Can she find them, or will she be murdered and replaced by RoboJoanna? Sign In. Edit The Stepford Wives Jump to: Summaries 4 Synopsis 1. The synopsis below may give away important plot points.
Getting Started Contributor Zone ». Edit page. Top Gap. See more gaps ». Create a list ». What do the Stepford Husbands have to do with the scheme? Will Joanna ultimately uncover the truth? Or are the Stepford coming for her to make her a blonde, bubbly piece of perfection? This film is about a family who has to start their lives over again after the parents leave their jobs. They move to a place called Stepford, but this gated-community appears to be a little too good to be true.
The women all act as though they've been brain-washed and the men just seem to sit around the men's club all day. After two of Kidman's new friends seem to have undergone a change, she's determined to leave, but can she escape before it's too late? Sign In. Edit The Stepford Wives Jump to: Summaries 4 Synopsis 1. The synopsis below may give away important plot points. Guns are brandished and sometimes fired.
There are references to adultery and prostitution, and a long scene in which a husband and wife are heard very loudly making love. Also, a reference to using a pine cone as a vibrator, a joke that compares a penis to a banana, and so on.
Profanity is infrequent, but a man in a gay couple says he's not "a sissy," while someone else praises him for not being "flamboyant. Many brands are mentioned: Rolex, Versace, Gucci. Nicole Kidman's character prominently uses a Macintosh laptop. Parents need to know that The Stepford Wives is a remake of a '70s horror film that goes for comedy rather than scares, yet still has some material within that may traumatize younger viewers.
Chief among them is a grisly scene in which a main character is revealed to be a robot and his head detaches from his body while his wife cradles and kisses the head. There are also many menacing situations involving moms, including a scene where a main character is shot at, and one where she confronts a robotic replica of herself.
A gay man in the movie asserts he's not a "sissy" or "effeminate," and one painfully lengthy scene listens in on a husband and wife having very noisy sex, capped with a long climactic scream. Many characters drink and smoke and there are references to prescription drug abuse.
Luxury brands from Gucci to Rolex are mentioned approvingly, and Nicole Kidman's character prominently uses a Macintosh computer. Add your rating See all 1 parent review.
Add your rating See all 5 kid reviews. The women are all Barbie-doll-like and wait on their husbands with adoring smiles. Presiding over them all is Claire Glenn Close. Joanna's only confidantes are two other new arrivals, outspoken author Bobbi Bette Midler and caustic gay man Roger Roger Bart. Joanna is appalled, but wonders if she's missing something. All of the Stepford husbands seem very happy, while Walter is ready to leave her.
So she gets to work, making zillions of cupcakes and checking up on one of her neighbors who had a seizure at a recent party. Joanna thought she saw sparks coming from the neighbor's ears, but Roger reassures her that it was just cheap jewelry.
When Bobbi and Roger are completely transformed, she decides to find out what is going on in the mysterious Stepford men's club. Less a movie than a string of jokes, this comedy remake of the thriller loses some momentum in the middle when it seems unsure of its point of view.
When Joanna suddenly seems to remember that she has children and she cares about them, it is not clear whether this is just another comic contrivance or an attempt to create some sort of character growth. A surprising twist at the end helps to add a little zest.
Maybe by the next time they remake this story, the Stepford wife will be the one who has figured out how to make it all balance. Families can talk about why a thriller plot from 29 years ago makes more sense as a comedy today. How are both versions inspired by the conflicting pressures on both men and women? What do you think about what the movie has to say about defining success and happiness?
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