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The Stepford Wives

[2004, Movie]

The Stepford Wives: Review

Re-make/re-model: Matthew Broderick and Nicole Kidman

This sumptuously photographed and art-directed remake of THE STEPFORD WIVES (1975) replaces feminist paranoia with mild satirical barbs at Martha Stewart-inflected conformity, but shoots itself in the perfectly manicured foot by pretending that the novel's disturbing implications don't matter. High-powered, black-clad Manhattan television executive Joanna Eberhart (Nicole Kidman) is precipitously fired after an embarrassing incident involving a disgruntled contestant whose hu... read more

The Stepford Wives: TV Guide News

Bette Midler's Reality Check | TV Guide Interviews & Features | 6/11/2004
Bet you didn't know this: Joan Cusack backed out of The Stepford Wives remake (opening today) to spend time with her ailing father. Her role was recast with Bette Midler, who happily rose to the occasion. However, the 58-year-old legend had never seen the original 1975 cult classic about a suburban hamlet where disobedient wives are swapped for robots. "When I got cast, I rented it," Midler recalls. "I was surprised at how sad it was. It was so tragic. All [the heroine] wanted to do was be a ... read more
Why Glenn Close Has No Man | TV Guide Interviews & Features | 6/10/2004
Glenn Close says she's nothing like the impeccably clad housefrau she plays in The Stepford Wives (opening tomorrow). In fact, the 57-year-old star's biggest fear is glamming up and dressing to perfection for Hollywood events! "It is the absolute burden of my existence," Close admits. "It is an absolute horror. When I have to go somewhere it is like, 'What am I going to wear ? and who is going to criticize it?' I hate it. "I'm very bad at shopping, and I don't like spending money on ... read more
Nicole Kidman: "I'm Not Perfect" | TV Guide Interviews & Features | 6/9/2004
Starting Friday, Nicole Kidman can be seen in Frank Oz and Paul Rudnick's remake of the 1975 cult classic, The Stepford Wives. In this version, Joanna's a powerful TV-network president and Matthew Broderick is the insecure husband who plots not only to alter her hair color ? from brunet to blond ? but her whole personality! Will she end up a sexy, subservient robot? We won't tell. As for the ex-Mrs. Tom Cruise, she can't understand the desire for a "perfect" mate. "I don't want perfect," ... read more

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Year: 2004
Rated PG-13

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Cast
Nicole Kidman: Joanna Eberhart
Matthew Broderick: Walter Kresby
Bette Midler: Bobbie Markowitz
Glenn Close: Claire Wellington
Christopher Walken: Mike Wellington
Roger Bart: Roger Bannister

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