The Stepford Wives (2004 film)
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| Directed by | Frank Oz |
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Scott Rudin Donald De Line Edgar J. Scherick Gabriel Grunfeld |
| Written by | Paul Rudnick |
| Based on |
The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin |
| Starring |
Nicole Kidman Matthew Broderick Bette Midler Christopher Walken Roger Bart Faith Hill Glenn Close |
| Music by | David Arnold |
| Cinematography | Rob Hahn |
| Edited by | Jay Rabinowitz |
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Paramount Pictures (United States) DreamWorks Pictures (International) |
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93 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $90 million |
| Box office | $102,001,626 |
The Stepford Wives is a 2004 American science-fiction comedy-drama film. It was directed by Frank Oz from a screenplay by Paul Rudnick and stars Nicole Kidman, Matthew Broderick, Bette Midler, Christopher Walken, Faith Hill and Glenn Close. The film is a remake of the 1975 film of the same title; both films are based on the Ira Levin novel The Stepford Wives. The remake grossed $102 million worldwide on a $90 million budget.
Joanna Eberhart (Nicole Kidman) is a successful reality television executive producer. She is fired after her latest project, a show called I Can Do Better, where spouses choose between each other or prostitutes, results in one of the jilted men going on a shooting spree. Joanna has a nervous breakdown. With her husband Walter (Matthew Broderick) and their two children, they move from Manhattan to Stepford, a quiet Connecticut suburb.
Joanna becomes friends with Bobbie Markowitz (Bette Midler), a writer and recovering alcoholic, and Roger Bannister (Roger Bart), a flamboyant gay man who has moved to town with his long-time partner, Jerry (David Marshall Grant). Joanna, Bobbie and Roger witness an incident in which Sarah Sunderson (Faith Hill), violently dances and then collapses. A man named Mike (Christopher Walken) arrives and directs all men to crowd around Sarah so that no one can see what's going on, although Joanna sees Mike touch Sarah and she puts off sparks. After Sarah is carried away, Claire (Glenn Close), the town's leading lady, announces to Joanna that Mike essentially runs Stepford and says that she's his wife.
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