The wives in Stepford are just too perfectly obedient and dedicated to being the perfect little household servant. What is going on in their perfectly coiffed heads and their perfectly maintained bodies?

Trust me, little lady ... You can't stop Stepford.

The original novel and movie made "Stepford" a term for robot-like perfection, wives and mothers who were a smiling underclass creating perfect homes for their ungrateful families.

The Stepford Wives told a tale of the backlash against rising feminine consciousness and the demands of families not to lose their servants to graceless liberation. This new release has updated special effects and technology and is about dominating women who in their careers were able to dominate others. It is about whether it is moral to demand servitude instead of love, and asks the continuing question about where the line is drawn between generosity, faithfulness and slavery?

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by Ali Kayn Due for Australian release 15 Jul 2004 For credits and official site details, see below Search Festivale for more work by the film-makers below. See also: The Stepford Wives (1975)

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Just the facts: Title: Stepford Wives (2004) Written by: Ira Levin (novel), Paul Rudnick (scr) Directed by: Frank Oz Running time: 93 mins Rating: M The Players: Nicole Kidman, Mathew Broderick, Bette Midler, Christopher Walken, Glenn Close Official website: IMDb entry For session times of current films, use the cinema listings on the Movie links page. For scheduled release dates, see the coming attractions section. For more information about this movie, check out the internet movie database. For the latest additions to Festivale, check out the change history section.