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The Stepford Husbands

  • TV Movie
  • 19961996
  • 2h
IMDb RATING
4.5/10
227
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Donna Mills and Michael Ontkean in The Stepford Husbands (1996)
  • Drama
A couple moves to a seemingly idyllic town and finds a community with strangely docile men who show, all the sudden, surprising moments of aggression.A couple moves to a seemingly idyllic town and finds a community with strangely docile men who show, all the sudden, surprising moments of aggression.A couple moves to a seemingly idyllic town and finds a community with strangely docile men who show, all the sudden, surprising moments of aggression.
IMDb RATING
4.5/10
227
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Fred Walton
  • Writers
    • Ken Wheat
    • Jim Wheat
  • Stars
    • Donna Mills
    • Michael Ontkean
    • Cindy Williams
Top credits
  • Director
    • Fred Walton
  • Writers
    • Ken Wheat
    • Jim Wheat
  • Stars
    • Donna Mills
    • Michael Ontkean
    • Cindy Williams
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    • 4User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    Donna Mills and Michael Ontkean in The Stepford Husbands (1996)
    Cindy Williams in The Stepford Husbands (1996)
    Michael Ontkean in The Stepford Husbands (1996)
    Louise Fletcher, Donna Mills, Sarah Douglas, Michael Ontkean, and Cindy Williams in The Stepford Husbands (1996)

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    Donna Mills
    Donna Mills
    • Jodi Davisonas Jodi Davison
    Michael Ontkean
    Michael Ontkean
    • Mick Davisonas Mick Davison
    Cindy Williams
    Cindy Williams
    • Caroline Knoxas Caroline Knox
    Sarah Douglas
    Sarah Douglas
    • Dr. Frances Borzageas Dr. Frances Borzage
    Caitlin Clarke
    Caitlin Clarke
    • Lisaas Lisa
    Joe Inscoe
    Joe Inscoe
    • Dennisas Dennis
    Jeffrey Pillars
    Jeffrey Pillars
    • Gordonas Gordon
    Louise Fletcher
    Louise Fletcher
    • Miriam Bentonas Miriam Benton
    Christopher Mallon
    • Scottyas Scotty
    Paul Sincoff
    • ER Doctoras ER Doctor
    Terry Loughlin
    Terry Loughlin
    • Cameron Wallaceas Cameron Wallace
    Rebecca Koon
    Rebecca Koon
    • Ann Wallaceas Ann Wallace
    Lou Criscuolo
    • David Walkeras David Walker
    Jim Hillgartner
    • Clientas Client
    Hank Troscianiec
    • Salesmanas Salesman
    Herb Eley
    • Copas Cop
    Tara Thompson
    • Secretaryas Secretary
    Brett Kelley
    • Caryas Cary
    • Director
      • Fred Walton
    • Writers
      • Ken Wheat
      • Jim Wheat
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    User reviews4

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    Top review
    1/10
    Made-for-television trash.
    Donna Mills once again proves why she is the ultimate queen of made-for-television camp trash mini-classics. Hot off the heels from her long-running role on "KNOTS LANDING" and a string of generic forgettable garbage "Lifetime Television for Women" movies like "RUNAWAY FATHER", "IN MY DAUGHTER'S NAME" and "MY NAME IS KATE", Mills hams it up in this forgettable low budget re-telling of "THE STEPFORD WIVES" with a new spin on it... that this time, it's the poor husbands who get the "STEPFORD" makeover!

    Mills and made-for-television male counter-part Michael Ontkean play husband and wife who move to a lily-white perfect town where Mills is talked into signing her 'too-busy' author husband up for a series of sinister experiments run by none other than Oscar-winner Louise Fletcher(!) in a career-low performance as an evil scientist determined to turn men into perfect mates for their poor put-upon wives!

    Being a 'made-for-television' movie, "STEPFORD HUSBANDS" can't afford to delve into a story-line involving "robotic" husbands, thus the cheap explanation that the men can only be changed by administering a drug.

    Shirley Feeney-Meaney, uh I mean Ms. Cindy Williams befriends Mills, coaxing her on with the experiments while poor Ontkean slowly morphs into a boring passionless husband of no feelings or personality with a penchant for bad acting!

    Camp moments include Louise Fletcher viewing live feeds from security footage as Donna Mills haplessly runs down a hallway and in and out of various rooms like a Bugs Bunny classic searching for her husband while being chased by Fletcher's henchmen, Cindy Williams getting it in the face with a frying pan and Fletcher being "administered" a syringe containing a lethal dose by her backstabbing assistant!

    This made-for-television trash is so bad, you'll have no other choice but to enjoy it! Or watch simply for Louise Fletcher's over-the-top performance as a sinister scientist who will stop at nothing to create the perfect man!

    My Rating - 1 out of 10
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    • Jun 13, 2004

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 14, 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Männen i Stepford
    • Filming locations
      • California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Edgar J. Scherick Associates
      • Victor Television Productions Inc.
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    • Runtime
      2 hours
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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