Stepfather II (1989)

Director:

Jeff Burr

Writers (WGA):

Carolyn Lefcourt (characters) &
Brian Garfield (characters) ...
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Release Date:

3 November 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

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

Plot:

The Stepfather escapes an insane asylum and winds up in another town, this time impersonating a marriage counselor...

Plot Keywords:

Stepfather | Neighbor | Wedding Cake | Ex Husband Ex Wife Relationship | Villain Played By Lead Actor

Cast

Terry O'Quinn	...	The Stepfather
Meg Foster	...	Carol Grayland
Caroline Williams	...	Matty Crimmins
Jonathan Brandis	...	Todd Grayland
Henry Brown	...	Dr. Joseph Danvers
Mitchell Laurance	...	Phil Grayland
Miriam Byrd-Nethery	...	Sally Jenkins
Leon Martell	...	Walt 'Smitty' Smith
Renata Scott	...	Betty Willis
John O'Leary	...	Sam Watkins
Glen Adams	...	Salesman
Eric Brown	...	Hotel Attendant
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bob Gray	...	Choir Singer (uncredited)
Rosemary Welden	...	Video Date (uncredited)

Directed by
Jeff Burr

Writing credits (WGA)
Carolyn Lefcourt		(characters) &
Brian Garfield		(characters) and
Donald E. Westlake		(characters)
John Auerbach		(written by)

Produced by
William Burr	....	producer
Carol Lampman	....	executive producer
Darin Scott	....	producer

Original Music by
Jim Manzie
Pat Regan

Cinematography by
Jacek Laskus		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Pasquale Buba		(as Pasquale A. Buba)

Casting by
Rosemary Welden

Production Design by
Byrnadette DiSanto		(as Byrnadette Disanto)

Art Direction by
Aram Allan		(as Aram Allen)

Set Decoration by
Johnna Butler

Costume Design by
Julie Carnahan		(wardrobe designer)

Makeup Department
Michèle Burke	....	special effects makeup (as Michelle Burke)
N. Kristine Chadwick	....	assistant hair stylist
N. Kristine Chadwick	....	assistant makeup artist
Beatrice De Alba	....	assistant hair stylist (as Beatrice DeAlba)
Beatrice De Alba	....	assistant makeup artist (as Beatrice DeAlba)
Susan Mills	....	key hair stylist
Susan Mills	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Dennis A. Brown	....	executive in charge of production
John Forrest Niss	....	post-production supervisor
Llewellyn Wells	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Eric Brown	....	second unit director
Joan Cunningham	....	second second assistant director
Jan Ervin	....	first assistant director
Robert Loeser	....	second assistant director
Kevin Meyer	....	second unit director
Rafael Orozco	....	second second assistant director (as Raf Orozco)

Art Department
Robert Campbell	....	scenic artist
Stanton Chaney	....	swing gang
George Edman	....	property assistant
Diane Heller	....	story board artist
Paul Kowalczyk	....	swing gang
H. Christopher Roy	....	swing gang
Blanche Sindelar	....	propmaster
Dominic Wymark	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Bill Benten	....	sound re-recording mixer
George Borghi	....	foley walker
David Brownlow	....	sound mixer (as David 'Bad Dad' Brownlow)
Jim Bryan	....	sound editor
Jay M. Harding	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Jay Harding)
Ted Johnston	....	sound editor
Keith Olson	....	foley walker
Bill Rojas	....	sound consultant
Rob Scott	....	boom operator
Rachel Shaw	....	assistant sound editor (as Rachael Shaw)
John J. Stephens	....	sound re-recording mixer (as John Stephens)
Bruce Stubblefield	....	supervising sound editor
Christina Tucker	....	adr recordist
Earl Watson	....	sound editor

Stunts
John Casino	....	stunts
Gary Jensen	....	stunt coordinator
Tracy Keehn-Dashnaw	....	stunts (as Tracy Keehn)

Camera and Electrical Department
Huston Beaumont	....	best boy electric
Levon Besnelian	....	grip Besnelian) (as Levon (Ching)
Scott Browner	....	first assistant camera
Joseph P. Clem	....	electrician
Henry Cline	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Gregory J. Cody	....	grip
Mark Shane Davis	....	key grip
Kevin Erb	....	grip
Bernard Fallon	....	still photographer
Paul V. Ferrazzi	....	camera intern (as Paul Ferrazzi)
Paul Hauser	....	electrician
Michael S. Hennessy	....	electrician (as Mike Hennessy)
Scott Lieu	....	electrician
Gerry Lively	....	additional photography
Tony Mazzucchi	....	best boy grip
Bruce McCleery	....	gaffer
Martin Schaer	....	director of photography: second unit
Steve Schklair	....	director of photography: second unit
Robert J. Studenny	....	dolly grip (as Robert Studenny)
Michael Sudmeier	....	electrician
Bill Zullo	....	second assistant camera (as William Zullo)
Don McCuaig	....	director of photography: additional photography (uncredited)
Drex Reed	....	best boy electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Megan Day	....	assistant casting coordinator
Carolyn Long	....	casting coordinator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jemma Scarisbrick	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Joanne Chee	....	post-production coordinator
Amy E. Duddleston	....	apprentice editor (as Amy Duddleston)
Johan Linna	....	post-production runner
Shelley Janine Paver	....	apprentice editor
Michael Philip	....	assistant editor
Jim Williams	....	color timer

