{"id":1234167,"date":"2025-02-23T13:23:36","date_gmt":"2025-02-23T18:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1234167"},"modified":"2025-02-23T13:23:36","modified_gmt":"2025-02-23T18:23:36","slug":"the-stepford-wives-turns-50","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1234167","title":{"rendered":"The Stepford Wives turns 50"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It’s hard to believe it’s been 50 years since the release of The Stepford Wives<\/em><\/a>, a film based on the 1972 novel<\/a> of the same name by Ira Levin<\/a>. It might not be to everyone’s taste, but its lasting cultural influence is undeniable. A psychological horror\/thriller with a hint of sci-fi, the film spawned multiple made-for-TV sequels and a campy 2004 remake<\/a>, as well as inspiring one of the main characters<\/a> in the hit series Desperate Housewives<\/em>. The term “Stepford wife<\/a>” became part of our shared cultural lexicon, and Jordan Peele even cited the film as one of the key influences for his 2017 masterpiece Get Out<\/em>.<\/p>\n

(Spoilers below for the novel and both film adaptations.)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Levin’s novels were a hot commodity in Hollywood at the time, especially after the success of his most famous novel, Rosemary’s Baby <\/em>(1967), adapted into a 1968 horror film starring Mia Farrow. (The novels A Kiss Before Dying, The Boys from Brazil, Sliver<\/em>, and Levin’s play Deathtrap<\/em> were also adapted to film.) The plot of the The Stepford Wives<\/em> film follows the novel’s plot fairly closely.<\/p>\n

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