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Director:
Writers:
Carolyn Lefcourt (story) &
Brian Garfield (story) ...
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Release Date:
23 January 1987 (USA) more
Tagline:
Who Am I Here? more
Plot:
A family-values man named Jerry Blake marries widows and divorcées with children in search of the perfect family... more | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins & 6 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(47 articles)
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Terry O'Quinn makes his mark more (69 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Terry O'Quinn | ... | Jerry Blake | |
| Jill Schoelen | ... | Stephanie Maine | |
| Shelley Hack | ... | Susan | |
| Charles Lanyer | ... | Dr. Bondurant | |
| Stephen Shellen | ... | Jim Ogilvie | |
| Stephen E. Miller | ... | Al Brennan | |
| Robyn Stevan | ... | Karen | |
| Jeff Schultz | ... | Paul Baker | |
| Lindsay Bourne | ... | Art Teacher | |
| Anna Hagan | ... | Mrs. Leitner | |
| Gillian Barber | ... | Anne Barnes | |
| Blu Mankuma | ... | Lt. Jack Wall | |
| Jackson Davies | ... | Mr. Chesterton | |
| Sandra Head | ... | Receptionist | |
| Gabrielle Rose | ... | Dorothy Rinehard |
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Also Known As:
Stepfather I
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Runtime:
89 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:16 | Finland:K-16 (cut) (1988) (VHS) | Australia:M | Denmark:15 (DVD rating) | Finland:K-18 (uncut) (1988) | France:-12 | Norway:16 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:18
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Loosely based on the story of John List. He is the New Jersey man who killed his family, and disappeared for 16 years, until he was one of the first people profiled on "America's Most Wanted." more
Goofs:
Continuity: When the film first opens, we see a paperboy toss the newspaper onto Jerry's lawn. It lands close to the perimeter of the lawn. But when Jerry emerges later and stops to pick up the newspaper, it is closer to the house. more
Quotes:
Dr. Bondurant:
Sounds like you had a strict upbringing.
Jerry Blake:
You might say that.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "King of the Hill: Untitled Blake McCormick Project (#12.12)" (2008) more
Soundtrack:
Run Between the Raindrops more
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This is one of the best thrillers to emerge from the 1980's. It's got assured direction from Joseph Reuben. An excellent script by Donald E. Westlake.And an absolutely mesmerizing performance from Terry O'Quinn, who invests his character with enough repressed fury to make most screen psychos look like Mr Rogers.
The film starts out with a real sense of style as O'Quinn washes his bloody hands in a bathroom sink then proceeds to alter his appearance drastically before walking downstairs to his murdered family; its a startling and creepy beginning and the rest of the film is as stylish and well done. I think its biggest strength is the well-developed psychopathology of Terry O'Quinn's character;his behavior actually makes sense in terms of his madness; this is a refreshing change of pace from most films of this type, where the killers have zero motivation and are just plot-devices.