didn't expect too much from it which is probably the right way to go. The characters are fairly stereotyped, there is no air of mystery really and the plot isn't strong. However, I think it was intended and has turned out to be a very light film. The top drawer cast looked like they had a good time and it is fluffy, light entertainment and I think Roger Bart steals the show as the gay Stepford wife. Just don't expect too much from it!
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9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A redeeming more believeable version., 8 May 2006
By D P Rave (Plymouth, UK) - See all my reviews
I watched this after having seen the original, which was set as a horror movie in the full traditional sense.

This was set as semi comedy, which served to carry the social message more powerfully. In both versions, it is more about the fear and shallowness of the Stepford men (I am a man). These men however are far more believeable than in the previous film, both in how they act and in how they consent to what they do to their wives.

Superb character acting by Nicole Kidman as the OTT TV exec, who has some very down to earth lines towards the end of the film. And Matthew Broderick makes a very beliveable underdog husband who is first supportive and then eventually has had enough, until... Well you need to see the surprise ending.

Frank Oz's director's commentary is also well worth a viewing after you watch the main feature.

All in all, a film that redeems the previously unsatisfactory folklore steryotype.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Awful - DONT BUY IT!
This is simply awful - how the producers could've turned a classic, first rate thriller from Ira Levin in to this nonsense is beyond me! Read more
Published 2 months ago by Ryan Judd

3.0 out of 5 stars Oh, dear.
I watched the original film when I was no more than a child and it was a sexy, humorous, warning of what might be. A post-feminist film that men could understand. Read more
Published 5 months ago by W. Nelson

5.0 out of 5 stars Taking an interesting direction.
I don't own this dvd but I have seen it so many times at friends, it is funny and very entertaining. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Jean I Cresol

1.0 out of 5 stars no no no!!
i know my dad really likes this film but i just cannot see the facsination with it. It's slow and boring to me. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Ms. F. I. Macdonald

2.0 out of 5 stars Step one: read the book. Step two: Chuck it in the bin!
If you have read the book, like I have, then you may well be completely dismayed at what you view here. Read more
Published 23 months ago by A. Dixon

4.0 out of 5 stars A film to divide
It's strange how this film divides people into a love or hate relationship with this movie. I have to say I'm one of the few in the middle veering more to the love side of things... Read more
Published on 18 Oct 2007 by S. Smith

2.0 out of 5 stars A very mediocre film
I only watched this film when it premiered on T.V. Having never read the book, or seen the 1975 film which contained more horror than this offering, I cannot compare between each... Read more
Published on 11 Aug 2007 by Brida

1.0 out of 5 stars The Stepford Bores
When I heard Nicole Kidman was to appear in a remake of the seminal socio-horror flick, The Stepford Wives, I thought: what a fabulous idea. Read more
Published on 11 Aug 2007 by Catblack_uk

1.0 out of 5 stars Wasn't expecting much but was still disapointed
I had read reviews of this film in magazines and heard people talking about it, so by reputation I wasn't expecting it to measure up to the superb novel, or even the pretty decent... Read more
Published on 24 Sep 2006 by C. Mcsloy

1.0 out of 5 stars oh dear oh dear
Most people know the Stepford story, and I was hoping that this would be a new take on the original idea, but very little was new, and despite there being a good cast whose acting... Read more
Published on 20 Feb 2006 by snethaway

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