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Stepfather II (1989)

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The Stepfather escapes an insane asylum and winds up in another town, this time impersonating a marriage counselor. Now he seems to have found the perfect future wife, with a stepson who ... See full summary »

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Carol Grayland
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Matty Crimmins
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Todd Grayland
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Dr. Joseph Danvers
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Phil Grayland
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Sally Jenkins
Leon Martell ...
Walt 'Smitty' Smith
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The Stepfather escapes an insane asylum and winds up in another town, this time impersonating a marriage counselor. Now he seems to have found the perfect future wife, with a stepson who loves him. However, other people try to get in his way to marry her. They are interfering! One by one the Stepfather eliminates anyone who stands in his way to a perfect family. Written by Parca Mortem <icy_shadow@rocketmail.com>

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Tonight - Daddy's Coming Home - To Slice Up More Than Just The Cake! See more »

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Horror | Thriller

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3 November 1989 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Stepfather 2: Make Room for Daddy  »

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Budget:

$1,500,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$1,519,796 (USA)
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Trivia

Jeff Burr was contacted to direct the movie before a script was even written. See more »

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When The Stepfather is arranging a victim's house and body to look like a suicide, the victim's dead body, hanging from a noose, blinks. See more »

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Features Stingray (1964) See more »

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"Sunshine Capitol"
Written by Cole Coonce and T.J. Murphy
Performed by Hank Kimball's Daughter
Published by Brain Dead Muzick
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An acceptable, but rather inferior and unnecessary sequel to the outstanding original
2 January 2007 | by (The Last New Jersey Drive-In on the Left) – See all my reviews

This unwarranted, but passable and reasonably engrossing sequel once again features the impeccable Terry O'Quinn as the titular anonymous obsessive family killer who this time escapes from an asylum, moves into a quiet suburb, and masquerades as a family psychologist (!). The stepfather's targets here for the perfect American family here are real estate agent Carol Grayland (well played by the always solid and lovely Meg Foster) and her young son Jeremy (an engaging portrayal by Jonathan Brandis). Director Jeff Burr (who previously gave us the good'n'ghastly horror anthology sleeper "The Offspring") builds a sufficient amount of tension and there's a delightfully spunky turn by the vivacious Caroline Williams (Stretch in "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2") as Carol's nosy best friend Matty, but this follow-up falls markedly short of the first film's sterling quality because of John Auerbach's predictable script and sophomoric attempts at humor. Overall it's okay and worth seeing once, but the original was much better and more resonant.


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