Music Department
Arthur Leigh	....	music editor
Pat Regan	....	engineer

Transportation Department
Doug DuRose	....	driver
Alvin Hurd	....	driver
Neil Hyman	....	transportation captain
A. Welch Lambeth	....	transportation coordinator
John Armstrong	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Christena Alcorn	....	script supervisor
John Blue	....	craft service
Kim Boyd	....	intern
Jennifer Campbell	....	assistant production coordinator
Karen Chalk Wheeler	....	assistant production accountant (as Karen Chalk)
Peter Colbert	....	production assistant
Michael Dalrymple	....	assistant production accountant
Rikk Galvan	....	production assistant
Steven E. Housewright	....	assistant location manager (as Steve Housewright)
Andrew Iverson	....	production assistant
Duke Jarrett	....	production assistant
Susan Leh	....	publicity coordinator
Jan Marone	....	studio teacher
Monica Melvin-Fratkin	....	production coordinator (as Monica Melvin)
Ben Montanio	....	production controller
Skates Naiman	....	supervising coordinator (as Sandi 'Skates' Naiman)
Lynn Raines	....	studio teacher (as Lynn Raines-Levy)
Jill Salomon	....	location manager
Laureen Scharps	....	assistant production coordinator
Tamara Scott	....	production assistant
Andi Allison Wooten	....	production accountant (as Andi Wooten)
Jacqueline Dallamore	....	craft service assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
George Edwards	....	special thanks
Mark Hightower	....	special thanks: San Fernando Recycling
Veronica Tucker	....	special thanks: Director's Sound
Robert J. Walsh	....	special thanks: Screen Music International (as Robert Walsh)

Production Companies

• Incorporated Television Company (ITC) (as ITC Entertainment Group) (presents)
• Part II Productions
• Millimeter Films

Distributors

• Carlton International (1989) (worldwide) (all media)
• Millimeter Films (1989) (USA) (theatrical)
• Alliance Atlantis Home Video (2003) (Canada) (DVD)
• Astro Distribution (2003) (Germany) (DVD)
• CMV Laservision (2003) (Germany) (DVD)
• Cineplex-Odeon Home Video (1990) (Canada) (VHS)
• Elephant Films (2005) (France) (DVD)
• Home Box Office Home Video (HBO) (1990) (USA) (VHS)
• Home Box Office Home Video (HBO) (1994) (USA) (VHS)
• ITV DVD (2002) (UK) (DVD)
• MCA (1990) (Canada) (VHS)
• Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1994) (Finland) (TV)
• Miramax Home Entertainment (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Oy Europa Vision AB (1990) (Finland) (VHS)
• RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video (1990) (West Germany) (VHS)
• Synapse Films (2009) (USA) (DVD) (special edition)
• Tokuma Communications Company (TCC) (1991) (Japan) (VHS)
• Video Screen (19??) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Virgin Vision (1990) (West Germany) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Unique Catering  catering
• Soundbusters  sound editing
• Lorimar Studios  re-recorded at
• Howard A. Anderson Company  titles and opticals
• College Bowl Company  supplied by: "Dream House" (as College Bowl Co., Inc.)
• San Fernando Recycling  special thanks to
• Screen Music International  special thanks to
• Directors Sound  special thanks to (as Director's Sound)
• Fortress Studios  music recorded at

Also Known As:

"Stepfather 2: Make Room for Daddy" - USA (video title)
"Stepfather II: Make Room for Daddy" - USA (DVD box title)

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M | UK:18 | USA:R (NO. 29703) | Iceland:16 | Finland:K-16 (cut) (1990) | West Germany:18 (video rating) | Portugal:M/16

Filming Locations:

Burbank, California, USA

Company:

Incorporated Television Company (ITC)

Trivia:

This film was made in four months.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: 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.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Stepfather Chronicles: Daddy's New Home (2009) (V)

Soundtrack:

Sunshine Capitol

An acceptable, but rather inferior and unnecessary sequel to the outstanding original

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.