Amazon.com: Ira Levin's scary novel about forced conformity in a small Connecticut town made for this compelling 1975 thriller. Katharine Ross stars as a city woman who moves with her husband to Stepford and is startled by how perpetually happy many of the local women seem to be. Her search for an answer reveals a plot to replace troublesome real wives with more accommodating fake ones (not unlike the alien takeover in Invasion of the Body Snatchers). The closer she gets to the truth, the more danger she faces--not to mention the likelihood that the men in town intend to replace her as well. Screenwriter William Goldman (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid) and director Bryan Forbes (King Rat) made this a taut, tense semiclassic with a healthy dose of satiric wit. --Tom Keogh
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Rating: - The Stepford Wives is an American Classic
I love this film. This is film-making at its American Classic best. There is so much depth to this film. And the subtleties are amazing. I've seen it more than once and it really does have a lot of layers. ... Read More
Rating: - Nicely drawn allegorical suspense movie
This film certainly deserves to be rated a classic for the imprint it has left on popular culture alone. Everybody knows what a Stepford Wife is even if most people haven't seen the film. And as a straightforward ... Read More
Rating: - CHILLING, DISTURBING, & HORRID
Another twisted tale from the late Ira Levin, who also gave us "Rosemary's Baby" and "Deathtrap." The film is quite effective in its use of creepy foreshadowing. Just before she moves with her husband and kids from ... Read More
Rating: - A Classic!
I was born in 78, so I missed out on some of the good 1970's horror movies. I had read the novel and loved it, and as soon as I signed up for a mail order rental service, it went to the top of the list. I was not disapointed. ... Read More
Rating: - I'll just die if I don't get that recipe. . .
This 1975 film is based on the novel of the same name by Ira Levin, who also wrote "Rosemary's Baby", "A Kiss Before Dying", and "This Perfect Day" (and why the latter hasn't been made into a film yet is beyond my comprehension). ... Read More
- The Stepford Wives is an American Classic
- CHILLING, DISTURBING, & HORRID