The Stepford Wives (2004 film)

The Stepford Wives is a 2004 American scifi dramedy 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 name both films are based on the Ira Levin novel The Stepford Wives. While the original book and film had tremendous cultural impact, the remake was marked by infighting behind the scenes, poor reviews by many critics, and a financial loss of approximatelymillion at the box office. The film was also heavily reworked in editing and many blame that for the films failure.

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 longtime 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 whats going on, although Joanna sees Mike touch Sarah and she puts off sparks. After Sarah is carried away, Claire Glenn Close, the towns leading lady, announces to Joanna that Mike essentially runs Stepford and says that shes his wife.Joanna argues with Walter about the incident with Sarah until he loses his temper and yells at her. He tells her that her children barely know her, that their marriage is falling apart, and that shes so domineering people literally want to kill her. Realizing how unhappy she is, Joanna apologizes and agrees to try and fit in with the other wives. The next day, as she cleans the house and tries wearing more makeup, she talks with Bobbie and Roger, and they decide to visit Sarah. Entering the house, they hear Sarah having loud, passionate sex with her husband. Roger starts tiptoeing up the stairs to have a peek, and the women follow until they hear someone suddenly walking out of the room. ........

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