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The Stepfather

Stepfather, The (2009)

Reviewed by The Foywonder Starring Dylan Walsh, Penn Badgely, Sela Ward, Amber Heard, Paige Turcco Directed by Nelson McCormick The remake of The Stepfather is about as worthless a Hollywood remake as you are ever going to see.

Three Clips from The Stepfather Remake

Make room for Daddy! On October 16th Sony and director Nelson McCormick will be bringing us their remake of The Stepfather, and to whet our horror whistles we have three clips for you to dig on!

Stepfather, The (DVD)

Reviewed by MattFini Starring Terry O'Quinn, Shelley Hack, Jill Schoelen, Stephen Shellen Directed by Joseph Ruben Distributed by The Shout! Factory

DVD Releases: Oct. 13, 2009: The Stepfather Has an Oral Fixation to Drag Me to Hell

Another great selection of DVDs hits store shelves this week (it's obviously October!) including one of the year's most fun films, Sam Raimi's Drag Me to Hell; the long-awaited Richard Stanley classic Hardware; Blu-rays of The Craft, Killer Movie, and Midnight Movie; and for the Robert Pattinson completists there's The Haunted Airman, a BBC television movie that was filmed five years ago and aired in the UK in 2006.

Four TV Spots for The Stepfather Debut

On October 16th Sony and director Nelson McCormick will be bringing us their remake of The Stepfather, which will hopefully rise above its PG-13 rating and deliver a taught and suspenseful little thriller. Hey, it could happen!

Knott's Halloween Haunt Trades Zombieland for The Stepfather

Although the locals still call it "Knott's Scary Farm", the official name for Knott's Berry Farm's annual Jekyll and Hyde transformation from family funzone by day to adult scarezone by night has become known as "Halloween Haunt", where your worst nightmares come to life... Unfortunately, however, one such nightmare -- running zombies -- apparently won't be coming to fruition.

The Stepfather Remake: Daddy's New Website Opens its Doors

Stepparents can really suck. Especially if they're of the psychopathic ready to kill at the drop of a dime variety. That's exactly the kind that we find in Nelson (Prom Night) McCormick's remake of The Stepfather. Still, even they deserve their own space, and this particular loony has taken up residence online.

Meet the Women of the Original Stepfather

Interested in getting two steps closer to completing your The Stepfather autograph collection? Now's your chance! The Hollywood Show has announced actresses Shelley Hack and Jill Schoelen will be attending their July 18-19 convention in Burbank, California to meet and greet fans and reminisce about the old 1987 classic.

The Stepfather FINALLY Coming Home

It's amazing how now that DVD is waning in popularity, thereby giving way to Blu-ray, how many movies we've been wanting forever are making the digital jump. Next up to the plate -- The Stepfather.

Trailer for The Stepfather Remake Doles out the Discipline

As promised the trailer for Nelson (Prom Night) McCormick's remake of The Stepfather has hit online today and we've got a look at it for you crazy step-kids!

Stepfather Remake Trailer Coming in June

People out there looking forward to the remake of The Stepfather (all ten of you) will get a chance to dig on the trailer for the movie sooner rather than later.

New Stepfather One-Sheet

Ok then! Now that April Fool's Day is officially over and everyone has all the bogus story chicanery out of their systems, let's get back to some hard news. Which incidentally is less comfortable than soft news, just a bit more durable. What the hell am I talking about? Oh yeah! The new one-sheet for The Stepfather debuted recently, and it's a real killer.

Stepfather, The


 Year  Country
 2009  USA
 Run Time   MPAA Rating
   
 Category  Color
 Feature  Color
 Director
 Nelson McCormick
 Writer(s)
 J.S. Cardone
 Starring
 Amber Heard | Christopher Meloni | Penn Badgley | Sela Ward
 Sub Genre
 Thriller
 Keywords
 children | Dad | Death | Killer | Murder | Serial
 Themes
 Remakes
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Plot Synopsis:

A seemingly normal guy wants the perfect family, but when his new wife and stepchild don't measure up, he makes plans to eliminate them and move on to the next.


Reviews:
  • Stepfather, The (2009)
  • Stepfather, The (DVD)

  • Interviews:

    News:
    Three Clips from The Stepfather Remake
    DVD Releases: Oct. 13, 2009: The Stepfather Has an Oral Fixation to Drag Me to Hell
    Four TV Spots for The Stepfather Debut
    Knott's Halloween Haunt Trades Zombieland for The Stepfather
    The Stepfather Remake: Daddy's New Website Opens its Doors
    Meet the Women of the Original Stepfather
    The Stepfather FINALLY Coming Home
    Trailer for The Stepfather Remake Doles out the Discipline
    Stepfather Remake Trailer Coming in June
    New Stepfather One-Sheet

    Gallery:



    Two New Stepfather Stills

    Screen Gems released two new stills today for their upcoming redux of The Stepfather and as per usual we have a looksee at them for ya.

    Duo Join Stepfather Redux

    Two more have joined the cast of Maverick Films’ redux of the 1987 horror/thriller The Stepfather according to sources over at The Hollywood Reporter this morning.