After murdering his entire family, a man marries a widow with a teenage daughter in another town and prepares to do it all over again.After murdering his entire family, a man marries a widow with a teenage daughter in another town and prepares to do it all over again.After murdering his entire family, a man marries a widow with a teenage daughter in another town and prepares to do it all over again.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 8 nominations
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaScreenwriter Donald E. Westlake based the character of Stephanie on his real-life teenage stepdaughter, who he was having difficulty getting along with at the time.
- GoofsJerry hits Susan in the face with the telephone. Her face is bloodied as she stands up. After she rolls down the stairs into the basement, her face is back to normal.
- Quotes
Jerry Blake: Wait a minute, who am I here?
Sue: Jerry?
Jerry Blake: That's right. Jerry Blake. Thanks, honey.
- SoundtracksRun Between the Raindrops
(1985)
Performed by Pat Benatar
Music and Lyrics by Myron Grombacher (as M. Grombacher) and Neil Giraldo (as N. Geraldo)
Published by Tyreach Music/Neil Geraldo Music Co./Rare Blue Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
Courtesy of Chrysalis Records, Inc.
Featured review
The Stepfather has many memorable scenes. Terry O`Quinn portraits a very sick man, and this madness is made clear from the very start of the movie, when the (step)father has just killed his family and we are introduced to him as he removes his beard and in other ways alters his appearence to allow him to find another family and again become THE STEPFATHER. The most memorable scene for me is when he interrupts his step daughter on the porch kissing her date for the evening good night. The stepfather snaps, because he wants the family to remain static for ever, he is crazy. So then his wife comes down and she yells at the stepfather saying that he has ruined what they had built up. The expression on his face when hearing that is one of sheere terror. The stepfather is so fragile. The basement scene where the step daugther is getting something in the freezer and the stepfather rushes into the basement to let off some steem, not knowing she is there. It is all very scary.
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Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Stepfather I
- Filming locations
- Kerrisdale, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada(establishing shots)
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $2,488,740
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $260,587
- Jan 25, 1987
- Gross worldwide
- $2,488,740
- Runtime1 hour 29 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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