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The Stepfather
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📅 1987 ⏱ 1h 29min R Released FHD / 4K

The Stepfather

"He wanted a perfect family in a perfect town. But they couldn't measure up...Neither could the others..."

HorrorThriller

Seemingly mild-mannered Henry Morrison has just murdered his entire family. After adopting a new identity and skipping town, he begins building a new relationship with a widow and her teenage daughter. However, he soon begins struggling to hide his true identity and maintain a grip on reality.

🎬 DirectorJoseph Ruben
📅 Release1987-01-23
🌍 CountryUnited States of America, United Kingdom
🗣 LanguageEnglish
🏢 StudioITC Entertainment, New Century Vista Film Company
🗳 Votes366
🔥 Popularity2
💰 Budget$1,200,000
💵 Revenue$2,488,740
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🎭 Cast

Terry O'Quinn
Terry O'Quinn
Jerry Blake
Jill Schoelen
Jill Schoelen
Stephanie Maine
Shelley Hack
Shelley Hack
Susan
Charles Lanyer
Charles Lanyer
Dr. Bondurant
Stephen Shellen
Stephen Shellen
Jim Ogilvie
Stephen E. Miller
Stephen E. Miller
Al Brennan
Robyn Stevan
Robyn Stevan
Karen
Jeff Schultz
Jeff Schultz
Paul Baker
Lindsay Bourne
Art Teacher
Anna Hagan
Anna Hagan
Mrs. Leitner
Gillian Barber
Gillian Barber
Anne Barnes
Blu Mankuma
Blu Mankuma
Lt. Jack Wall
Jackson Davies
Jackson Davies
Mr. Chesterton
Sandra Head
Receptionist
Gabrielle Rose
Gabrielle Rose
Dorothy Rinehard

🎥 Crew

Director of PhotographyJohn Lindley
ScreenplayDonald E. Westlake
StoryBrian Garfield
StoryCarolyn Lefcourt
EditorGeorge Bowers
Production DesignJames William Newport
StoryDonald E. Westlake
DirectorJoseph Ruben
ProducerJay Benson
Transportation CaptainDave Bowe

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💬 Reviews

Wuchak⭐ 7/10

***What if your stepfather is a psycho?*** After an amiable man (Terry O'Quinn) in the Seattle area slays his family he starts a new one under a different identity, but his discerning stepdaughter (Jill Schoelen) picks up on his questionable morality. “The Stepfather” (1987) is a solid crime drama/thriller with a bit o’ horror. Movies like “Psycho” (1960), “Play Misty for Me”…

CinemaSerf⭐ 6/10

Leaving a scene of carnage behind him, “Jerry” (Terry Quinn) chucks the evidence over the side of his departing ferry and goes off in search of a new life. He is soon settled down with “Susan” (Shelley Hack) and her teenage daughter “Stephanie” (Jill Schoelen). That all seems to be proceeding well enough, he’s got a job as an estate agent and though his relationship with his new step…

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