Directed by:
Joseph RubenScreenplay:
Donald E. WestlakeCinematography:
John LindleyComposer:
Patrick MorazCast:
Terry O'Quinn, Jill Schoelen, Shelley Hack, Charles Lanyer, Stephen Shellen, Stephen E. Miller, Robyn Stevan, Blu Mankuma, Jackson Davies, Gabrielle Rose (more)Plots(1)
Jerry Blake (Terry O'Quinn) is a man psychotically fascinated by the perfect life - a dream house in the suburbs, a big back yard, an adoring wife and loving children. In a peaceful town just outside of Seattle, he marries the attentive Susan Maine (Shelley Hack). He also becomes the stepfather of Susan's 16-year-old daughter Stephanie (Jill Schoelen). Stephanie, however, is uneasy with Jerry's cheerful manner and doesn't hide her distrust. While Jerry pretends to be the ideal dad, Stephanie glimpses his darker side... Could he be the same man who murdered his own family one year earlier, but never got caught. Or is she just an over imaginative teenager who resents her new stepfather? A genuinely spine tingling thriller, The Stepfather remains an American horror classic. (Umbrella Entertainment)
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A solo performance by dad Terry O'Quinn, who, often dressed in colors matching Freddy Krueger's sweater, must pass on fatherly love, or you'll be Lost. Inspired by mass murderer John List, with colorful autumn leaves adorning the suburbs of Seattle, the psychological layer isn't particularly sophisticated, and there's quite aggressive gore during the expected dead list. The ending, despite the clichés, is interesting. The presence of Jerry Blake (or whatever name he'll go by) in the sequel two years later can only be explained by the fact that he doesn't have a heart.
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