- 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: Closed-captioned, Collector's Edition, Colour, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
- Language English
- Subtitles: Spanish
- Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.85:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) (US MPAA rating. See details.)
- Studio: Paramount
- DVD Release Date: 9 Nov 2004
- Run Time: 93 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B0002W4UDE
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 124,413 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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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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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
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.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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"The Stepford Wives" original film in 1975 makes the 2004 remake look shameful. Its like a child like approach to the original's very eerie and serious tone and it suffers a lot because of it. Again the remake feels like a rom-com, the dialogue of the original was witty while addressing common everyday female issues which definitely surpassed the 2004 remake. The original is considered "savage social satire" and the remake looks like a parody of the concept of "Stepford wives". Particularly the original questioned the role of females in society as more than domestic goddesses while presenting a horror like story of what could be. The ending of the remake finally seals its fate as a laughable joke to the original novel and film's powerful message of chauvinistic prejudice and ultimately could be seen as ridiculing feminism (and half the human race in the process).
The remake is more comedic and a more docile approach (just like a stepford wife ironically) to a serious subject matter, its rather clumsy romance-comedy that does nothing to surpass the original. Its entertaining but it quickly fades when compared to the brilliance of the original film. It's not an awful remake but its nothing special either so I would give a 6.5/10 as it tried to take the plot in a new direction but ultimately wasn't nearly as satisfying.
The remake is more comedic and a more docile approach (just like a stepford wife ironically) to a serious subject matter, its rather clumsy romance-comedy that does nothing to surpass the original. Its entertaining but it quickly fades when compared to the brilliance of the original film. It's not an awful remake but its nothing special either so I would give a 6.5/10 as it tried to take the plot in a new direction but ultimately wasn't nearly as satisfying.
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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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 wasn't bad, something was missing. I just think the film wasn't quite 'anything' in particular - not particularly funny nor any suspense, or drama, and left me feeling disinterested.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Great film.
People need to stop comparing this to the book and the original; both of which were written at a very different time, in a changing society. Read more
Published 24 days ago by izziemack
Stepford Wives
This dvd has a great story line and some great actors in it. A fun film to watch over the weekend with a friend when trying to decide what to watch, easy watching. Read more
Published 2 months ago by SandraLaw
Nothing like the book
Having read the book was looking forward to watching the film. It is nothing like the film! The only similarity were the names. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Cupcake
Fantastic movie!
Fantastic movie for all. My teenage daughter loves this, but I really prefer the original, this is a close second.
Published 23 months ago by M. Ely
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 on 7 Jun 2009 by Clever Spud
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 on 29 May 2009 by Jean I Cresol
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 on 14 Jan 2008 by Ms. F. I. Macdonald
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 on 7 Dec 2007 by A. Dixon
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... Read more
Published on 18 Oct 2007 by S. Smith
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
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