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The premise involves a group of men from the fictional town of Stepford, Connecticut who all seem to have eager-to-please, overly submissive, beautiful wives. Joanne Eberhart, the main character, arrives in Stepford from New York City with her husband and children, eager to start a new life. As time goes on, she becomes increasingly puzzled by the zombie-like Stepford wives, especially when she begins to see her once independent-minded friends turn into mindless, docile housewives overnight.
By the end of the story she becomes convinced the wives of Stepford are actually look-alike androids created by an elite group of men. The book ends before she can find the truth.
In 1975 the book was adapted into a feminist-era science fiction thriller directed by Bryan Forbes with a screenplay by William Goldman and starring Katharine Ross, Paula Prentiss , Peter Masterson and Tina Louise. The film also marked the screen debut of brat pack actress Mary Stuart MastersonActress Mary Stuart Masterson born on June 28, 1966, stars in movies such as Fried Green Tomatoes Some Kind of Wonderful and Bad Girls''. Her first movie appearance was in the original 1975 movie The Stepford Wives''. More recently, she appeared on Law &. The script emphasis is on gender conflict, and the science fiction elements are never adequately explained and only exist to set the premise.
There was a made-for-TV sequel in 19801980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. Events January-February January 1- April 1 National steel strike in United Kingdom January 1 Changes to the Swedish Act of Succession creates Victoria of Sweden, Crown Princess over her younger brother January 5 He entitled Revenge of the Stepford Wives. It was critically panned for poor acting and shallow writing. That film has the wives taking pills that keep them hypnotized instead of being androids.
An updated The Stepford Wives was released in North America June 11June 11 is the 162nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (163rd in leap years), with 203 days remaining. Events 1184 BC According to the calculations of Eratosthenes, the date that Troy was sacked and burned. 1509 Marriage of King Henry VIII of Engl, 2004See also 2003 in film, other events of 2004, 2005 in film and the list of 'years in film' Events January 25 Golden Globe Awards: Major winners include The Return of the King and Lost in Translation''. January 27 Academy Awards nominations announced, leadi, featuring replaced Stepford husbands as well as wives. This film, directed by Frank OzRichard Frank Oznowicz (born May 25, 1944), better known as Frank Oz is a film director, actor and puppeteer. He was born in Hereford, United Kingdom, but moved to California, United States when he was five years old with his parents. Oz is best known for with a screenplay by Paul Rudnick , stars Nicole KidmanNicole Mary Kidman (born June 20, 1967) is a famous American and Australian actress and singer. Biography Kidman was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. She lived in the United States until she was four, when her family moved to Australia. Her father, Tony Kidman,, Bette Midler, Matthew Broderick, Christopher Walken, Faith Hill, Glenn Close and Jon Lovitz.
Both the 1975 and 2004 versions of the movie were filmed in Darien, Connecticut.