Search - The Stepford Wives on DVD

MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Violence, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Language Movie Release: 1975 DVD Release: 12/03/1997 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 55 mins Studio: Anchor Bay Members Wishing: 2 Genres: Science Fiction, Thriller, Psychological Thriller, Psychological Sci-Fi See Also: The Stepford Wives [Silver Anniversary Edition], The Stepford Wives, Stepford Wives [Circuit City Exclusive] [Checkpoint]

In the William Goldman-scripted, Bryan Forbes-directed adaptation of Ira Levin's savagely satiric sci-fi novel -The Stepford Wives, housewife Joanna (Katharine Ross) moves with husband Walter (Peter Masterson) and their children to the "ideal" suburban community of Stepford, CT. Slowly, Joanna deduces that something is amiss; most of the other housewives are vapid creatures who speak in trivialities and live only to please their husbands. Together with new friend Bobby (Paula Prentiss), she investigates this curious status quo. When Bobby also succumbs to cloying sweetness, Joanna discovers that Stepford's husbands have conspired with male chauvinist scientists to replace all the wives with computerized android duplicates. The Stepford Wives became a massive, runaway hit, earning four million dollars domestically. Mega-producer Scott Rudin and director Frank Oz teamed up for a remake in 2004. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Katharine Ross - Joanna Eberhart
Paula Prentiss - Bobby Markowe
Peter Masterson - Walter
Nanette Newman - Carol
Patrick O'Neal - Dale Coba

Anchor Bay Entertainment has released two DVD editions of the still-timely 1970s horror film The Stepford Wives. This bare-bones first edition is to be avoided, while the second, more deluxe "silver anniversary edition" is to be applauded, as it comes loaded with extras and actually costs less while giving more to the consumer. Even if this edition comes in the widescreen letterboxed format, the quality is lower than the cleaner, crisper anamorphic widescreen transfer found on the silver anniversary edition. While this edition of The Stepford Wives leaves much to be desired, at least Anchor Bay quickly corrected its mistakes and released the silver anniversary edition. ~ Nick Dedina, All Movie Guide