The Stepford Wives

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Based on a book by Ira Levin, which satirizes the roles of 1950s housewives, this is a remake of the 1975 film adaptation. Director Frank Oz presents a dramatic reworking of the horror classic, putting a totally over-the-top slant on the story that gives it true comedic value. In the early 21st century, a fast-paced Manhattan couple, Joanna (Nicole Kidman) and Walter (Matthew Broderick), both work for a major television network. While she is a leader and breadwinner in producing reality shows, he is a mere middle-management type. So when Joanna has a nervous breakdown, and Walter takes command, he's happy to find that for once in his life she's not stealing his fire. This sentiment is only asserted by the boys club that welcomes him when they move to the "perfect" town of Stepford, Connecticut. There, the women have been transformed by their husbands into a totally submissive, near-robotic state in which they are blissfully happy doing housework and looking pretty, and are totally compliant to their men. With Claire (Glenn Close) and Mike (Christopher Walken) leading this web of weirdness, Joanna and her only normal friend, Bobbie (Bette Midler), race to solve the mystery before they too become Stepford Wives. Reviews Chicago Sun-Times 11/05/2004 "[A] barbed comedy, with lots of zingers in the dialogue..."Sight and Sound 09/01/2004 "Well proportioned, sparkling to look at and vacuously entertaining, it's the perfect Stepford makeover."

Title: The Stepford Wives
Category: Comedies
Actors: Nicole Kidman/ Matthew Broderick/ Bette Midler/ Glenn Close/ Christopher Walken
Directors: Frank Oz UPC: 09736338014
Released: 11 09 2004
Original Release: 2004
Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment
Catalog #: 338014
Language: SpanishSubtitled
Rating: PG-13 (MPAA)
Format: DVD Color
Runtime: 5580
Region: 1

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332028 Based on a book by Ira Levin, which satirizes the roles of 1950s housewives, this is a remake of the 1975 film adaptation. Director Frank Oz presents a dramatic reworking of the horror classic, putting a totally over-the-top slant on the story that gives it true comedic value. In the early 21st century, a fast-paced Manhattan couple, Joanna (Nicole Kidman) and Walter (Matthew Broderick), both work for a major television network. While she is a leader and breadwinner in producing reality shows, he is a mere middle-management type. So when Joanna has a nervous breakdown, and Walter takes command, he's happy to find that for once in his life she's not stealing his fire. This sentiment is only asserted by the boys club that welcomes him when they move to the "perfect" town of Stepford, Connecticut. There, the women have been transformed by their husbands into a totally submissive, near-robotic state in which they are blissfully happy doing housework and looking pretty, and are totally compliant to their men. With Claire (Glenn Close) and Mike (Christopher Walken) leading this web of weirdness, Joanna and her only normal friend, Bobbie (Bette Midler), race to solve the mystery before they too become Stepford Wives. Reviews Chicago Sun-Times 11/05/2004 "[A] barbed comedy, with lots of zingers in the dialogue..."Sight and Sound 09/01/2004 "Well proportioned, sparkling to look at and vacuously entertaining, it's the perfect Stepford makeover." Title: The Stepford Wives Category: Comedies Actors: Nicole Kidman/ Matthew Broderick/ Bette Midler/ Glenn Close/ Christopher Walken Directors: Frank Oz UPC: 09736338014 Released: 11 09 2004 Original Release: 2004 Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment Catalog #: 338014 Language: SpanishSubtitled Rating: PG-13 (MPAA) Format: DVD Color Runtime: 5580 Region: 1