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The Stepfather
This fall, daddy's home.
Michael Harding returns home from military school to find his mother happily in love and living with her new boyfriend, David. As the two men get to know each other, Michael becomes more and more suspicious of the man who is always there with a helpful hand. Is he really the man of her dreams or could David be hiding a dark side?
- Original title
- The Stepfather
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- $20,000,000
- Revenue
- $31,198,531
Wuchak
Oct 17, 2019 · via TMDB
***What if your stepfather is a psycho?*** After an amiable man (Dylan Walsh) slays his family he starts a new one under a different identity in Portland, Oregon, but his discerning stepson (Penn Badgley) picks up on his dark side. Sela Ward plays the psycho’s new fiancé while Amber Heard is on hand as the stepson’s girlfriend. "The Stepfather" (2009) is a solid crime drama/thriller with a bit o' slasher horror, a combination of the original film (1987) and its sequel (1989). All of the Stepfather flicks are loosely based on mass murderer John List. They contain elements of movies like "Psycho" (1960/1998) mixed with coming-of-age drama, like “Fright Night” (1985) and “Disturbia” (2007). Walsh effectively portrays the delusional titular character while Badgley is competent as the teen protagonist. Meanwhile the director takes every opportunity to show Heard in a bikini or underwear, but she’s way too thin to stir much interest despite her obvious attractiveness. She’s more appealing after she acquired some curves, e.g. as Mera in “Aquaman” (2018). At the end of the day this is an updated, slightly more compelling version of the first film and its sequel. There are just enough changes to make it worthwhile if you’re familiar with the prior flicks. On the downside, it’s a little predictable, but what else is new? The film runs 1 hour, 40 minutes, and was shot in Los Angeles & Santa Clarita, California (with studio work done in Culver City). GRADE: B+
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Dylan Walsh
David Harris
Sela Ward
Susan Harding
Penn Badgley
Michael Harding
Amber Heard
Kelly Porter
Sherry Stringfield
Leah
Paige Turco
Jackie Kerns
Jon Tenney
Jay
Nancy Linehan Charles
Mrs. Cutter
Marcuis Harris
Detective Shay
Braeden Lemasters
Sean Harding
Deirdre Lovejoy
Detective Tylar
Skyler Samuels
Beth Harding
Blue Deckert
Captain Mackie
Jason Wiles
Dylan Bennet
Jessalyn Gilsig
Julie King
Amanda Kiely
Woman Buyer
Cheryl Anderson
Older Woman
Pride Grinn
Car Salesman
Sean Moran
Gus / Hardware Clerk
Nicole Dupre Sobchack
Mrs. Bennet (Uncredited)
Savannah Lathem
Murdered Child (Uncredited)
Vitaliy Versace
FBI Agent (Uncredited)
Lyn Paolo
Costume Design
Christopher Allen Nelson
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Mike Smith
Stunt Coordinator
Anthony Molinari
Stunt Double
Stacey Carino
Stunt Double
Dickey Beer
Stunts
Gregory J. Barnett
Stunts
Casey Adams
Utility Stunts
Nelson McCormick
Director
James Moran
Second Assistant Director
Mike Smith
Second Unit Director
Guy Oseary
Executive Producer
Meredith Zamsky
Executive Producer
Charlie Clouser
Original Music Composer
Greg P. Russell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Donald E. Westlake
Original Film Writer
Donald E. Westlake
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