The Stepford Wives is a 1975 science fiction–thriller film based on the 1972 Ira Levin novel of the same name. It was directed by Bryan Forbes with a screenplay by William Goldman, and stars Katharine Ross, Paula Prentiss, Peter Masterson, Forbes' wife Nanette Newman and Tina Louise. The film was remade in 2004 under the same name, but was written as a comedy versus a serious horror/thriller film. While the film was only a moderate success at the time of release, it has grown in stature as a cult film over the years. Building upon the reputation of Levin's novel, the term "Stepford... Wife" has become a popular science fiction concept and several sequels were shot, as well as the remake of the film in 2004. Joanna Eberhart is a young wife who moves with her husband Walter and two children from New York City to the idyllic Connecticut suburb of Stepford. Loneliness quickly sets in as Joanna, a mildly rebellious aspiring photographer, finds the women in town all look great and are obsessed with housework, but have few intellectual interests. The men all belong to the clubbish Stepford Men's Association, which Walter joins to Joanna's dismay.
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| Release date: | February 12, 1975 |
| Directed by: | Bryan Forbes |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 115 Minutes |
| Producer: | Edgar J. Scherick |
| Editor: | Timothy Gee |
| Music by: | Michael Small |
| Cinematography: | Owen Roizman |
| Screenplay by: | William Goldman |
| Adapted from: | The Stepford Wives |
| Genre: | Thriller, Science Fiction |