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Moonshadow · 10-22-2003, 07:49 PM

Is anyone else excited for this movie? I can't wait.

stars: Nicole Kidman, Bette Midler, Matthew Broderick, Christopher Walken, Faith Hill, Glenn Close, Jon Lovitz; Directed by Frank Oz

Premise: Joanna (Kidman) and her husband (Broderick) move to the beautiful upper-class suburb of Stepford, where she soon starts to suspect something is strange and artificial about her new female neighbors. The wives living in the houses around them all seem to be too perfect, with bland, character-less personalities. Everyone that is, except her new friend Bobbie (Midler), who as a cranky, sarcastic, non-exercising alcoholic still has some semblance of personality and independence. As Joanna and Bobbie investigate their neighbors further, they discover that there is indeed something artificial about them, something... robotic, the result of the husbands banding together to replace their human wives with cyborg copies who are subservient, sexually compliant and devoid of any distinguishing character traits. Will Joanna and Bobbie be the next ones replaced by perfect robotic clones? (Roger Bart plays a gay confidante of Kidman's character who ends up getting "straightened out"; Walken and Close play a couple; Lovitz plays Midler's husband)

DustBunny · 10-22-2003, 08:15 PM

I enjoyed the original and will definitely check this one out too. Btw, great username, I love that song by Cat Stevens!

Moonshadow · 10-22-2003, 08:17 PM

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Originally posted by DustBunny
I enjoyed the original and will definitely check this one out too. Btw, great username, I love that song by Cat Stevens!

thanks!

dandelion wine · 10-22-2003, 11:25 PM

I'll see it out of curiousity. And for Christopher Walken.

Moonshadow · 10-22-2003, 11:26 PM

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Originally posted by little insomniac
I'll see it out of curiousity. And for Christopher Walken.

Yeah, Christopher Walken is a great actor. This is going to be one of the best casts for a film in a while

dandelion wine · 10-22-2003, 11:41 PM

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Originally posted by Moonshadow
Yeah, Christopher Walken is a great actor. This is going to be one of the best casts for a film in a while

Have to admit, it is a great cast! I like them all, but I'm especially excited for Christopher Walken.

webuster · 10-23-2003, 01:10 PM

I'm mega-excited about this film! Bette Midler hasn't been in a comedy since 'The First Wives Club' (not counting 'What Women Want') and she's such a great comedy actor- I hope the film does really well.

Penny Lane · 10-23-2003, 01:51 PM

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Originally posted by little insomniac
I'll see it out of curiousity. And for Christopher Walken.

A stellar cast! Especially Glenn Close and Christopher Walken! I will definitely see this one! When is it coming out? I have the original on video. I hope they don't mess this new one up!

Moonshadow · 10-23-2003, 04:45 PM

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Originally posted by webuster
and she's such a great comedy actor

She sure is

Moonshadow · 10-23-2003, 04:45 PM

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Originally posted by Penny Lane
A stellar cast! Especially Glenn Close and Christopher Walken! I will definitely see this one! When is it coming out?

June 2004

Liza · 10-24-2003, 12:11 AM

I'm such a fan of the original... it doesn't need a remake. But, well, I gotta see it anyway

Close and Walken as a couple - that's gonna be great (I was so devoted to Sarah: Plain and Tall when I was a kid)

webuster · 10-26-2003, 09:05 AM

It isn't out till september in the uk- I must see it!

10-22-2003, 07:49 PM	#1
Moonshadow Banned Banned!! Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 22, 2003 Location: Over the Rainbow Posts: 332	The Stepford Wives Is anyone else excited for this movie? I can't wait. stars: Nicole Kidman, Bette Midler, Matthew Broderick, Christopher Walken, Faith Hill, Glenn Close, Jon Lovitz; Directed by Frank Oz Premise: Joanna (Kidman) and her husband (Broderick) move to the beautiful upper-class suburb of Stepford, where she soon starts to suspect something is strange and artificial about her new female neighbors. The wives living in the houses around them all seem to be too perfect, with bland, character-less personalities. Everyone that is, except her new friend Bobbie (Midler), who as a cranky, sarcastic, non-exercising alcoholic still has some semblance of personality and independence. As Joanna and Bobbie investigate their neighbors further, they discover that there is indeed something artificial about them, something... robotic, the result of the husbands banding together to replace their human wives with cyborg copies who are subservient, sexually compliant and devoid of any distinguishing character traits. Will Joanna and Bobbie be the next ones replaced by perfect robotic clones? (Roger Bart plays a gay confidante of Kidman's character who ends up getting "straightened out"; Walken and Close play a couple; Lovitz plays Midler's husband)

10-22-2003, 08:15 PM	#2
DustBunny "Step by Step" Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 09, 2003 Location: Happy Jason Bateman is back on t.v.! Posts: 568	I enjoyed the original and will definitely check this one out too. Btw, great username, I love that song by Cat Stevens!
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10-22-2003, 11:25 PM	#4
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10-23-2003, 01:10 PM	#7
webuster Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 26, 2002 Posts: 2,150	I'm mega-excited about this film! Bette Midler hasn't been in a comedy since 'The First Wives Club' (not counting 'What Women Want') and she's such a great comedy actor- I hope the film does really well.

10-24-2003, 12:11 AM	#11
Liza BestYearsofOurLives Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 24, 2001 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 6,537	I'm such a fan of the original... it doesn't need a remake. But, well, I gotta see it anyway Close and Walken as a couple - that's gonna be great (I was so devoted to Sarah: Plain and Tall when I was a kid)

10-26-2003, 09:05 AM	#12
webuster Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 26, 2002 Posts: 2,150	It isn't out till september in the uk- I must see it!