The stepfather is a 1987 american cult horrorpsychological thriller film starring terry oquinn in the title role. Movies like the stepfather if you like the stepfather you are looking for scary, suspenseful and tense movies about with serial killer, family in danger, hidden identity, manic, youth, crimes and uncover truth themes of crime and thriller genre shot in usa. It is loosely based on the life of mass murderer john list, although the plot is more commonly associated with slasher films of the era than a true story. He has a knack for convincing women to marry him, but children see him with clearer eyes, and know theres something wrong. A teen jill schoelen distrusts her mothers shelley hack smiling new husband terry oquinn. The stepfather while the original version of the stepfather may not be remembered with quite the same familiarity as its fellows in 1980s horror, the movie still holds a spot within the genre.
Though david makes michaels mother very happy, michael cannot seem to shake feelings of distrust. Westlake also screenplay with a rewrite by david loughery. With terry oquinn, jill schoelen, shelley hack, charles lanyer. Movies like psycho 1960, play misty for me 1971, halloween 1978, the shining 1980 and fatal attraction 1987 come to mind, but this is equal parts comingofage drama in the mold of the crush 1993 with a sort of. He has also hosted mysteries of the missing on the science channel. After murdering his entire family, a man remarries a widow with a teenage daughter in another town and prepares to do the same thing all over again.
The film received a sequel, stepfather iii, in 1992. The stepfather series deaths creative thoughts wiki. The brilliance of the stepfather is the subversive nature of the screenplay insofar as the antagonists motives are ultraconservative his father knows best desire is a nuclear family with. Carolyn lefcourt story, brian garfield story and donald e. The video content above is owned and distributed by itc. A classic scene from the classic horror hit film the stepfather 1987. It is the sequel to the first stepfather 1987 and stars terry oquinn as the title character.
Robert wightman, priscilla barnes, season hubley, et al. The cast includes meg foster, caroline williams, and jonathan brandis. It has since gained a cult following and was followed by two sequels, stepfather ii 1989 and stepfather iii 1992, and a remake, also called the stepfather, released on october 16, 2009. Trivia jim ogilvie, in the first film, was the brother of a sister that jerry killed in the intro. The audio is owned and distributed by phantom power music. The original 1987 the stepfather terry oquinn stars in this darkly funny thriller about an obsessivecompulsive ward cleaver wanna be who marries into preexisting families, and, when things dont go perfectly according to his expectations, he kills the entire family in a fit of rage. Battling inside of him are two conflicting obsessions. It was directed by joseph ruben and written by carolyn lefcourt story, brian garfield story and donald e. Critics at the time gave terry oquinn top remarks for his. The stepfather 1987 is a solid crime dramathriller with a bit o horror. Jonathan brandis in stepfather ii 1989 terry oquinn and caroline williams in stepfather ii 1989. 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. The stepfather 1987 horror, drama, thriller feature video. But, like halloweens michael myers, jerry blake is back again, although this sequel to joseph rubens wellreceived the.
When last we saw the stepfather, he had been fatally shot and stabbed. The stepfather 1987 horror, drama, thriller feature. A likable psychopath who has escaped from the mental institution he was being held in since his last attempt at getting a. The stepfather is a 1987 american psychological horror thriller film directed by joseph ruben and starring terry. It was directed by joseph ruben and written by donald e. Clifford, in the second film, matty found a letter addressed to the real gene clifford, which includes of a photo of him being african american. After escaping the insane asylum in which he was incarcerated, jerry blake terry oquinn impersonates a marriage counselor and manages to win over a patient meg foster and her young son jonathan brandis. A wheelchairbound boy uses his computer skills to investigate the true identity of the menacing figure romancing his divorced mother. Stepfather iii is the second sequel to 1987 s the stepfather and concerns the titular serial killer seeking out yet another allamerican family to become a part of, using plastic surgery to disguise himself from the authorities.
After escaping the insane asylum in which he was incarcerated, jerry blake terry oquinn impersonates a marriage counselor and manages to win over a patient meg foster and. The film was theatrically released on january 23, 1987 in the united states. With terry oquinn, meg foster, caroline williams, jonathan brandis. Westlake, from a story by westlake, carolyn lefcourt and brian garfield. He is also the eponymous main villain of the 2009 thriller horror film of the same name. I hated hated, hated, hated the remake of the stepfather.
Neither could the others a seemingly average man, after murdering his entire family, takes on a new identity and remarries a widow with a teenage daughter in another town and prepares to do it again. Watch the stepfather iii 1992 full movie free online. If you enjoyed this scene from stepfather 2 a sequel the original 1987 film the stepfather please leave a comment down below and hit that like button and share this film and please subscribe to my. The stepfather is a movie thats unfortunately a bit cliched and predictable, possibly due to how many movies released since that have similar, or sometimes exactly the same plotlines or even in television shows, with buffy the vampire slayers season two episode ted bearing a lot of similar traits. He becomes increasingly suspicious of the man and wonders if the pleasant exterior hides a sinister side.
The stepfather 1987 cast and crew cast photos and info. He played john locke on the tv series lost, the title role in the stepfather and stepfather ii, and peter watts in millennium, which ran for three seasons 19961999. The stepfather the 1987 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. It is loosely based on the life of mass murderer john list. R 1h 29min horror, drama, thriller 5 june 1987 usa 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. Fathers day in home video releases is a 1992 american slasher film directed and written by guy magar and starring robert wightman and priscilla barnes.
Make room for daddy is a 1989 psychological slasher film directed by jeff burr from a screenplay written by john auerbach. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Petite orphans banged roughly be their new stepfathers. If you enjoyed this scene from stepfather 2 a sequel the original 1987 film the stepfather please leave a comment down below and hit that like. The original was directed by joseph ruben and shot from a script by donald westlake. The list consists the deaths occurred in the stepfather film series. After escaping from an insane asylum, the stepfather poses as a marriage counselor to win over a woman, and eliminates anyone who comes between them. The stepfather is a 2009 american slasher film and a remake of the 1987 horror film of the same title. The stepfather full movie online video dailymotion.
The film was directed by nelson mccormick and stars dylan walsh, sela ward, penn badgley, amber heard and jon tenney. Watch stepfather 2 1989 full movie free online streaming tubi. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. The stepfather series deaths creative thoughts wiki fandom. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Ramy season 2 trailer 2020 mia khalifa hulu series hd. Jerry blake terry oquinn is a family man, but he happens to have a series of families, with each one on the. Jan 30, 2015 watch the stepfather full movie watch the stepfather full movie online watch the stepfather full movie hd 1080p. Hes one of those guys with a bland smile and a voice so nice and sweet that right away you know hes twisted.
After murdering his entire family, a man remarries a widow with a teenage daughter in another town and prepares to do it all over again. Watch the stepfather online stream full movie directv. Watch the stepfather movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the stepfather 1987 near you. The stepfather is a 1987 american thriller film starring terry oquinn in the title role. An annoying feminist snoop gets exactly what she deserves. When we meet jerrys new family, susan recently widowed and her teenage daughter stephanie, you genuinely like them. Terrance quinn born july 15, 1952, known professionally as terry oquinn, is an american actor. What frustrated me about it more than anything, though, was that the original movie was only available on dvd. Watch stepfather 2 1989 full movie free online streaming. Stepfather iii is the second sequel to 1987s the stepfather and concerns the titular serial killer seeking out yet another allamerican family to become a part of, using plastic surgery to. When michael harding penn badgley returns home from military school, he discovers that his mother sela ward has a new man, named david dylan walsh, in her life.
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