The Stepford Husbands (1996)

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.

Director:

Fred Walton

Writers:

Ken Wheat, Jim Wheat

Stars:

Donna Mills, Michael Ontkean, Cindy Williams

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Donna Mills	...	Jodi Davison
Michael Ontkean	...	Mick Davison
Cindy Williams	...	Caroline Knox
Sarah Douglas	...	Dr. Frances Borzage
Caitlin Clarke	...	Lisa
Joe Inscoe	...	Dennis
Jeffrey Pillars	...	Gordon
Louise Fletcher	...	Miriam Benton
Christopher Mallon	...	Scotty
Paul Sincoff	...	ER Doctor
Terry Loughlin	...	Cameron Wallace
Rebecca Koon	...	Ann Wallace
Lou Criscuolo	...	David Walker
Jim Hillgartner	...	Client
Hank Troscianiec	...	Salesman

Storyline

A husband and wife think they have made the move of a lifetime when they buy a house in a quiet leafy town. At first it appears to be perfect because there is no noise, no crime and no action especially from the male fraternity of the town. Is this just a bizarre place or is there something sinister going on?

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Plot Keywords:

fourth part | stepford wives plot | tv sequel to theatrical movie | sequel | 

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Taglines:

How far would she go to to create the "perfect" mate?

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Genres:

Drama

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Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Queer as Folk: Excluding and Abstemiousness (2005)

User Reviews

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

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 May 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Stepford Husbands

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Edgar J. Scherick Associates, Victor Television Productions Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1